Tag: patchwork
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Episode 6: It’s a cinch!
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! In today’s episode we are truing up our front and side panels by adding a drawstring gusset to the top of the trifold panel so that it will be the same height as the rear panel with the zipper pocket. To do this, you will need two pieces of…
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Episode 5: On the sunny side
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! In this episode we are creating elasticized side pockets and attaching the side panels to our front panel. For this portion of the project you will need to create two more quilted panels from the 4″ squares. Each panel is two squares wide and five squares high, for a…
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Episode 2: Pick Your Pockets
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! Today we will begin piecing together our patchwork backpack. To begin, I have cut out 70 four inch squares from assorted cotton quilting fabrics. The front and rear panels are each crafted from 25 squares or five rows of five. Our focus in this video is to create the…