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Tiny-Tot TotePack "Toy Tale Clouds"
I recently came across the FJÄLLRÄVEN totepacks (which I'm sure they've probably been around for a while..I just don't keep up with stuff like that). I thought they looked good, seemed sturdy and had a simple tall boxy design....but not for $100ish!!
I call myself trying to make one similar for me but it turned out extremely small. I don't know how the heck I was measuring and why I thought it fit me when it looked more like a pouch in the end...GEEZ!
Instead of wasting fabric and throwing it in the trash, I sorta kinda almost tried to fix it to fit my 6yr old but even that was a BUST...so the end result turned into a totepack for a smaller toddler. I started doubting myself asking "AM I REALLY THAT BAD AT MEASURING???"
Anyway, since the FJÄLLRÄVEN totepacks were just plain solid colors (at least I didn't see any super fun and cool prints), I wanted to use super cute prints for the exterior instead of going all plain. I then decided to use Oly*Fun fabric as the interior because first, I didn't want to waste good fabric for the inside of the bag. Secondly, I wanted to try it and third, it's really inexpensive. I fell in love with it!! It's easy to sew, doesn't fray, strong and durable and water-resistant. OH YEAH!
In the end, I came up with what you see here: a simple tote bag/lunch tote/backpack thingy bag...LOL
....AND Instead of the old boxy bag look, I decided to wing it and make the envelope bottom which I love. So there you have it: "The original adult-sized totepack that went horribly wrong that turned into a cute totepack for a toddler by mistake". huh??? AKA The Tiny-Tot TotePack. :-)
Tiny-Tot TotePack "Toy Tale Clouds"
I recently came across the FJÄLLRÄVEN totepacks (which I'm sure they've probably been around for a while..I just don't keep up with stuff like that). I thought they looked good, seemed sturdy and had a simple tall boxy design....but not for $100ish!!
I call myself trying to make one similar for me but it turned out extremely small. I don't know how the heck I was measuring and why I thought it fit me when it looked more like a pouch in the end...GEEZ!
Instead of wasting fabric and throwing it in the trash, I sorta kinda almost tried to fix it to fit my 6yr old but even that was a BUST...so the end result turned into a totepack for a smaller toddler. I started doubting myself asking "AM I REALLY THAT BAD AT MEASURING???"
Anyway, since the FJÄLLRÄVEN totepacks were just plain solid colors (at least I didn't see any super fun and cool prints), I wanted to use super cute prints for the exterior instead of going all plain. I then decided to use Oly*Fun fabric as the interior because first, I didn't want to waste good fabric for the inside of the bag. Secondly, I wanted to try it and third, it's really inexpensive. I fell in love with it!! It's easy to sew, doesn't fray, strong and durable and water-resistant. OH YEAH!
In the end, I came up with what you see here: a simple tote bag/lunch tote/backpack thingy bag...LOL
....AND Instead of the old boxy bag look, I decided to wing it and make the envelope bottom which I love. So there you have it: "The original adult-sized totepack that went horribly wrong that turned into a cute totepack for a toddler by mistake". huh??? AKA The Tiny-Tot TotePack. :-)