This is the first of 3 blogs about sewing specific elements of these backpacks. Today I'm going to show how I make the wings, which actually don't require any sewing.
I can't tell you how many times I drew all those little scalloped petals before I liked the look of it. Or how many different ways I placed the rhinestone.
This photo shows 2 different versions of my artwork.
My first thought was to have each layer of wings puffy and dimensional, so I cut a layer of batting fleece and put it between the two colors of felt.
This required sewing and looked really nice, but the layers started to slip and I knew it would just be too hard. I don't like to ask anyone to do something I find impossible.
So, I decided to fuse the layers together, but I thought it would look better if the lower contrast layer of felt showed a bit to make an outline around each wing piece. To do this, first trace wing shape onto Heat’n’Bond, the red/No-Sew kind, my favorite brand of fusible webbing.
Press outer color of felt to the Heat’n’Bond, cut out along lines and peel away back.
Press and fuse this onto the second color of felt.
Trim away the second color of felt just slightly outside the line of the first color ... about 1/16”.
Prepare the other two layers the same way.
Stack and glue ... glue on rhinestones and then glue to bag.
E-Z!
Now where else would a pair of these wings look good?
E-Z!
Now where else would a pair of these wings look good?
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