One week ago the cutest baby boy entered into this crazy world. My nephew Zachary is finally here and the whole family is over the moon! We love him so much!
I'm happy I was able to make all sorts of projects for him, and for my brother and sister-in-law, to use. This gift is one that I am especially proud of. My sister-in-law saw a diaper bag that belonged to a friend of hers and wanted one for herself and my brother. It was made from an Air Force desert flight suit. I gladly accepted the project, seeing it as a special challenge in trying to figure out how to cut and take apart a flight suit, and put all the pieces together to make this bag.
I knew as soon as I got the suit, that I wanted to use as many pockets and zippers as I could. She also wanted to keep the Velcro at the top, so they could inter-change any patches my brother has. With that in mind, I took my scissors and seam ripper and went to town. After carefully mapping out the pattern pieces, I got to work, and this is what I ended up with...
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| Front View: Front Flap with Two Pockets with Zipper closure These pockets were the front chest area of the flight suit. The center was where the front zipper was located. |
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| Front Top View: Velcro Pieces where Patches can be inter-changed; Zipper Pockets Again, the Velcro was already attached to the front chest of the flight suit. |
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| Back View: Back Pocket with Velcro Tab Closure Strap with contrast fabric The emblem on the tab was on the sleeves. I also used one on the front Velcro tab (but you can't see it) |
The inside fabric I chose is a neutral color pallet, that way my brother could use it :)
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| Under the front flap, the bag has another zipper pocket (you can see it on the right) The sides have pockets as well. One is an open pocket with elastic that you could put a bottle in. The other has a zipper pocket that I took from one of the pant legs. |
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| The inside has two pockets on each side. There is also a stabalizing piece in the bottom to help keep it flat. |
If you haven't already, check out the other gifts I made!
I can't wait to make more things for him as he gets older <3
Enjoy
~JV
