This Dragon Range Backpack was a fun step in a direction that I don’t typically gravitate to. As I got to cutting and sewing, I really enjoyed working with Sarah’s fabrics. There’s a beautiful amount of detail that goes into the prints she designs. They really shine when you get to see the finished product come to life!
Upcoming Fabrics
I made this Range Backpack as a sample for the Ruby Star Society lookbook for the upcoming Fireflow collection. It features the upcoming Speckle Canvas for the Contrast bottom (designed by Rashida Coleman Hale), Sarah’s gorgeous designs on canvas for the main exterior and her feathers design on quilting cotton for the lining fabric (which also includes the straps/hang loops, etc).
Side Release Buckle Closure
For the closure, I chose to use a side release buckle! I hadn’t sewn a Range Backpack in a while, so as I was digging through my hardware I found a side release buckle and it finally clicked in my memory that I could use it for the closure AND that I had a video. Yay! Lucky for me and you, I had recorded a video back in 2017 on how to make the modification to the Range Backpack pattern. I’d say I did a pretty good job back then, it was an easy modification and I really like how it looks for this sample. Be sure to check it out on my YouTube channel!
Project Details:
- Pattern: Range Backpack (PDF and paper versions available in my shop)
- New! I added a new listing for a side release buckle, in case you want to make one, too! So check it out in my shop. They’re affordable, easy to install and easy to use. Plus, be sure to check out that video on the how-to.
- Fabric:
- Fireglow canvas by Sarah Watts for Ruby Star Society (for Exterior fabric)
- Fireglow quilting cotton by Sarah Watts (for Lining fabric)
- Speckled Canvas by Rashida Coleman Hale for Ruby Star Society for the Contrast Bottom
- Interfacing:
- I used Emmaline Bag’s EB-Fuse in Medium in place of the Pellon 809 for the Medium-weight fusible interfacing, I highly recommend this one if you don’t like or can’t find Pellon 809
- Other hardware/supplies used:
- if you want to go with the traditional d-ring closure, I have kits here
- if you’re using the Side Release Buckle, you can use this kit for the strap hardware! It’s for the Making Backpack, but that way you won’t have the d-rings
- brass/black 8″ zipper
- black leather decorative zipper pulls
Stunning backpack, Anna, and so fun!
Thank you so much!