This was written by Leslie for the Miss Matatabi Makers series and nani IRO month. Leslie is really great at pairing fabrics and colours and it’s always so much fun to see what she makes. And if you haven’t yet found her on instagram I recommend seeing what she’s up to there. She always makes time for creativity and it’s really inspiring!

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Nani Iro Month – my favourite month of the year! Have you ever tried choosing just one or two Nani Iro fabrics. It is almost impossible. Miss Matatabi stocks so many awesome Nani Iro fabrics and it took me a very long time (too long!) to choose the ones I did.

I have been wanting to make a backpack for a long time now. As soon as I saw the Nani Iro Spectacle Canvas I knew this was the fabric to use. I then remembered that I had A Day in the Park Backpack Tote pattern by Liesel +Co. that I bought years ago. Perfect combo!

The Nani Iro canvas is wonderful. It’s not too heavy and not too light. I am now dreaming of more projects to use it for. I chose to line the tote with Nani Iro Clear Heart metallic gauze. Now every time I peek inside my bag I get to see some more loveliness.

For the straps and bottom of the backpack tote I used some Nani Iro Pocho laminated double gauze. Frances is sold out of the colour I used but she has some other laminated gauzes here. I love these laminated Nani Iro fabrics and used some for my laptop cover that I use every single day.

Let’s chat about the backpack tote pattern. I am so happy with how it turned out and I am super excited to start using it for work. It’s a versatile bag that can be used as a backpack, a shoulder bag or you can just carry it like a tote bag. It’s got an interior zipper pocket and a divided patch pocket.

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Thank you, Leslie! Connect with Leslie on instagram, pinterest, and flickr.