Week 2: Fussy Cutting with @fabricpop

If you missed today’s live, I chatted with Christina from Fabric Pop all about the best tools, tips, and fabrics for fussy cutting your own fabric pockets for the Violet and Archie Backpacks! 🎒✨ You won’t want to miss these pro tips for making your backpack extra special.

Want to catch the live replay? 🎥

You can watch our chat with @fabricpop on YouTube—just click below! I love using YouTube for the ease of pausing, speeding up, and watching on your own time (way better than IG for that!).

Fussy Cutting:

Be sure to check out this YouTube video that Christina made—she’s sharing all her best tips for perfectly precise piecing when it comes to fussy cutting for your backpack pockets! 🎯🎒 Don’t miss it!

Fabric Pop Fussy Cutting Tips Video

  Christina also wrote a blog post with step-by-step directions and helpful tools for fussy cutting—specifically for the front zipper pockets on The Archie and Violet Backpacks. 🧵✨ You can find her blog post here.

Cutting

Here’s a quick reference chart Christina made to help you cut the perfect pieces for the front zipper pockets on the Archie and Violet Backpacks. 

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You’ll need cut 2" squares (finished 1.5'') of each of the following:

And… because I love this backpack so much 😍—I had to share more photos of the finished Violet Backpack that Christina made! It truly inspired this whole addition to our Fussy Cutting Week. Every detail is perfect! ✨🎒

Catch you at our live next week, where we’ll be chatting all about quilting and cutting your backpacks! 🧵✂️ I’m SO  excited to share more tips and help you get the most out of your backpack-making experience! Don’t miss it! 🎒💬

Feel free to share your progress on Instagram using the hashtag #BackpackBackpackSewalong2025 and have a peek at other makers' progress while you're at.