Patching a baby backpack

What I did:

Before

My clients' older children had grown out of this baby backpack-style carrier, but my clients wanted to use it to carry their youngest around. The backpack was structurally sound, but the fabric on the sides was ripped and falling off.

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baby backpack with rip on left side and in progress patch on right side

Before: I forgot to take true "before" pictures — this is actually a progress shot. The left side (just above waistband) has the original falling apart fabric. The right side is where I've started to patch, and still has its basting stitches.

closeup of ripped fabric on baby carrier, front view

Before: closeup of ripped fabric on baby backpack

closeup of ripped fabric on baby carrier, side view

Before: another closeup of ripped fabric on baby backpack

Before: closeup of ripped fabric on baby backpack, back view

Before: a third closeup of ripped fabric on baby backpack

After

I patched each side of the baby carrier with a durable fabric that went well with the existing colors.

Outside view of patched baby backpack

After: Outside view of patched baby backpack

Inside view of patched baby backpack

After: inside view of patched baby backpack

Closeup of one side, outside view, of patched baby backpack

After: Outside view, closeup of patch on baby backpack