I came home from work a week ago to the sound of my sewing machine whirring away, which is probably the last thing I would expect. Ash had got a new backpack for his birthday a few days before (a swanky one with a compartment specially for his camera and all it's gear), so he'd decided it needed a waterproof cover. He'd mentioned it to me earlier, to which I said it was a good idea but I didn't have time straightaway to figure it out (up to my eyeballs in sewing projects right now), so he decided to give it a crack.
He went to the camping store and bought a camo poncho (hmmm I don't think I could imagine a boy's camping night with ponchos ... perhaps that's why it was on sale... anyway ...) and then converted that using cord, webbing and a toggle and buckle to secure it. Here's what the end result looked like:
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| Toggle fastening (buttons are from original poncho) |
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| Buckle fastening to secure around the back of the backpack |
We went away the morning after and, given the wet weather here at the moment, it got well and truly tested and passed with flying colours.
I think I better keep an eye on my sewing machine in the future. I may have to start fighting to use it ...
