Making a feeding tube backpack

I have wanted to make Jillian a new backpack for her feeding tube for a while because:

1. The standard backpack does not look little girl cute
2. I wanted a spare that she could carry when her other backpack needs to be cleaned (milk spills, poop, ect.)
3. Her black backpack fell apart last week with a big hole that is not going to be easy to fix

So this weekend I pulled out my sewing kit and modified a backpack.

Supplies:

1. Small backpack. We found one on clearance at JC Penny several months back for less then $10. It is Minnie Mouse and super cute and the straps fit on Jillian and me!
2. Black thread
3. A swivel Hook  . I got this one from Joann Fabric. If I make it again I am going to find a swivel hook that is shorter in length, but this one works. 
4. 1 inch strapping . I bought it by the yard but you can also just buy a package. You only need a couple of inches of it.

I choose to hand sew it. I own a sewing machine however this was such a small job that it was easy to just do it the old fashion way.

1. Make a loop of the strapping around the fastener of the hook. 
2. Sew together the strapping just above the hook. You want this part tight. All you need is the simple basic stitch that they teach you in middle school.
3. Sew the strap to the top of the back of the backpack. 
4. That is it! 

 Man, I don't know why I have pushed off doing this for so long. Now I am going to look at making a second backpack for her to have as a back up. The trick is finding a backpack that is small enough for her to wear and carry.

Clip in modified tube feeding backpack

Inside her tube feeding backpack