Sherbert Fun

And the "final" result of the new bag design:


Took this bright thing into work today as a test.  It worked marvelously! Just large enough to haul around full size books and notepads with water-bottle loaded on either side.  As always, the second attempt of a bag seems to result in more problems than the first!  I made the lining so perfect for the interior of the bag that when I assembled it (which requires one to put the lining on the outside of the bag), the lining was just ever too small.  Small pintucks on the exterior had to be added to make everything work. Sigh.  Someday, I'll master the balance between this and an interior that is not too roomy.

This bag experiment has eased the need to sew that has been increasing over the last weeks. So, now the questions is- make more for Etsy to sell or move on to another design?  I bought some lining and accent fabric for another fabric that I bought almost a year ago- enough to make several bags.  So, again- this pattern or another?  Hmmm...