Here is the finished bag!!! There are a few things I would change up for the next one. I was not as diligent in keeping my lining even as I added strips so the bottom of the bag seems visually off because of that. I should have left a larger margin on my lining so I could finish it off by machine. I ended up finishing this one by hand because it was easier to fold over and stitch that way that trying to get a line of stitching in just the right place on the sides. It worked out quite well in the end. It is all finished inside and out with no raw edges and I made the handles so it would be reversable but in the end I boxed the bottom and that sort of made it less reversible because the triangles are on the bottom. I suppose I could have stitched them to the sides and that might have been better - not sure. Anyway, it was great to have tried something new and the end result is very decent though not perfect!!
Live and learn!!! I like the look of the flying geese strip on the front and the fabrics out the outside all coordinate quite well.
I will plan a bit better next time and watch the lining for shifting as I go along!!
