In the tradition of being significantly late in making gifts for significant birthdays ending in zero, I have just given my lovely friend Sue her 40th birthday bag – two days before her 41st.

The pattern is The Knotted Bag by Linda of Craft Apple.  I have no decent excuse for being so late in making this – it’s such a straightforward bag to assemble and gives such a lovely result.

There’s a pocket on the inside, a magnetic snap closure, and an exterior pocket that also closes with a magnetic snap. This is the larger size – you can see my version of the smaller size here.  The lining and exterior feature fabrics are from Anna Maria Horner’s Chocolate Lollipop line – I still love these fabrics, but I think I’ve run out completely now.

Sue was very gracious about the lateness of her gift, and happily she likes it!