I finally finished a bag from the Japanese pattern book I posted about earlier.  Once again, I’m fairly happy with my efforts.

I fused wadding to the entire exterior fabric, which gives it a nice soft squishy look, but also made a few sections difficult to sew.  I’ll try it again in another fabric with lighter interfacing and see what sort of effect I get with that.

One of the great things about making bags is that they really don’t take a great deal of construction time – this one took about two hours to sew together, including all details and pressing (I’ve discovered the importance of getting the iron set up and pressing as I go).  I’ve got another hobo style pattern I want to try next.