Yet another bag I've made. This time for my husband. The pattern is the High Street Messenger Bag by Amy Butler and my version is made in a thick (but a bit stretchy) upholstery fabric. Inside is a thinner linen-like fabric. Both of them bought at a local fabric store. I interfaced the bag with super thick canvas and the bag turned out very sturdy. Unfortunately it also added a bit to the weight and the messenger is kind of a heavy bag. If I'll make it again I think I'll use regular canvas instead.
I've read a lot of reviews on this pattern saying that it's really hard to work through all the layers, but all in all I thought it went rather well. No broken needles. Went very slowly with the machine for some parts of the bag and it worked just fine. My fingers hurt from pushing the pins through all this thick fabric, though. I suggest using clips instead.
From start to finish, it took around 18 hours for me to complete the bag. There are a lot of pieces to cut out. Marking them will make things easier, since many of them look similar.
I chose to not add the tab with the magnetic snap, and added a bit lenght to the flap instead. I also did't put a zipper on the inside of the flap, since I did't feel you would get much use out of it. Other modifications I did was to lenghten and widen the band a bit ( 4 inches lenghtwise and maybe half an inch on the width).
Front and side
Pockets under the flap
Inside of the bag
Back zipper
Back of the bag with open zipper
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