Originally Posted by quilterj
Do you have a tutorial for your bag with the flap?
I'm assuming you have the bow tucks pattern...instead of making the button loop, you make a flap. Mine was about 4" wide at the top, 6" wide at the widest part, 7" tall. You can shape it however you'd like.
Make the outside and the lining, sew them together RST with 1/4" seams leaving the top unsewn. Turn right-side-out, and then top stitch along the side and bottom edges.
Sew it into the top/back exactly as you would the button loop.
Clear as mud?