Warning about the Gromet Bag pattern from IJ.
I took a class making this purse. The instructor let us make either size. I made the smaller version as did two other folks in the class. I'm not sure if how much of a disaster was the teacher's fault and how much was the author's fault but there were incorrect directions in some areas.
It's been a while since I took the class (several months) but I finally dug it out and made myself finish it!
Go to the Indygo Junction website and you will see a very long list of corrections to their patterns. There is a correction on there for this pattern.
Also, when I finished it I discovered my handles were too big to fit through the gromets (in the small version). I think it was designed for the covered cording handle so make you handle 1/2 inch smaller and you won't have to re-make it like I did.
I also added a heavy cardboard bottom so it will sit nicely instead of crumpling into itself (from the weight of the gromets). Hope someone finds this info helpful!
Peggy
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