Harmony: Thank you. It was fun to do nothing but sew for a few days.
Feathers: Yes, it really makes you think. I really like the fabric too, lets hope the pattern will show it off. I'm going to try and put the words from the flag fabric so that they run long-ways of the rectangles and can be read.
Quilting Aggi: yes the tote bag pattern came with charm packs from Connecting Threads. The pattern has three designs and was pretty easy to understand. I only got confused when it came to putting the lining, bag and foldover part together. I ended up putting the lining in with the seams in the wrong place so it's kind of wonky on the inside, but I think I can fix it.
Karo: Thank you very much. I just love my new machine! It makes sewing accurate seams soooo much easier than my other one.