Originally Posted by crafterbarbara
Just got my pattern out this morning. Looks so hard, guess I just have to jump in and get started. Need 2 one for a gift and one for me. ANY hints?
Sorry for my random remark in my last post. I thought your "Any hints" comment was a joking "hint" that I could send you mine so you only had one left to make. I reread your post afterwards and realized you actually were looking for real hints. Whoops! LOL
Hint... don't over-quilt it. It adds a lot of time, but is not necessary for the look of the bag. Someone else recommended completing one section of the bag at a time. I didn't do this (because I followed the pattern step by step), but in hindsight it would have made more sense and probably would have gone quicker.