Have two VB handbags and seldom use them. I use a small purse with a shoulder strap. Occasionally, I will use a tote bag and insert it into the tote. I do not like to leave my purse in a shopping cart. I made a tote bag for DD and her work associates bought some of my totes after seeing hers. It is time consuming to make them because I create my own designs and styles. No two are alike. I use fusible batting and not much quilting. VB is not my fav brand...The ones I like are made by SAC....Two of them have been crocheted. One in wonderful blue granny squares and the other in a navy drawstring shoulder bag.