This bag is ingenious! Yes, I've seen bags that are similar - pockets/compartments/zippers - but NEVER have I seen one with the tray in the front. I've just ordered the pattern, currently $9 for a 35 page pattern! Sounds like I will get detailed instructions, which I love. People tell me how creative I am; my response is always the same: Give me a decent pattern, and I can follow it - but don't ask me to design something as I have no ability.
I'm already thinking about what to use the bags for. I'll need one for sewing, of course, and like the idea of one for computer "stuff." But what I really need one for is a new makeup bag. In the morning, I take everything I am planning to use and put it on the counter: Moisturizer, foundation, shadows, blush, liner, mascara, appropriate brushes... Now I will be able to take the items I want from the appropriate pocket or compartment, set it in the front, and as it's used, put it back where it belongs. Nothing will roll off onto the floor, or worse, into the sink!
The tray totally makes this different from any other product I've seen! Thanks, Sally!