caspharm: I meant to post this in the original post and don't know how to edit a post so, to answer your question about the pattern.......it's from a free tutorial that I found - here's the address:
http://www.sew4home.com/projects/sto...rip-diaper-bag
I don't know about you but I always feel like I really got away with something when I can use a free tutorial to make such a great gift - - the price of patterns these days is horrendous so this is really a great freebie!!