I'm looking to make a messenger bag/purse for an upcoming trip. My requirements are that it's approx. 14" wide give or take, that it has a longer strap so it can be a cross-body bag, and I would like an interior pocket and a top that zips, but I can work around that (or maybe add one in). I should note that I have seen and like the Professional Tote but that's not quite what I'm looking for at the moment.
I like this one from JoAnn's:
http://www.joann.com/patch-flap-mess...1=true&start=8 and I will probably be using Tim Holtz fabric as well. Though it doesn't seem to have any zippered pockets and I think the outside flap closes by weight of the flap only rather than a snap or something. Has anyone made this one? I have made a small messenger bag and small zippered bag before but without more pictures I don't see this one working for me. I was hoping someone out there did a sew-along, but I haven't found anything.
I did also grab this one off of Craftsy, just wish the front flap was a bit longer:
http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/sewin...nedy-bag/98622
I'm still so new to this I'm lucky I can follow the pattern, much less alter it!
I guess I'm asking if anyone has made that JoAnn's pattern or if you know of a similar tutorial that has more pictures and/or video. I really like the vintage industrial look it has because it goes with the Tim Holtz fabric. I've looked at a lot of sites including Google and haven't quite found what I'm looking for yet.