Thanks for the reply Sue. For the first bag I used this tute.
http://colorgirlquilts.com/2014/05/s...-tutorial.html
For my own personal purse I made up the pattern. I've made the same bag for myself 3-4 times and finishing the top is so difficult, I'm not looking forward to making another one.
I'll go and look at the youtube videos you recommended.
Oh, I just downloaded a pattern by Swoon called the Ramona mini hipster bag because I wanted to see how she did the handles. It uses the recessed zipper. Maybe that's what I need to do??
To just make bags to give away, I'm fine with 2 handles. But for my own personal bag, I really like one long shoulder strap, attached at the edges of the bag, not the front.