I bought a pattern and video instruction of a cross body bag by Nancy Green distributed by Annies Catalog. The link to a picture of her finished bag is here:
https://www.anniescatalog.com/studio...prod_id=110744. The pattern (written and video) costs $10.00. There is a deep open pocket on the front, the bag has a zipper opening with two smallish pockets insider, and a zipper pocket on the back. It finishes at about 9.5" by 11.5".
I was disappointed in this pattern. There were a lot of pieces to cut out and the designer didn't mark any of the pieces with a number or letter so you can easily follow the instructions. She relied on names, like pocket lining and bag lining but the problem was that the names of some of the pieces cut out in accordance with the written instructions did not correspond to the verbal instructions in the video. It was a little confusing at the beginning of the pattern, but did get easier as you sewed up the bag and used up the pieces.
My daughter sewed up two of these in different fabrics with my help, each bag took about 7 hours to make and I made the one pictured below for myself. We used two fabrics, one for the main fabric outside and one for the lining and accent. I made one other change to the pattern, I made the strap wider (1.5") and also made the strap adjustable by adding a slider and length to it. The strap is my favorite part of the bag.
I did leave some feedback for the designer and I hope she will go back and fix her labeling problem.
If you are a new bag maker do not buy this pattern. It's confusing and you will get frustrated. I have made lots of bags and I had some trouble figuring this one out.
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