Love your colors! Nice job! Yes, mine came out 25 inches wide, so I used 3" for the boxed corners! Then, I did not know where to position handles. The tote pattern that I used had me cut the corners then quilt the pieces with lining. I used foam that I already had for the middle. Then, applied binding along top before adding straps. Then, stitched sides and bottom. Bound them. Then boxed corners. Bound their seams. done. I am still trying to add a zipper tab...