Finally finished the tote and I am very pleased. Been using it for about a week and find those elastic pockets are very helpful. Thank you Madamkelly for the idea of putting your keys in them. These are deeper pockets and my keys fit perfectly...much easier to find. I use the other one for my sunglasses, keeps them secure and they don't get scratched up.
I did leave out the middle zipper pocket, seemed it would take up too much inside space for my use. I bought the pattern for the bigger tote and think it would work much better for a travel/air bag as one of your 2 carryons.
Thanks again everyone for the guidance, here is a photo of the front of my bag.
Murphy
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Very nice! I like the coordination of the binding fabric with the zipper.