Made this pattern in blues and greens. Great pattern with very clear instructions! I purchased a very inexpensive piece of artist canvas board (the kind they use for oil painting) at the local Craft 2000, cut it to size, wrapped coordinating fabric around it gluing it on the back and inserted it into the bottom to provide a very sturdy base for the inside of my purse. This has an unbelievable number of pockets inside which accommodates everything you might need, pens, medication, keys, cell phone, etc. leaving you gobs of room in the bottom for larger items like a book, kindle, etc. As I type this I'm thinking you could, also, use it as a "Bingo Bag".