I'm really happy with the way my girls' library book bags turned out (I especially love the fabrics!) - they are reversible, which I think is really cool, but they were supposed to be even cooler with pockets, square bottoms, and interface lining. The pockets were just a silly mistake, but the bottoms and the lining I completely did not understand how to do despite looking at several different explanations. I think my mom will have to have a sit-down with me to explain this! Again, none of this comes naturally to me! It's like trying to build a skyscraper from scratch - I just can't see how it's supposed to be and need really detailed instructions.
This is the tutorial I used:
As you can see, hers looks a little sturdier than mine! But for my first bag, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. I just wish it had taken me the 30-45 minutes it should have taken, rather than the 5 hours the two bags took altogether! Then maybe I could have worked on my living room pillows, camera lens cap pouch for my mom, pj pants for my girls, etc... Oh well - maybe I will be more successful next time!
Hope you all have a good weekend!