Here's the bag I've been working on! I think of it as my

birthday bag, since I just turned 38 (woo hoo!). The bag

is patterned somewhat after this one, which I enjoyed so 

much that it plum wore out. As you can see, I repurposed 

the strap from the former bag and re-used it on this one. 

I also enlarged this bag a bit and added the darted pocket 

with lid on the front, for additional storage.  I was also

happy to find a place to sport that strand of velvet ribbon!