okay, so I slept on it and decided I didn’t like the contrast stitching after all. nor did I want the lining sewn in before I assemble the bag. thank goodness for rotary blades and self healing mats! it didn’t take too long to trim all my thread off, and the bag and lining went together quickly. so I lost about an inch off the overall dimensions, but that’s okay.

now, I just have to assemble it. when I sat down to my sewing machine last night, my son had apparently been playing with it, because as soon as I put down the peddle, my Singer sang! and she sang way off key! an hour later, after my husband took a closer look at it, he discovered all it was, is my son pulled out the thread and tried re-directing it. I just didn’t happen to notice that it was threaded wrong. one would think that would be the first thing I should’ve checked, but I am me….a bit scatter brained.
so, Ive yet to put the whole bag together. as soon as I’m done blogging here, I’ll sit down and finish it. I swear!