Applewood Quilts Etc.: A Fun Little Bag

During the summer our church had a ladies day out event in Rockport, MA. We had a dozen ladies from high school through retirement age that all drove down to the coast to enjoy a day of strolling, eating and chatting. It was a lovely day!
While we were there one of the ladies (a new friend) asked me if I ever sew bags - which I promptly acknowledged - bags are fun to do generally and they tend to be quick projects that bring immediate satisfaction. Which is sometimes a welcome relief and distraction from larger projects that seem to go on and on and on! She showed me a small bag she'd purchased in Maine and asked if I might be able to make something similar (with a few tweaks) for her to give to her sister as a birthday gift. I was thrilled to have the opportunity. I found the exact match fabric to her bag on Fabric.com and ordered it right away.
But, I had a BIG project that had a hard deadline - so that had to be done first before I could work on the bag.
Last week I made a mock up pf a bag to work on the rusty skill of inserting zipper pockets.

But it didn't seem to be quite right, so I found something else to work from and this one looks to be perfect (prayerfully!).
I love the website So Sew Easy - her tutorials are awesome and I just love her accent! I found a pattern for a Cosmetic Bag that was just the ticket once I'd added some zipper pockets inside and out.