Here's one of the pieces/panels to my Amy Butler (pattern) Messenger Bag. This has taken forever to transpire and is a nightmare in the making. I spent a lot of time studying the pattern and looking for "home decorater" fabric that was affordable and cute. When I found it, I made the mistake of getting the liner and exterior fabric yardage mixed up. So, now my lining that I chose has to be the exterior fabric. Not the end of the world but still a bummer. It took a couple hours to cut out all the pieces (It has like 25 of them including a set of lining of duck cloth to line the lining). I finally started actually sewing it and I got to step 7 of the 13 step instructions and realized that I had sewn the front pocket and zipper section SIDEWAYS!! The instructions are either pretty bad or I'm totally out of practice. I have to find my seam ripper and spend a LOT of time dissecting all the "progress" that I made. I would have already scrapped the project but I've invested $10 in the pattern and $40 in fabric and notions. I'm so frugal (and I really WANT the finished product) so I'm determined to finish my "cooling off" stage and start rippin' and resewing. On the plus side, I'm ALMOST done with my cowl scarf/hood!!! Woohoo.