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Well I kind of liked doubling up on the gusset. I wanted it to be kind of loose.

Is there a pattern for this that I could get somewhere? I'm new to leatherworking stuff so I don't know what the journal is. Thanks would really like to try this

Thanks for responding! I want it basically the same stiffness that you where talking about. I'm not sure about the oz it is but it is upholstery weight leather. I have made tons of bags out of fabric and when making those I use interfacing (quilt batting) to make them stiff and didn't know if this would help me with leather as well. Also I wanted to use the binding on the flap to hide the unfinished edges of the flap since I will be machine sewing the bag.

So I'm wanting to make a small messenger bag style purse. It is going to be about 8x9x2. I have some really pretty .9 mm leather that I'm going to work with. What I'm wanting to know is if I would need to interface the leather? The back is really pretty suede and I didn't really want to cover it up. Also, I was wanting to bind the flap to hind the edge of the flap what would be the best way to go about doing this? Thanks so much for your help in advance. Also, I am brand new and this is the first project I'm doing in leather so keep that in mind