@DieselTech Other people have told me they liked the blue bags and I just can't figure out why. I really don't have an eye for aesthetics. I was gifted ~20ft^2 of blue and I thought it was the strangest thing. I know it makes a good accent color but to me it just seems weird. I can never imagine paying retail for a blue leather hide.
The rest of this post is just drivel:
For the right-two bags, I put almost zero effort into the straps and I found out why everyone adds two fasteners to the ends instead of one!
The left-most one is for my wife. She asked for a magnetic clasp after the fact, so the only way I could think of getting it in there was riveting in a plate to cover the backs after the fact. It's also just a huge bag, like 5 square feet of material whereas the others are closer to 3 each.
The yellow/brown bag actually has external pockets that aren't very deep, and I don't know how a person could use them. I made this bag to try to be fancy. It also is the only one with an internal pocket. It also has straps on the side that do nothing but help it stand up a bit for the picture.
The right two were kind of speed tests. They only took me 35 minutes each. Both of the internal pockets have natural edges on the top, I thought that was cool.
Things I could do:
Zippered pockets, more complex pockets (with sewn lines)
Zippered top, better magnetic tops, and add tabs to either top edge with push close buttons
Internal keychain/clutch mounting point
Cross-body strap connection & learn how to make better (adjustable) straps
Higher quality:
Adding the external, contrasting color straps
Rolled edges (I'm not a fan of skiving by hand)
Lining
MultiLayer/Sewn straps
