Messenger Bag

[aguilerag]

Thanks for putting the pattern up. It is a great looking bag

[Constabulary]

many thanks to tboyce (for all your pattern work) & opus56 (very nice and simple design - very cool!!!)

[opus56]

many thanks to tboyce (for all your pattern work) & opus56 (very nice and simple design - very cool!!!)

Thanks everyone...it's my pleasure. tboyce did all the hard work!

Here are a couple of shots of a small 6" x 4" x 1" bag I did as a proof of concept. No adjustable strap nor did I sew on the front flap....it was just all cut as one piece. If people are interested in this smaller bag, I'll get template info to tboyce and he could whip up another pattern for everyone.

[MonicaJacobson]

Cool small bag, as well. Aren't you ridiculously thorough.

[tboyce]

I'd be happy to

[WinterBear]

With a few adjustments, that small bag would be just the thing for a Boy Scout to haul his Scout book in.....Heck, it would be good for me to haul my Scout Book and my OA book in. Or my Kindle.

[tboyce]

LOL

I wonder how many of us got our start in this craft because we couldn't bear to use Naugahyde faux leather for our OA costumes.

[TaurusSeats]

So simple but very elegant! Great job! Love it!

[Wild Bill46]

A HugeThanx TBoyce, for all the many things you do for all of us here at LWN,

and a big thanx Opus56 for your generousity with both these bags. ---- Wild Bill46

[opus56]

Hey TBoyce, here's the template for the smaller bag.

Some dimensions:

Front flap = 6" x 4 1/4"

Main body = 8" x 9"

Overall length = 13 1/4"

Strap is 1/2" wide - everyone can make it whatever length they want

First slot measuring from the bottom of the bag starts at 3/8", then spaced 1" apart