Choose Your Own Adventure Bag

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Adventure Bag Instructions
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This is a simple shoulder or messenger bag - it can be made as advanced or an easy as you desire. There are so many ways to make this bag your own -- sprinkled through the step-by-step instructions, in bold, are my suggestions for other ways to assemble the bag. Please skim all the instructions before starting so you can really 'choose your own' Adventure bag!

Materials Required:

1 yard of 54"+ wide fabric, or 1.5 yards of 45" wide fabric
1/2 yard contrast lining
1/2 yard interfacing OR 1/2 yard coated nylon and 1 yard 18" wide applique fusible web
Thread
Buttons for pocket closures
14" zipper for the main compartment closure (optional - see step 25 on page 4)

The interior of the finished bag is about 9" by 12" - large enough to carry around a notebook and supplies for class, bring a coat and camera for a short jaunt in the woods, or pack all your supplies for an urban adventure. Or carry all the essentials you need to save the world. Made as it is in the picture, this bag sits comfortably on the hip when the strap is worn across the body. The main compartment closes with a zipper; the flap is secured with ties. There is a small accessory pocket underneath the flap, and on the shoulder.

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