Project Bags

Things have been a little "off" here lately, but I'll go into all that in another post. I just want to clear up an error on my part regarding the project bag I made. I found the idea through Stephanie's blog. The original bag was a gift to her from a woman she calls Mama Joan. Here is the original photo from Stephanie's post. As you can see I altered the design a little, since I didn't have that cool-looking mesh fabric used to make the original bag. I also made mine longer to accomadate a magazine or chart. I've been just wild about making these lately and even went out to JoAnn Fabrics and got three more double-sided quilted fabrics to make some more. The price at JoAnn's is $17.99/yard.....YIKES.........but each bag uses only 3/8 yard and one 12" zipper. I found this tan fabric in Wal-Mart for $11.99/yard and I'm sure Hobby Lobby offers some different styles/colors too, but I haven't gotten there yet. The so-called "Economic Stimulus" check arrived....... for half the amount that I thought it would be. Was I mistaken or wasn't it supposed to be married filing jointly got $1,200? Oh well, half is better then nothing at all and what did I really expect from the government anyway but another rip-off/fake-out!? So the all-out wild shopping spree I had planned will not take place. The check will just about cover another loan payment and that's about it.