The Messenger Bag, A Year Later

About a year ago when I posted this, my sewing mania had officially gone into full swing.  The messenger bag that kept me up all night ended up becoming my regular purse and I've used it almost every day since.  I thought it would be fun and interesting to show a then and now side by side comparison in order to see how the bag is holding up.

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The bag has obviously lost it's original crispness and hangs a little bit floppy now, but overall I think it's looking pretty good for having been carried all over the place for the past year.  The seams are all holding well and the fabric is only showing hints of wear on the bottom corners and the side cell phone pocket.  Not bad for what was originally my "test run."  I would still like to make more of these bags with the modifications I mentioned a year ago (larger size, heavier interfacing or fabric, no plastic clippy thing), I've just been waiting for a good opportunity to stay up all night sewing.