i love surprises (: uncle earl passed me a package of patches of old cloths, and i absolutely love the prints. lol, even though i have quite a few pieces of patterns to work with, i still can't find enough to match together the image i have in my mind. it's either, this pattern doesnt work, or i'd wish i had larger prints, or sigh, why don't i have a zipper, or ark! i dont have the right buttons. i'm working on these purses for now, of course they'll have a nice finish after i buy the straps and zippers, and hide the raw edges. if they turn out well, i'll move on with bags, hopefully i'll make a couple by the end of june.