I bought the pattern for Amy Butler’s Weekender bag ages ago and then realized we would have to take out a 2nd mortgage on the house to pay for the materials to make it. Heavyweight home decor fabric is NOT cheap, and this pattern also uses tons of interfacing and heavyweight stabilizer (pretty inexpensive, but 5 yds of that stuff adds up fast). I saw really gorgeous fabrics that I loved, but they were anywhere from $15-$19/yd. Since the bag says it requires nearly 5 yds. of fabric (not including all the other materials), this was just not worth it. I could buy a bag for less, and for me that takes the fun out of making something.

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