Meet Mindia. A big, bucket style bag made from gorgeous earth-toned batiks. I think Mindia is the name of one of the characters in Holly's Zelda games. It's the name of the Twilight Princess she has informed me. Anyway, it was made from the Fat Quarter Skrappysak and Friends pattern by Design and Planning Concepts.

I altered the inside a bit and did a zipper pocket, rather than two flat ones. The big pockets on the outside really catch your eye and they are DEEP to hold lots of stuff. This could be a great diaper/mommy bag or a student bag. or just the perfect bag for someone who likes a LOT of stuff. It's got felt inbetween the layers, so has a lot of body.

I think next time I make it up I will probably change the bottom to be less circular and add more pockets to the inside. Maybe a tall one to hold a water bottle as the bag is plenty tall at both sides where the handles are.

I finished it off with a big lampwork bead from Trev at Geosoul Arts and two small pieces of shell. I even added copper feet to protect the bottom. They are actually scrapbooking brads. I saw this idea on craftster somewhere. To install, just punch a tiny hole with you seam ripper, insert the brads and open flat. Then put the bag together as normal.

7" across the bottom, about 9" from base to bag top and 11" from bag top to top of handle arc.