Mystery Bag Revealed.

Ok. So it really isn't a mystery. But it might have been a mystery,
if I could have completed it as one. Let me explain. This Large,
Shoulder Tote/Weekender bag, started out to be a Back Pack of the
Bergen Rucksack type. I bought a bunch of heavy weight cotton canvas
for the structural foundation of the bag and started out. I did the
outside quilted pattern and then quilted it to the canvas inner liner,
along with a high loft wool batting, (nice stuff that). Then I started
to assemble it into the semblance of a rucksack. By the time I got
about 3/4 of the way through assembly, I was having difficulty passing
the elements through the pressure foot of my Bernina treadle. There
were, at times 6 layers of heavy cotton canvas along with the batting
and outside quilted piece. I realized I would have to have a larger
height pressure foot to complete the rucksack, so in a flash of
brilliance, (desperation), I converted the whole thing to a Large
Shoulder Tote/ Weekender bag, and said finished. It is probably a good
thing that this happened, as if I had finished the rucksack, I would
have probably had to make a "Dirndl" for Lois to wear, so she could
sing "Edelweiss", and do the whole thing properly. That was a visual I
didn't need to visit, so as I say, it was a good thing I didn't
complete the rucksack. The Weekender description was given by Lois,
and I think it is a good one. It will swallow a large amount of stuff,
which should suffice for an overnight getaway. Anyway, it is what it
is, and here it is. This is the final one of this series, as I am
bored to death doing any more of these things. I have a couple of
different items I am working out the particulars of, so I am not done
with these objects just yet. But no more of this pattern for now.

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John