Breaking Eggs...

My sister, Rebecca, suggested a new design. This is what she wanted.
Not cats. Auntie Barb wants the cats.
But the design.
I normally make a proto-type of every design and this is it.
I'm fly by the sit of my pants sorta gal and cut the pattern out and never looked at the directions, and this is what I got.

I'm not crazy about it.

I will work out the bugs and tweak it a bit. I did learn some things that I will use in my other bags. I'm sure Zenobia and Tonya will love the changes. The pocket is deeper and goes all the way around. The straps are longer and there's a closure.

This is the re-do.

I have to do it over. Ugh!

There are so many things totally wrong.

Do you think it would help to read the directions?