Purses!

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Hello everyone! I found this community a few days ago, and I think its awesome. So many talented people! Anyway, I'm learning to sew and I just finished making a tie purse from a cool book called Sew Everything Workshop:



I got the material from an old vest and it came out pretty well. Now I'd like to try making a more professional looking bag, preferably out of this material:



But I'm having trouble developing or finding a design thats big enough to hold papers, but still looks both professional and cool. And that a relative beginner can make. Any ideas?