Interfacing!

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Hi guys,

I'm hoping that once again you will come to my aid like the knights in shining armour that you all are...

Now that the flattery's done, I'm having an interfacing issue.

I want to make a tote bag out of a well-loved Sarah Utter t-shirt and have found a tutorial for exactly the kind of bag I want to make.

The thing is, it's not the most clearly-written tutorial in the world, and it's gotten me a bit confused.

Here it is, for reference: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=52143.0

Basically it's just the interfacing thing that's confusing me. Whenever I've used fusible interfacing before, it was to bond two pieces of fabric together. In the tutorial though, it seems like she's applied interfacing only to one piece of fabric, to make it stronger without the help of an additional piece of fabric.

Is that right? I imagine it might feel all stiff and yucky, but again that is the point of interfacing! But what if the bag got near something hot months down the line and it bonded together weirdly?

(I think it's just because the tutorial's not very clear in general that I'm getting muddled up. The lining especially seems confusing but I've found a clearer explanation elswhere, so I'm not too worried about that.)

If I've not been too clear, please let me know and I'll try to explain better.

Thanks guys!

EDIT: Thanks for all your help guys!