Originally Posted by Linda B

These are the professional totes I have made recently. The first two were for my daughters -- used the same fabrics, just reversed the order. These are home dec fabrics from JoAnn's. The third is my own tote, but I made it a little smaller than the others because I want to use it as a purse and it worked out great! This is not a project for the light hearted, but it finishes very nicely if you follow the directions step by step.

One other change I did make was to bind the top edge and use a magnetic closure rather than the zipper the pattern calls for.

Originally Posted by Linda B

It is called "Professtional Tote" by Creative Thimble. It's a pretty big bag to use as a purse if made the size the pattern produces. I made some adjustments on the smaller one I made for myself. It works out to still be a large purse. If memory serves, I took about an inch off the width and about 3 inches off the height.