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January 08 - Inspired by a $138 beautiful, sturdy bag I found at Macy's. The challenges were to find something to hold the straps to the bottom (used Quick Links from the hardware store), sturdy webbing for the straps (use something we already had - looks like old Army surplus), getting straps to move smoothly through loops at top (covered webbing with slick polyester), and to sew through the very thick layers of fabric. Lesson: don't use mock suede fabric - especially if it has a nice napped surface. Tough!!!