Continuing the sketchbook cover – I attached the lining by simply sewing it to the cover and then I trimmed close to the stitching, leaving the edges raw.

As I was auditioning the fabric for the handles (because I want to be able to hang it from a hook on the wall so know where it is at all times – at least in theory it sounds good), it occurred to me …

… that if I turn it the other way, it suddenly becomes my new favorite handbag.