Pretty with Pleats

I made this bag this week to take with me on my trip. I finally used the Joel Dewberry fabric I bought in Chicago last fall. I used this handy little pattern my friend Jennifer pointed out to me. I really like the way it turned out. The large part of the wood grain fell right inside the pleat. I love this fabric pattern. I wish someone would design something like this in a commercial grade fabric so I could use it at my day job. Surely I could convince some Memphis banker that wood grain fabric is as Class A as it gets!

I used a small blue stripe on the interior.

If you are looking for a 2 hour sewing project, give this one a go!