I posted yesterday.  Though you will see them again, it turns out, my muse went elsewhere, so I've made something else. 

I started out with a Waverly upholstery weight ultra-suede called "Wind".  It comes in three different colourways and I have them all, so I suppose you'll see this fabric again in another incarnation in the future.

But in the meantime, I thought I'd use this version to make a perfect-for-autumn bag.  I really love this fabric - it's soft and luxurious feeling and I was tickled to finally find a use for it. 

I constructed the bag using the same principles as my round tote bag, although of course, the shape is different this time. First I cut the cello shape out of the fabric, attached batting and backing, and then I quilted it -using a simple diamond grid using gold metallic thread for the top (did you really think I wouldn't add something shiny to this project?) and a varigated thread in red, two shades of green, gold and blue for the lining.

I used some of the remnants of the orange silk taffetta that I used in "Transitions - Last Fall in Spring" for the trim and I did an inner pocket again - this one divided - big enough to put my cell phone or a couple of lipsticks on one side and my IPod Touch/Crackberry on the other.