Patterns to Try | Divided Drawstring Bag

So I have a folder on my desktop named Patterns to Try, and it's exactly what you'd think - several patterns that I've acquired that I really do want to try. So in between the quilt projects I have in the works, I'm going to try to get some of them made

First up was the Divided Drawstring Bag by Lou Orth Designs @louorthdesigns.

The pattern comes with four size options, and this is the small version, 5.5" x 6" x 5.5".

The striking feature of this particular drawstring bag is its centered pocket on the interior of the bag, indeed making it divided. Very clever!

I wasn't familiar with the interfacing mentioned in the pattern (H640 and G700 by Vlieseline) so used my standard Pellon SF101 for both the pocket pieces and the exterior, and that seemed to work just fine.

The only tricky part - for me anyway - was boxing the corners once the pocket was already in place. Not sure I did it as intended, but it worked fine, and I was really happy with the result. I've already chosen my next small-make pattern to try, so I'll be working on that this week.