A little bunny lives in our neighborhood and loves to munch the grass in our back yard!
 Love seeing creatures in the window too!
Stanley mentioned in his talk at stake conference a story about being a little boy and wanting a Ladmo Bag. Well, someone brought him one! It made his day! Who ever did it, THANK YOU!

 One day Levi came over and was just chillin' on the couch watching Elmo I think. He loves Elmo! I love his legs resting on the pillow!
 I had just gone outside about a month ago and 5 minutes later Burton went out and when he came back in asked if I saw the snake outside! I didn't see him when I went out there! Good thing too! He was right by the steps! Don't know what kind he is. Stanley got him and put him over by the new gopher hole! Hope he get's the gopher!
 I got to watch Kyler for a couple hours while they went to see Elsie! He's getting so big! I tried getting his face when he was pouting, he was not too sure about seeing me instead of his mom!
 Kensi got a Lalaloopsy doll for Christmas and I found a wig in clearance and gave it to her for her birthday in April! Isn't she cute! Looks just like the doll! 

Using the guide from my previous temple bag instruction post, cut out all your pieces. The only thing I did different  I measured the bag 19 inches across instead of 18 and measured the part that folds over the zipper at 2 inches instead of 2 1/2.  Instead of leaving the fold, I cut it to make a seam on the side opposite the zipper. Make the same measurements and cuts with the lining, but you won't have to cut lining for the straps. I used a plain white cotton broadcloth or muslin type material.
Sew the pocket piece's with the lining, leaving the top open on the flaps and the side open of the pockets where it will be sewn up with the long edge of the bag. The recommend pocket is different of course and the flap that connects the two folded parts of the bag when folded up, as well as the straps which do not have a lining.
 The strap is folded over like the previous bag instructions.
 Top stitch the top of the pockets and bottom edges of flaps

 Here you can see all the pieces sewn and ready to assemble on bag.
 Now comes the tricky part - the zipper. I wanted to do the zipper similar to how you'd put a zipper in a dress. It was tricky figuring it out and there might be an easier way of doing it, but this is how I did it. I used a 36" zipper, so it's not going to go the length of the bag. Which means the bottom part needed to be sewn up first. You have two pieces, the top which is 19" across and the bottom which is 21" across. The top piece will be on the bottom, right side up, the bottom piece is measured 1 7/8" from top piece edge, right side down, the seam allowance is 5/8" using the bottom piece edge. As you can see the seam should be 2 1/2" from the top piece edge.
 Stop where the bottom of the zipper ends. I left about an 1 1/2" at the top before starting the zipper. 
Open up and iron folds in place, 2 1/2" for top piece and 1" on bottom piece. When you get to where it's sewn together you'll notice the bottom piece will be about 1/4" over the seam creating a sort of flap that will be sewn down later after putting the zipper in. Sew the top piece to the zipper on the left side of the zipper.
 Turn over and pin right side of zipper to bottom piece, matching edges

  Sew right side down. I stayed on the wrong side, but if you're brave you can sew it on the right side.
 Turn right sides out and match edge on opposite side of zipper. Your zipper should not be on the side, but in toward the center as pictured.
 Top stitch across the bottom of the zipper and continue down to the bottom, sewing down that little flap.
 Measure where the pockets need to be placed. After pinning in place, fold the bag up to make sure they are okay and don't need to be repositioned. Sew the inner bottom pocket first. The pocket won't match the edge. Any excess will be cut off when it's all sewn together. Place the pockets according to the directions in the previous temple bag instructions and sew in place.
 Place the flaps right sides together about 1/4" from the top of the pocket. Sew, using 1/4" or smaller seam, fold over and top stitch 1/4".  Fold the bag up again and measure  and pin the straps and recommend pocket and flap for closing on the other side. Sew in place. Cut off the excess pocket pieces along the edge and sew the long edge and bottom of the bag using about a 1/2" seam.
 Now it's time for the lining. Sew up the outside edge and bottom. Turn inside out so seam is on inside.  When I cut my lining pieces out I just made the lining piece 21" on both sides. Not a good choice, but that's what I did. So I had to be pretty accurate as far as making sure there wasn't too much lining on the inside or two little lining causing the bag to pucker. So I turned the bag outside in and pinned the seam over and against the seam of the lining like below.  Then pin by pin I would fold the lining over and take the pin out and repin on top after folding it over. Tedious and hazardous.
 So the outside looked like this when I was done. Sorry for the blur!
 Then I carefully laid the bag flat on my table and folding over the edges to match the zipper, I pinned in place. After pinning, I opened the zipper and made sure I didn't catch the piece underneath. I put the edges together near the bottom and when I got closer to the zipper I opened it up like you see below.
 Here's the top. After getting all pinned in place, I whip-stitched it in place.


I cut the top of the bag at the beginning before sewing and realized afterward I should have just marked it and cut it after I got it all sewn together.
 If you look closely you can see at the zipper where the material under the zipper won't be caught in the top seam like it should be. Good thing there's a lining to cover that up. That's why I'd wait to cut it till after the zipper is in place. Then you could cut the lining and the bag at the same time and it would be even! Lesson learned! But since I didn't do it that way........
Sew the top of the bag together, leaving the lining free to sew in later. Make sure you leave an opening for the hanger to go through. Use your hanger to measure that hole.
 You can see how the top looks at the zipper area, after being sewn together 
 Top stitch the hanger opening.
 Now you can see I like to do things the hard way! Lay the bag flat again and fold the lining to match the open seam on top. I probably should have hand sewn it in place, but I just wanted to get it done! Make sure you catch the bag seams under the lining. You won't be able to start at the very edge, that part will have to be hand sewn together and make sure you don't catch part of the bag underneath.

 Here it is all sewn together at the top.
 Turn right side out and add snaps and buttons or whatever embellishments you want to make it your own creation. I did use the fabric to make the buttons for the pockets. Again it's your choice. These pockets get folded up on the inside so I wouldn't but flowers on them unless it was a flat kind like the rolled roses here.  I tried making them once and was all thumbs! Practice makes perfect! And I'm not willing to practice very much right now. Maybe later!
I found this cute sage colored flower pin/hair clip in the clearance section!  Fold the bag up to get snap placement for the closure flap. I love these magnetic snaps! 
 Here it is all folded up and ready to go.

 Elsie Lawlor was born on her great grandmother Elsie Lawlor's 92nd birthday! No they did not do it that way because it was her birthday. Elizabeth decided on that name when they found out it was going to be a girl 6 months ago! We still can't decide who she looks like! She definitely has the Lawlor chubby cheeks and sometimes you can see some Sorenson/Hutzler. She's going to be a good mix!
 This is her little coming home outfit. She weighed 8 lbs even, just like my first baby. She's 20 inches long with lots of black hair, long fingers and toes. Elizabeth did great and everyone is doing fine. She's calm and sleeping so far! Welcome to the family little girl!

Here is our sweet Elise with her great grandma and grandpa Palmer. Natalie's parents couldn't come because they are on a mission in Salt Lake Temple Square.
  Here again I can't turn photo's! Help! 
 It was a beautiful baptism. The spirit came when JT started to perform the ordinance and again when he confirmed her and gave her a wonderful blessing.  It was a very sweet afternoon, a perfect 80 degree spring like day! So happy for Elise and her willingness to be obedient. She sang beautifully after getting dressed, "When Christ was on the earth, He promised he would send The Holy Ghost to comfort us, Our true, eternal friend." She's been given the beautiful gift of music and love. 

 These are the instructions I came up with to make a folding temple bag with handles. It's very similar to the old pattern. Above is the layout, below is placement of pockets and handles, with short instructions of what I did. I wouldn't cut the hanger part until after it was all sewn up, the curves are tricky. The only thing I would probably do different is make a seam instead of fold on the other side of zipper and put the zipper in first, then add pockets and not hem that side of the pocket, but put it on the edge and sew it up with the rest of the bag. Does that make sense?  If you look at the bag I made for my mom using an upholstery fabric, you can see how I did it. (That post is coming next after I finish this one, so be patient if it's not there yet.)

 I loved working with quilted fabric, especially the ones with a different pattern on each side.
1st step after cutting out all your pieces is to hem all the pockets and flaps. I used a zigzag stitch to keep fraying at a minimum.  Above is wrong side, below is right side.

 This is how I did the straps. Fold left side about an inch -
 Than fold right side over about 1/4 inch and then fold again over the left side
 Pin in place and zigzag shut. Easy!

 Now comes the fun part. Figuring out placement of the pockets. I made an inner pocket that went in the bottom pocket. You can leave it off if you don't want it. It's up to you.
 This is kind of what it looks like. Below you'll find measurements. In the instructions I tried to put exact measurements, but it all depends on how long your bag is, so pin it, fold it and see if you need to make adjustments.
 This is fold over the bottom pocket.

 Fold over again, up to the top pockets. You can see that to finish folding it up, you need to fold down the top part.
 Here is how I attached the straps and flap for keeping the two folded pieces together. Sew it on with a 1/4 inch seam, fold it back over and sew another 1/4 inch to keep in place.  It's up to you how far apart you want the straps. I think mine were 2 or 3 inches from the sides.
 This is how the straps, recommend pocket and flap should look when you're done.
 After getting all the pockets and flaps on I put the zipper in. It was not easy and like I said, the next one I would make a seam where the fold is and put the zipper in first and then do the pockets and stuff. But this was the first one. I also put in a white zipper and didn't like it and bought a zipper for the full length of the bag from Mesa Sales, a local upholstery fabric shop that sells by the yard (if I remember right it's about 10-20 cents a yard). I didn't take a picture, but I laid the left side of zipper next to the inside pockets. I ended up cutting part of it off to make it fit better and used a lighter to seal the edge so it wouldn't fray. Look at one of the finished bag pictures for a better picture. This picture is how I put the right side of the zipper in.
 Top stitch.
 Stitch up the top, making sure you leave a space open for the hanger to fit through. This is how the zipper went in on one side.
 A look at the other side. 
 Now turned right side. If you look close you can see how I put the left side on. I'd probably do it different next time. I did do it different on my mom's, that involved more work though. This was easy, but not especially perfect seamstress quality.  You can make it easier by just putting the zipper in on the edge, if you decide to do it that way when you cut it out just make the bag about 19 inches wide. (I plan on also putting up the instructions for recycling my old bag that had a zipper on the edge so you can see what I mean)
 This is where the hanger goes through. It's a little bulky to work with, so be careful not to catch any other material underneath. Just zigzag the folded over edge.
 I looked everywhere for large sew-in snaps locally, but could only find a really expensive pair that looked like a regular snap, only large or the kind you put in a purse after cutting slits and I didn't want that. I went online and found a place that sells these sew-in purse snaps for about 90 cents each in packs of 10. It's still cheaper than the one I found at Joanns even with shipping. Here's the site if you want to see where I got it.
 I took apart some of the fabric and made a covered button to go on all the flaps. It's too thick that's why I took it apart - yes, lot's of work for a covered button, you can use a regular button if you want.
 Here's the inside hanging up like you'd hang in the closet.
 Here's the outside.
 And here it is all folded up and ready to use. I bought some satin type fabric and made a huge flower to go on recommend pocket. Here's the instructions for how to. I made mine 5 inch squares for a bigger flower. Very easy to do!  I made the center by cutting a circle (maybe 3", don't remember) and putting a little batting in it and gathering the edges into the middle to make a kind of flat ball. Then I got some beads and started attaching those in the middle working my way to the edge I wanted. I sewed in place on top of the flower and then I glued it on the flap of the pocket with E-6000 glue. Should be washable if I ever needed to wash it.
It's pretty easy to fold up after I'm done in the temple and unfold to hang up when I'm getting dressed or ready to put away. It's so easy to carry by the handles or slung over your shoulder. I love my bag!