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This is the Pleaty Back-Bag pictured on the cover of the pattern.  It is made with cotton fabrics.  The print fabric is Australian.  The side flower bud cord-end covers are made with the lining fabric while the front one is using the exterior fabrics. 

The Pleaty Back-Bag shown converted to a backpack.  It is made with cotton fabrics and purchased cording.  It is similar to the bag shown on the cover except the double back pocket was make using the lining fabric. 

This pretty blue bag was made by Mary Vinovskis, a member of the Pleaty Back-Bag test group.  One thing that makes this bag striking is the contrast between the indigo color batik cottons.  It is especially effective using the lining fabric for the cord-end fabric buds. 

The is the back of Mary's bag.  You can see how it converts to a backpack.

This bag provides an opportunity to use some of those gorgeous gradations of hand-dyed cotton fabrics.  It takes a little more time for the planning stage, but that is half the fun.  Twelve different hand-dyed colors were used for the bag plus the lining fabric.

This is the back of the gradations bag.  The lining fabric was used for the contrast in the outside double pocket.

The back of a Pleaty Back-Bag made with hand-dyed African indigo cotton mixed with commercial batik fabrics.