I finally finished this bag after working intermittently with it for several months. I liked the way it turned out, but wished I made it a little taller. I can only put a few stuff in it. :-)
The hardest part was sewing the zipper and the lining - two things I have never done before. I don't know if I'd like to line my bags again, but I really prefer zippered bags for safety reasons, so I guess I have no choice but to line a bag if I want a zipper to go with it.
I decided to call it Caravelle, after the hotel we stayed in while in Ho Chi Minh.