My Handmade Patchwork Bag

This is my first bag I have ever made, it took me just under a week to finish. I wanted to make one as a way of practising how to sew straight lines on my new (and first ever) sewing machine. I thought it would be good as all the stitching is inside the bag and so is hidden by the lining. I got all the patches from Ebay - some of them are even different sizes. A few of the squares were plain, they had no pattern on them so I decided to liven them up by using appliqué of simple shapes to brighten up the dull squares. The handle I found very hard to do, I stitched it to the lining of the bag and then used fabric glue above and below the stitching to make sure that the handles are strong. I also decided to add a bow to the handles to make it more pretty, I just put a simple stitch through the bow to hold it in place. I finished the top of the bag with a blanket stitch I did by hand.