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Images area a small pink gym bag / duffel showing features including staying open on its own, luggage pass through (atop a suitcase), and waterproof/water-resistant fabric

Hello! I am about to start a sewing project and would love your advice.

Idea: I'd like to make a bag similar to the attached pictures.

Ideal bag features:

• 🆙Stands upright on its own
• 📂Stays open on its own
• 🤐One large zipper across top
• 👜Flat bottom
• 👜Only one set of small handles at top
• 🧳Trolley strap / luggage pass through
• 👝Ideally no taller than 6-8" so it can fit under the seat upright / vertically, and there's room to slide it in and out. (Other dimensions personal item sized, so up to 16"-18" length and 12"-14" width.)

Ideal fabrics / notions:

• 🐞Bed bug resistant, which likely means waterproof, sealed seams, light colors, etc.
• 🧼Can go in the washing machine on hot and won't fall apart / delaminate
• 🪡Hoping I can use my humble Elna sewing machine for it (?)
• ⏺️Trying to avoid vinyl / leather if possible

Any thoughts on patterns that might work and/or fabrics? I found some really cute PUL for the exterior, but it's just 1-SIL - not sure if it's up to the wear-and-tear of travel?

Thanks in advance!

Images area a small pink gym bag / duffel showing features including staying open on its own, luggage pass through (atop a suitcase), and waterproof/water-resistant fabric

Hello! I am about to start a sewing project and would love your advice.

Idea: I'd like to make a bag similar to the attached pictures.

Ideal bag features:

• 🆙Stands upright on its own
• 📂Stays open on its own
• 🤐One large zipper across top
• 👜Flat bottom
• 👜Only one set of small handles at top
• 🧳Trolley strap / luggage pass through
• 👝Ideally no taller than 6-8" so it can fit under the seat upright / vertically, and there's room to slide it in and out. (Other dimensions personal item sized, so up to 16"-18" length and 12"-14" width.)

Ideal fabrics / notions:

• 🐞Bed bug resistant, which likely means waterproof, sealed seams, light colors, etc.
• 🧼Can go in the washing machine on hot and won't fall apart / delaminate
• 🪡Hoping I can use my humble Elna sewing machine for it (?)
• ⏺️Trying to avoid vinyl / leather if possible

Any thoughts on patterns that might work and/or fabrics? I found some really cute PUL for the exterior, but it's just 1-SIL - not sure if it's up to the wear-and-tear of travel?

Thanks in advance!