I bought this book about 2 months ago after falling in love with all the lovely projects and beautiful photography. All of the patterns are very easy to understand and easy to make - especially this one! It took me about 2 weeks to complete and I had no problems. I want to make a few more in different colors! I used a wool/cotton blend for the main color and a Pima Tencel for the border.

Although the pattern suggests using a metal clasp for the top closure, I opted to use a couple of vintage buttons instead! I am happy with the results and am in the middle of completing two other projects from the book.