great tote and lots of fun to make. The polka dot is the new oilcloth material (I would suggest using clips to hold it in place and not pins). This was a fun pattern, but the mat'l called for on the pattern would've left me with left over 'hunks' of not-necessarily-stashability mat'l, so I'm glad I laid it out on what I had BEFORE I cut it out. Also, no pockets inside tote, but that was an easy fix.