Got this pattern for my Mom for a summer purse as a mother's day gift. She loves it  (especially now light it is - it does not make her arthritis worse) and gets many compliments on it. My aunt even described it as a "happy" purse. Went to starbuck's and spilled sweetened green tea on it - wiped it off with water and nothing got wet inside. I bought myself the same purse in a different pattern (rainbow spirit desert) and have also received compliments on it. Great summer purse!