Another grateful viewer of greenwater's excellent tutorial video (
http://www.bikepacking.net/forum/index.php/topic,1796.0.html).
I was new to sewing and his video helped me greatly. Looking forward to using this bag in the Nicolet Forest of Wisconsin in a few weeks!
More details on my bag can be seen here:
http://www.crankhabit.com/2011/09/bikepacking-frame-bag.html