Sew a Pocketbook from Old Jeans

Prepare the Jeans

Cut the Legs Off

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

• Launder the jeans
• Match the tops of the waistband and pin them together keeping the side seams at the sides.
• Find a straight area at the bottom of the zipper but at least two seam allowances below the bottom of the zipper and mark straight across the jeans.
• Cut across the marked line keeping the jeans flat as you cut.
• Do not discard the remaining part of the jeans!
• Apply embroidery, appliqués or trims to mask holes and decorate the pocketbook. It is much easier to sew these aspects now while the purse is not constructed.

• Materials
• Prepare the Jeans
• Prepare the Pocketbook Strap
• The Zipper
• Attach the Zipper Section
• The Bottom of the bag
• Attach the Strap