Sew a Pocketbook from Old Jeans

Prepare the Pocketbook Strap

Prepare the Pocketbook Strap

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

• Fold the pants leg in half matching the seams as you would to press creases in the leg. The crease line "should" be the straight grain of the fabric.
• Measure 2" in from the crease, leaving the crease intact, and mark the length of the pants leg.
• Cut on the 2" mark, through both layers of the leg leaving the crease intact.
• Press the crease.
• Fold the long edges in to meet the crease, matching wrong sides of the fabric.
• Trim the ends of the strip if needed to square them.
• Fold in 1/4" on the narrow ends and re-press the sides.
• Press well.
• Stitch around the entire edge of the strap,pivoting at the corners.
• Set the strap aside.

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