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.

Index: Sew a Pocketbook from Old Jeans

1. Materials
2. Prepare the Jeans
3. Prepare the Pocketbook Strap
4. The Zipper
5. Attach the Zipper Section
6. The Bottom of the bag
7. Attach the Strap