Sew Your Own Every Day Style Handbag

Attach the Bottom of the Pocketbook

Base of Pocketbook Sewn in Place

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

• Fold the bottom in half from both directions to find even quarters of the pocketbook base. Mark the folds at the seam line.
• Fold the body of the pocketbook in half, matching the side seams. Mark the center of the side pieces in the bottom seam line.
• Match the markings on the curved ends of the pocketbook bottom with the side seams in the body section.
• Match the marks on the straighter edge of the bottom, with the center marks on the body sides.
• Stitch the bottom to the body of the bag.
• Apply a seam finish to the seam allowance.

Index: Sew Your Own Every Day Style Handbag

1. Materials & Cutting Directions
2. Sew The Purse Bottom & Strap
3. The Pocketbook Body - Side Seams
4. Cell Phone Pocket & Top Edge
5. Sew the Hook & Loop Tape in Place
6. Attach the Bottom of the Pocketbook
7. Attach the Strap & Top Stitch The Top of the Casing
8. The Lining
9. The Elastic
10. Sew in the Lining