Sew Your Own Every Day Style Handbag

By Debbie Colgrove, About.com Guide

• 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.