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Make a Jeans Handbag: Materials
Make a Jeans Handbag: Cut & Pin for Sewing
Make a Jeans Handbag: Sewing Front & Back Panels
Make a Jeans Handbag: Cutting Bottom Panel
Make a Jeans Handbag: Quilting Bottom Panel
Make a Jeans Handbag: Pinning Bottom Panel
Make a Jeans Handbag: Sewing on Bottom Panel
Make a Jeans Handbag: Alternate Way to Make Bottom
Make a Jeans Handbag: Making Strips for Strap
Make a Jeans Handbag: Sewing Strips for Strap
Make a Jeans Handbag: Sewing Strap on Bag
Make a Jeans Handbag: Cutting Lining for Inside of Bag
Make a Jeans Handbag: Installing Zipper
Make a Jeans Handbag: Sewing Around Lining
Make a Jeans Handbag: Pinning in Lining
Make a Jeans Handbag: Sewing in Lining
Make a Jeans Pocket Purse: Materials
Make a Jeans Pocket Purse: Sewing Halves Together
Make a Jeans Pocket Purse: Sew in Lining
Make a Jeans Pocket Purse: Making Strap
Make a Jeans Tote Bag: Materials & Cutting
Make a Jeans Tote Bag: Sewing Up Bottom & Making Straps
Make a Jeans Tote Bag: Sew on Straps
Make a Jeans Tote Bag: Sewing in Lining
Summary: You want to place the two pieces together, with the right sides facing out. Learn how to make a handbag from recycled jeans in this free fashion video.
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"Now we're going to sew the two pieces together to make our strap. You want to place the two pieces together, with the right sides facing out. So, it's like that. And, we're just going to pin them in a few spots to hold it in place. And, I'm just going to straight sew on top of it. Do some top stitching to hold the two pieces together? Now you can do that quilting, like we did for the bottom panel, or you can just sew a few strips down, just something to secure the two strips together. I'm going to do two zigzag stitches down the sides. OK, so you can set your machine to a wide stitch width, and a normal stitch length. And, just sew a zigzag down each side. (sound of sewing machine running) And then the other side."
eHow Article: Make a Jeans Handbag: Sewing Strips for Strap
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