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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: We're actually sewing the lining together with the, the wrong sides together. Learn how to make a handbag from recycled jeans in this free fashion video.
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"Okay, now I've installed my zipper and I've left two inches on each end of the zipper. So I have a zipper that starts and ends two inches from the edge of our fabric here. And now we're going to sew the lining together and just, you can close the zipper and fold. We're actually sewing the lining together with the, the wrong sides together. So if you consider the outside of the zipper the right side, then we're just going to leave the outside of the zipper like that, and sew all the way around the purse. Because that way when the purse is opened, you don't have the seam allowance here. You'll just have seam, the good seam on the inside. So we'll place that on our machine and sew all the way around. Okay, now we're going to sew our lining into our purse."
eHow Article: Make a Jeans Handbag: Sewing Around Lining
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