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Tutorial: Add backpack straps to a thrifted purse

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Tutorial: Add backpack straps to a thrifted purse

Tutorial: Add backpack straps to a thrifted purse

Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how you can add backpack straps to a thrifted purse and while you’re at it, replace the lining too.  The purse she shows in her tutorial originally had a messenger strap, but she wanted to be able to carry it like a backpack.  And  I like the idea of replacing the lining because I always get a little bit of ewww feeling from all the stray dirt and bits you find in the bottom of a thrifted purse.  The idea of started fresh with a lining appeals to me!

Click below for her tutorial:

Purse to Backpack How To, by Patchwork Posse

[photo from Patchwork Posse]

Have you read?

Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.