Without knowing what kind of style purse you want it would be really hard to give suggestions. I would say start off easy - with a zippered pouch or a clutch then maybe a messenger bag or something. Heart of Mary has a great tutorial on messenger bags. I will say if you can sew a straight line, you can sew a purse lol. If you can make a basket, you can make a purse.. if you can dodge a car, you can dodge a ball... oh wait,... that's a movie line :D