I have a ton of purse tutorial links on my personal web site - far too many for me to list here..
What she is looking for is a messenger bag style. Maybe she will find one that she likes there. I have it set up to preview the pages that the links go to so that you don't have to open up ones you know you won't like ;)
http://yarn-or-fabric.weebly.com/pur...bag-links.html
I have made the Heart of Mary messenger bag and it's very nice and easy to make... and looks fabulous when you are done.