Here's an idea for a simple purse to start out on for the Lil Miss, I'm sorry I don't know your daughter's name.
We call this a Canteen purse. It was suggested to us by a cousin of Nichole's. This gal goes to lots of fairs, rodeos and events. She wanted something very small to carry just the wallet and, phone and chapstick kind of deal. These have been tremendous sellers for us at shows. I've seen folks come in and buy 10 at a time. Its a very simple idea. Just two halves sewn together inside out with the flap sewn on too, before ya put them together Then turn it right side out after. Course it can be fancied up some too. Long strap to be worn crossbody. We've also made some of these with short straps as kinda a horn bag. Folks can hang it off the saddle horn and carry their phone etc. Anyhoo a few pics.
This one is water buffalo chap leather. The pinked edge (crinkle cut), of the flap is done with a special roller knife, mostly used for fabric. Very simple and straight forward. The stitching on the flap is just decorative as its single ply. Another cool thing about the 138 size threads for your new Cobra 20 is all the colors available. Way more than in 207 or 277 for your 4.
The cool thing about this pattern and part of original thought process of Nichole's cousin was dangling fringe kind of a bohemian thing she called it:
The three piece design allows ya to mix and match colors but it could also be done two piece with an integral flap for even more simplicity. The fringes are simply bled on. There is no closure on the bag so the fringe on the flap adds a lil weight to help keep it closed. And who says they have to be smoothout? What about roughout:
Hair on is always popular. Even outside the western world:
And ya can get fancy with a matching card wallet too:
Just some ideas on a simple purse that might be a great place for the Lil Miss to start as they cover lots of different techniques. Cutting, glueing, sewing etc, lots of processes to learn and practice.
Edited to add a couple horse pics:
My sorting crew:
Ol Spud (my horse, white shirt) can climb the steep stuff easily, he's tough:
Mitchy The Kid will be his registered name, we call him Mitchy:
Have Roy and Lil Miss look up Call Me Mitch, thats his dad. Some pretty cool lil vids out there of him working. And if you've seen Yellowstone at all Call Me Mitch is a son of Metallic Cat.