Easy Clutch Purse Tutorial

This is the easiest tutorial for a clutch purse I have ever seen.  If you can sew a straight line you can make this!

 Maggie from Midwestern Sewing Girl  did a fabulous, easy, tutorial on making ruffled clutches.  You don't have to be a seamstress to make these, Maggie's directions are spot on!

I rustled up my vintage fabrics and had a ball making these.

This was made from a vintage bed cover.

 This one was made from a pillow case that had a hole in it, but the cross stitch portion was perfect. I ran a ruffle along the bottom...OHHH I love my new ruffler sewing foot!

These are large clutches that measure 12 X 8 when finished, they are much bigger than a cosmetic bag.

Here is one from a vintage table cloth

With a lace flower and rose button center.

Are you getting the gist of how fun these are to make?  They are velcro closing and you can line them with a corresponding fabric.

This was made with vintage pillow ticking and a graphic from Graphics Fairy that I printed onto fabric and attached to the clutch with thermo web, an iron on facing.

Here's the beauty of Maggies tutorial you can make this clutch any size you want. 

While I was putting the clutches in my booth at Orange Tree a college girl was there and said "Oh, I wish this was big enough for a computer" hello, I can do that.

I made a computer bag by enlarging the pattern.  I used a quilted fabric to give the computer a little cushion. 


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This seriously will take you less than an hour to make from start to finish, of course that does not include the time you will spend hemming and hawing over which fabrics, lace, and embellishments to use...... the fun part.

I priced the clutches at $15.00 and they are already selling.  

I see more clutches in my future!

Have you entered my Cottage Charm Giveaway?

Happy Creating

Carol

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