The Clutch That Nearly Killed Me
My dear friend is turning thirty, so I decided to finally try to make the gathered clutch from Anna at Noodlehead.
I have seen this clutch many times, floating around the bloggy world. So many women have made it, so I figured I could handle it. Oh. My. Goodness. I had such a hard time with it! I don’t know if my brain was just a little mushy from caring for my sick kiddos, but I stared at that tutorial forEVER, trying to understand how I was supposed to sew on that zipper.
Once I figured it out, I had one of those “duh!” moments. It definitely should not have taken me so long to figure it out.
I used the same fabric to make the pockets on the inside as I did for the band on the outside. The outer fabric is a yummy linen that I snagged from the remnants section at JoAnn’s (plus, I had a 20% off coupon, so I got a killer deal!).
I think she’ll love it.
And if she doesn’t, I’ll use it!
Now that I’ve made one, I think making more will be super easy. Christmas presents, anyone??
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Ummm I turn 30 in less than 3 months!!!
you are awesome!! i’m making a purse this week too–no zipper though, I’m still too chicken!
cute, I love the fabric you picked. I had to seam rip the zipper more than once on the first one of these I made!