It’s Clutch Week over at Bear Rabbit Bear, and I thought that was a great excuse to force myself to learn how to sew a zipper. A clutch is small, fairly simple, and would be a good beginner project for someone who has never sewn a zipper before. I’ll admit, I was a bit nervous, and spent an inordinate amount of time on Pinterest trying to choose the right clutch as an inspiration, preferably with an in-depth tutorial to take me through my supposed nightmare scenario of zipper hell where I lose the zipper on the wrong side of the project, and end up with a weird mass of fabric stuck in Mobius purgatory. (whew. I hope you got to the end of that stream of consciousness run-on sentence intact!)
Well, I did find the perfect clutch/zipper tutorial, over at Elm Street Life! Whitney has provided a plethora or super detailed pictures with instructions on every single image, to take you step by baby step through sewing a zipper onto a cute little purse. Would you believe it, once I had the pieces cut, it only took me 1 hour to end up with a smashing success? This from the girl who spent 2 hours trying to figure out suspenders (you know, two strips of fabric) and ended up throwing a tantrum at her sewing machine. So, I’m not very good at sewing, but this was my most painless sewing project EVER, and all thanks to Whitney and her excellent tutorial!
I did change things up a bit, since I didn’t have a beautiful mustard linen like hers, and I really should not be allowed to walk into a fabric store anymore. I used some scraps of Ikea fabric, and added a bit of embroidery to it for a bit of extra color. THAT little exercise made me realize I want to embroider more, since I’ve spent years cross-stitching, and apparently, it’s pretty much the same thing! Anyways, enough talk, more pictures.
This is so cute and I love the colors! I would love for you to share this at my link party
http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/05/share-it-link-party-12.html
I love how the white pops so much off the bag!
x Jes, http://www.twosmuppies.com
This is so pretty, the color combination is perfect!!
Shannon@SewSweetCottage
This is super cute – it looks way better than my one {and only} attempt to sew in a zipper. Maybe I’ll have to check out the tutorial you used too…
I’d love for you to link this project up to my new link party: http://naptimedelights.blogspot.ca/2012/05/document.html
– Sarah @ http://www.naptimedelights.blogspot.com
I can’t believe this is your first zipper! I {still} have horror flash backs to my first attempt (those were pre-pinterest days!). The embroidery is the perfect finishing touch!
LOVE this zipper clutch and the colors you chose for it!
So cute! Love the colors and the embroidery =)
Visiting from Today’s Creative Blog
I love the touch of embroidery! Very inspiring, thanks!
Wow – this is fantastic. I still have trouble with zippers. Great job.
My link party [The Inspiration Board] is up right now. I would love for you to stop by and consider linking this up! My readers would love it.
http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2012/05/inspiration-board-link-party-51.html
Thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday – you were featured today!! TWICE!
–Mandy, http://www.SugarBeeCrafts.com
I love these fabrics!! They are so pretty together! Thanks for sharing and I am a new follower!
Hope you have a great week!
Michelle
http://www.delicateconstruction.com
Super cute bag, I love the punches of yellow! The zipper and stitched flowers are fabulous.
This clutch is so cute! I really like the fabric you chose and how the colors go together. I would love if you would share this and any other posts at Showcase Your Talent Thursday http://whatscookinglove.blogspot.com/2012/05/showcase-your-talent-thursday-8.html. I hope to see you there!
This is super cute! You did an awesome job 🙂
This is adorable! I love the colors! Now I need to check out that tutorial and make one! Thanks for sharing!
I need to learn to sew so I can make a clutch for myself too! Thanks for the inspiration!
I would love for you to link this up at Well Crafted Wednesdays! You can find the it here:
http://thewellcraftedhome.blogspot.com/2012/05/well-crafted-wednesdays-link-party-6.html