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A Little Zipper Clutch

by | DIY

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.

 

 

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16 Comments

  5. Alecia @ ChickenScratch NY
    Alecia @ ChickenScratch NY on May 22, 2012 at 10:06 PM

    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!

  6. Katie
    Katie on May 23, 2012 at 7:10 AM

    LOVE this zipper clutch and the colors you chose for it!

  7. Kristin
    Kristin on May 23, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    So cute! Love the colors and the embroidery =)

    Visiting from Today’s Creative Blog

  8. monica.
    monica. on May 23, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    I love the touch of embroidery! Very inspiring, thanks!

  12. Katie's Nesting Spot
    Katie's Nesting Spot on May 24, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    Super cute bag, I love the punches of yellow! The zipper and stitched flowers are fabulous.

  15. Our House Story
    Our House Story on May 26, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    This is adorable! I love the colors! Now I need to check out that tutorial and make one! Thanks for sharing!

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