The month of December is a pretty busy month for me. I have two of my aunts birthdays 10 days apart, my bestie's birthday in between them and of course Hanukkah, so that equals lots and lots of gifts! Being a DIYer, and a horrible procrastinator, I've got so much work to do in a very small window of time.
For my aunts' birthdays I decided to make them a clutch with a printed fabric and vinyl (I purchased this vinyl years ago and am finally using it).
For my aunts' birthdays I decided to make them a clutch with a printed fabric and vinyl (I purchased this vinyl years ago and am finally using it).
The materials I used on this project are:
- The main fabric -Two 7 1/2 by 7in pieces
- Vinyl - Two 4 1/2 by 7in pieces
- Interfacing - Two 7 1/2 by 7in pieces
- Lining Fabric - Two 11 1/2 by 7in pieces
- Zipper - 11 inches long
After you've gathered all of the necessary materials let's get started!
Step one: After you've measured and cut out all of your fabric, take your interfacing and sew or fuse it onto the wrong side of your main fabric, repeat this step with the other piece of the main fabric (I sewed mine on because I didn't like the way the right side of the fabric looked when I fused it onto the fabric)
NOTE: If you're going to sew on the interfacing, be sure to sew at or within the seam allowance.
Step one: After you've measured and cut out all of your fabric, take your interfacing and sew or fuse it onto the wrong side of your main fabric, repeat this step with the other piece of the main fabric (I sewed mine on because I didn't like the way the right side of the fabric looked when I fused it onto the fabric)
NOTE: If you're going to sew on the interfacing, be sure to sew at or within the seam allowance.
Step two: With right sides together, sew your main fabric and the vinyl together with a 1/2 in seam allowance
Step three: Top stitch on the vinyl side using a longer stitch (I would recommend using a 3.0 length stitch)
Step four: Inserting the zipper Take your main fabric and lay it down (right side facing up) and lay your zipper (right side facing down) onto it. Then take your lining fabric and lay it (right side facing down ) on top of that. Pin and sew using your zipper foot, if you have one. I do this this with my zipper open so that I don't have to maneuver around the bulky part of the zipper.
Step five: Inserting the zipper Turn the zipper and the pieces of fabric you just sewed around so that they're all facing the same direction and the other side of the zipper is exposed and repeat step 4 on the other side.
Step six: Open your zipper about half way, and matching up the 2 linings and the 2 outer pieces right sides facing, sew the 2 pieces together leaving approximately a 4in space in the lining so you can turn the piece right side out using a 5/8in seam allowance.
NOTE: Make sure you turn your corners at a 90° angles.
NOTE: Make sure you turn your corners at a 90° angles.
Step seven: Turn your clutch right side out and sew the hole shut, you could either do a top stitch or a slip stitch, whichever you prefer. I did a top stitch with my sewing machine because it's faster and it's going inside the clutch, if I was going to sell this though, I would take the time to do a slip stitch.
Step eight: Do a top stitch along the top of the clutch.
And you're done! Now you have a beautiful clutch for you to enjoy, gift to a loved one, or sell.