Last week, we made the inner pocket of our clutch. If you missed that post, click here. Now, we're going to make the shell of our clutch.
Take one piece of black cloth (the 6 1/2" by 10 1/2" piece) and lay it down, good-side up.
Take your second zipper and lay it good-side down on top of the black cloth, lining it up with the top edge of the fabric.
Take your second piece of gray lining and lay it on top of the zipper, once again lining it up with the top edge of the fabric.
Pin everything in place and sew along the top edge.
Flip the fabric over so that it hangs at the bottom and the zipper shows on top.
Take the inner zippered pocket that we finished last week and lay it down, good-side up.
Take the second zipper with the two pieces hanging off it that we just sewed, and lay it on top of the zippered pocket, good-side up.
Take the second piece of black fabric (the 6 1/2" by 10 1/2" piece) and lay it on top of the piece below, good-side down.
Make sure all the edges are lined up, pin in place, and sew.
Unfold the fabric so each piece lays nicely on either side of the zipper. Then sew a straight line on either side of the zipper.
Your clutch should look like this from the side:
We're almost done! Now we have to make the wrist loop and sew together the sides.
Take your 1 1/2" by 10" long piece of black fabric, fold it in half, zig-zag sew along the edge, and turn inside-out.
Lay open your clutch so that the two pieces of gray lining are at the top and the two piece of the black shell are on the bottom.
Fold your wrist loop in half and sandwich it between the two pieces of the black shell, near the top.
Sew around all the edges, except for the top of the gray lining. Leave that open.
Unfortunately, when I first measured the material, I made my lining a little smaller than the shell.
I ended up trimming the edge of the black shell so that the widths would be even.
Turn your clutch inside-out.
Tuck the edge of the lining back into itself, pin in place, and sew.
Push the lining into the shell of your clutch.
Woohoo! Your clutch is complete!
~ Gloria
