A quick update to share a few photos from a clutch I made as a gift for
my mom's birthday last week (Happy birthday, Mom!). I sketched out a clutch bag with a wrist
strap and a metal zipper closure that I thought fit her style well. The
design I came up with called for a solid contrasting bottom that I had
planned to be my first try sewing with leather, but my local fabric shop
came up short and didn't have leather in stock so I went with vinyl.
The look is very similar, just the texture of the vinyl is slightly
different than the leather, of course. Sewing the vinyl was also my
first go at sewing with a ballpoint needle, and I honestly had
absolutely no issues sewing it at all. I love how the contrasting cream
thread appears against the dark brown solid fabric. The interior is a
heavy cream canvas material. Also, if you're looking for tips sewing
with vinyl, I received advice from someone working at the fabric shop to
spray a bit of Pam on the zipper foot to keep it moving smoothly over
the vinyl. Who knew!
I waited to share these photos with you since I wanted this to be a surprise. I'm thinking about designing a second one very similar to this for sale in our Etsy shop. What do you think?
Hope you're having a great week!
Erica
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