Bye Bye, Lavender

The close of the summer season marks the end of my Lavender plants in bloom.  I made some more little purple clutches to celebrate the coming end of the season.  They measure about 7 1/4" wide & will be perfect for those little trips to the store or for my daughter's many trinkets!  This project also uses up some of my 'not-so-used' felts, fabrics, interfacing & buttons!  Don't you love using those little scraps & pieces that hang around just waiting for a new project to give them meaning & purpose...?!

Freebie Friday - April



Lavender Felt 'Fold Over Clutch' (Wristlet)

 It's Freebie Friday again!  This month I am excited to offer a handmade Fold Over Clutch with Wristlet Strap.

We have a Lavender Garden on our property & I marvel at how much fun it provides our family each year.  Together we take care of the plants, harvest & dry the flowers, cook with & create projects around this amazing plant.  In celebration of that, I have used a light lavender wool blend felt & lavender themed cotton fabric for this little clutch with a simple button closure.  This pouch is a great size to hold your cell phone, money & keys as you run into the store; or to keep your make up organized in your purse!  Enjoy.

How to Enter the Freebie Friday Drawing:

1. Leave a comment about the freebie on this post & your name will be entered into ‘the hat’ (please make sure I can contact you through an email address).
2. One comment per person.
3. Freebie Friday begins:  Friday April 1, 2011
4. Freebie Friday ends:  Monday April 4, 2011
5. Winner will be announced:  Tuesday April 5, 2011
6. One U.S. winner each month.
7. Good luck & Happy Gardening!

NO WINNER THIS MONTH

Felt & Fabric Friday

There are many other things I should be doing today, but I'm sewing felt (what else is new?)!  This is a different take on the fabric clutch I made a few weeks ago.  There is always a way to put felt into a project around here! 

This clutch feels durable because of the wool felt used for the body.  I lined it with a simple cream duck fabric & added a little bit of cotton floral for the flap & wristlett strap.  So simple & quick. It’s soft to touch and hold.  I’m thrilled with this – the colors are perfect for spring.  Not sure if I will give in & let my daughter have it or keep it to use as an errand purse or maybe a cosmetic bag inside my big purse or tote bag...?  I think i'm going to try & use some of our recycled jean fabric & make one for my 13 year old who has everything!

I am still using the pattern I purchased from this shop - ww.keykalou.etsy.com.

Fabric Wristlet Clutch

This has been a project on my list for the longest time.  A gift for my mother became the perfect excuse to take the time to work on it.  Oh my, how lovely (now I have to make one for my daughter & myself!).  I found so many free tutorials out there for these clutch purses – I think I’ll try more than one.  I did purchase a pattern from ww.keykalou.etsy.com that was fabulous to work with.

I used a simple cotton outer fabric that I had laying around & an unbleached cotton fabric for the lining.  A vintage button from my grandmothers button box finishes this project just perfectly!  Don’t wait for a holiday or gift giving time to make one of these little clutches….you will just love it.  I hope you enjoy this cutie.