I decided to use this prime unexpected opportunity to try something I had been meaning to make for a really long time - the Gathered Clutch Purse. I used the instructions from HERE and made this!!!
Here is a better photo of the gathers **sigh**
here is the inside lining **sigh**
My first zip since high school sewing (circa 1975)
My sewing teacher would have given me a "B" **sigh**
My sewing teacher would have given me a "B" **sigh**
Can you tell I am so pleased with this? ;-)
I raided the bag that came with my mum's sewing machine after she passed away in 1998 - I have a smorgasbord of zips!!!! most of them are big ones, but I imagine this particular zip was from the 70's when I went through my purple phaze ;-)
it took me 2 hours to make this first one - the longest time was co-ordinating the flipping of the liner and outer layer when attaching to the second side of the zip - I was not reading the instructions properly and managed to confuse myself (not very hard to do ;-) )
I was so engrossed, I let my coffee go cold :-((
I can see me doing more of these in the future ;-)
Very nice... I might just have pop over and check that site out xxx
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