Diy Felt Together With Leather Clutch

It's the minute Midweek of the month, which agency it's fourth dimension for some other Monthly DIY Challenge!

This month's challenge exceptional was felt in addition to I acknowledge I was a fleck stumped on what I wanted to create.   I sentiment well-nigh making a Christmas project, exactly knew I would never live on able to go past times final year's rustic felt Christmas trees.  I eventually got the sentiment to brand something that could too double every bit a gift, subsequently all it is gift giving season.


I dug through my textile in addition to flora some imitation leather in addition to polka point textile leftover from the leather bottom textile totes I made final year.  I decided to duet grayness felt alongside the 2 fabrics to brand a uncomplicated clutch.  It ended upwards beingness a footling flimsy for a purse, exactly it would run nifty for storing jewelry when traveling.

SUPPLIES NEEDED TO MAKE CLUTCH

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- 1/4 yard of imitation leather

1/4 yard of felt

-1/3 yard of textile for lining

- thread

-heavy duty antique brass snaps

-fabric record measure or ruler

- pins, fabric scissors, hammer

-sewing machine

HOW TO MAKE LEATHER AND FABRIC CLUTCH

I'm going to apologize right right away for the lack of procedure pictures in addition to bad photography.  I ended upwards doing this projection belatedly ane evening, which made for less than favorable lighting.  Thankfully, these footling clutches are fairly slow to brand in addition to ask footling directions :) 

I'm non certain this is the right way to sew, exactly I retrieve this footling clutch turned out pretty practiced for non having a plan.   

First, cutting out your fabric:

- 2 5x18 pieces of grayness felt

- 2 2x3 pieces of felt (to live on used for reinforcement for the snaps)

- 1 4x18 slice of imitation leather

- 1 12x18 slice for the liner 

With right sides together, pivot the grayness felt to the leather in addition to hem.  (I used a 1/4 inch seam allowance)

With right sides together again, pivot the liner textile to the slice of felt in addition to leather.  You'll too desire to pivot the small-scale reinforcement felt pieces to the centre of the leather.

Hem a 1/4 inch seam or then the perimeter leaving a small-scale opening to plow textile right sides out.

After you lot plow your textile right side out Fe your seams flat, including the expanse that was left open.

Fold the textile over itself in addition to hem a seam along the felt every bit unopen to the border every bit possible.

Grab ane of your fasteners a hammer in addition to combat slice of wood.  Mark where you lot desire to add together your snap in addition to hammer it together.  (Directions are on the dorsum of the package)

Now you lot accept a felt in addition to imitation leather clutch!

I did halt upwards going dorsum in addition to ironing the seam then I was able to come across the interior textile when my handbag was closed.  

   

I retrieve the clutch turned out pretty good for non having a programme or designing :)

Don't forget the depository fiscal establishment fit out the balance of the awesome felt projects! 

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