Cut Out + Keep

The Alice Clutch

A cute little pintucked clutch/pouch

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/the-alice-clutch • Posted by brandi s.

This is a tutorial of a little clutch with pintucks. fabrics: 1 fat quarter of main fabric 1 fat quarter of lining fabric (I used muslin) 1 snap (or fastener of your choice) 1 button (optional) If you have questions or need a more detailed tutorial go to my blog jubeescraftbox.blogspot.com

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
Medium dsc 0415 1320517945 Medium dsc 0416 1320518003

Description

This is a tutorial of a little clutch with pintucks. fabrics: 1 fat quarter of main fabric 1 fat quarter of lining fabric (I used muslin) 1 snap (or fastener of your choice) 1 button (optional) If you have questions or need a more detailed tutorial go to my blog jubeescraftbox.blogspot.com

Instructions

  1. Small dscf5209 1320518826

    Start by cutting 1 piece of your main fabric 15in x 9in. This is going to be the piece you sew your pintucks into. About 1 inch from the right, fold your fabric and pin

  2. Small dscf5213 1320518901

    Sew as close to that edge as you can, If you need to you can change your needle position to the right so that you can get closer.

  3. Small dscf5206 1320518998

    Fold and pin again about a 1/2 in from your first pintuck.

  4. Small dscf5215 1320519039

    Repeat until you have a total of 7 pintucks on that side. Now start at the other end of your fabric just like you did on this side, fold 1 inch away and sew 7 pintucks. You should have an empty space in the middle.

  5. Now you need to press the pintucks outward. the two sides of pintucks will be pressed opposite directions.

  6. Now to find out what measurements to cut the rest of your fabric you need to lay the pintuck fabric on top of another piece of main fabric, cut it to match the size of the pintucked fabric. Do the same with your lining fabric so you should have 2 lining fabric pieces and 2 main fabric pieces.

  7. Small dscf5224 1320519142

    Its time to sew on your snap If you want to add a tag now would be the time to do it.

  8. Small dscf5239 1320519263

    pin fabrics right sides together, the lining pieces with each other and seperate;y the main fabric pieces together. The bottom edges of this bag are rounded off, in order to make sure I did this evenly I measured 1 inch from each corner like in the picture below, and marked it and thats where I turned when sewing. sew along the sides and bottom with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Leave 2 inches unsewn at the bottom of the lining fabric pieces. Trim the edges

  9. Small dscf5243 1320519288

    Turn main fabric piece right side out and put it inside of the lining piece like this:

  10. Small dscf5244 1320519342

    Pin and sew around the top with 1/4 inch seam. Turn everything right side out using the 2 inch hole in the lining and topstitch around the opening of the bag. You should have this:

  11. Small dsc 0414 1320519349

    Sew up the two inches on the lining and add a button if you wish.