I have this pretty shibori rayon cotton which I really love. I thought it will be great to make fold over clutch. Then Namrata suggested I try Heidi - the free pattern from Swoon Patterns, when I saw the pattern,
I know this will be perfect project for the shibori.
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| chevron shibori |
The problem is I don’t use
Vinyl or leather. So after scanning my stash, I thought this raw silk in coffee
brown will be perfect combo.
I marked 3/8” from the top of the accented panel piece and
clipped along the curvy edge. And slowly ironed the seam in and pinned it to
the main exterior fabric and top stitch with 1/8” inch seam allowance.
And I loved how this turned out.
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| Foldover Heidi Clutch |
I used metal zipper for both top and exterior pocket. I
added fabric tab for both top and pocket zipper so that the metal teeth won’t get in the way. Frankly, metal
zipper still scare me 0_0
Attaching zipper in the curvy top was quite easy. Just make
sure you mark the middle of the zipper and the fabric and start pinning from
the middle. I like to attach the zipper to the lining first and then to the
exterior fabric.
For some people maybe attaching zipper this way is too much of
work, but I personally feel this will give more security since the zipper will
be used a lot.
That’s quite a fast project to do and know I will make more ^__^.
And as I was taking
photos for my fabric shop, ideas keep brewing in my head. So, look forward for
more Indigos and blues.
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| Block print Indigo Cotton |
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| Mudcloth a.k.a Daboo cotton |
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| Indigo Rayon Cotton |
What fabric fancy you now?
Until then,
Happy Sewing
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