february clutch-a-long wrap-up + features

March 5, 2013

The envelope clutch-a-long is officially over! It was so fun to see your finished clutches come in via email, instagram, flickr, facebook and twitter all week! Thank you so much for playing along, I was amazed at your creativity! Here is a recap of all the posts:


And here are some of YOUR cluches:


Diario de Naii made lots of clutches and even shrank the pattern to make smaller versions!

Darling Adventures made this clutch with an embroidered pillow sham!

Taylor from Taylormade used a striped and floral combo:

Hope and Louise pleated the top flap of her clutch and used a cute vintage button!

Becoming Whitney free motion embroidered her fabric, added a bow and put a pocket inside!


Veronica of SewVery made hers into a purse!


Akwiinas also made a sweet purse!


Caught on A Whim used a pretty floral and sewed her first buttonhole!


Casa Kelley stamped her fabric with arrows before sewing it up. (She made another one here, too!)


Missy Dear paired turquoise faux bois and a bright red button!


Raspberry Sunshine made this cute one with the lining peeking out!


Melissa from Melly Sews made a smaller version also, with topstitching and an awesome button!


Rach from Family Ever After made hers into a passport holder and skipped the buttonhole!


Stef from Girl. Inspired. made this chic clutch:


Heidaway in the sewing room made a laptop sleeve!

Oh Sew Liz used chevron fabric and a cute little wooden button!

I also love this one by Jenny Rach:


Check out more in the flickr group and leave some comment love! You are welcome to keep adding them, too. They might be featured in future round-ups!


Thanks again for participating! 
The next sew-a-long will be this summer, stay tuned!





13 Responses to february clutch-a-long wrap-up + features

  1. Laura says:

    What a fantastic collection, so many great versions. I love the idea of turning it into a laptop sleeve.

  2. The range of creativity is very impressive! I really like the smaller versions – the uses would be endless. And what a great idea to add straps! Thanks for featuring my clutch (the embroidered pillow sham); I can’t wait for the next sew-along :-)

  3. Whit says:

    These are all so cute!! Wish I would have made one!
    Great job everyone!

  4. naii says:

    ohhhh awesome!!! I can´t stop sewing envelopes anymore, love them in fabric! Thanks for this cute sewalong!

  5. Erica says:

    Thanks so much for hosting! I had such a great time. I learned so much, and it was fun to see how everyone put their own spin on the same pattern.

  6. Ilaria Tj says:

    That’s really a great collection!!!

  7. I really had a great time seeing everyone’s variations. That is what’s so cool about joining sew-a-longs like this online. You can have a chance to see creativity from sewists around the world! Thanks for showing off my clutch :-) Looking forward to your next sew-a-long.

    Cindy

  8. Whitney says:

    I had so much fun in this sew-a-long – thank you for sharing the free pattern! I’m already dreaming up my next version of the envelope clutch. Thank you for featuring mine!

  9. Oh Sew Liz says:

    Yay! I loved making this clutch. I already have another one cut and waiting. It made my day seeing my bag in your blog. :) thanks for the amazing pattern, I hope you do another sew long soon. :)

  10. michael ann says:

    Love the idea of making the clutch into a laptop sleeve! Pretty bummed I missed your sew along this time around but I will definitely be saving this pattern for later. Great job Kate!

  11. Delia says:

    How cool that someone turned it into a lap top sleeve!! What an awesome pattern Kate.

  12. sewVery says:

    Thanks for the feature, Kate. This sew-a-long was so much fun, and I am completely blown away by how many people like my version! There were so many great ones made, too, and I know this is going to be a popular pattern for a long time. Looking forward to the summer sew-a-long!

  13. This was my first sew-along I’ve ever participated in! (I still have to put pictures up on my blog). I loved being a part of this, and I LOVED your pattern, Kate! Thanks for featuring my passport clutch… now I can’t wait to use it!