Gifts, Arts & Crafts

One of the most popular wedding trends is to create coordinating clutches for the bridesmaids. These adorable little purses are just the right size to carry a few important items to the wedding and reception. Many brides also use them to hold special wedding day gifts for their girlfriends. We even found some stories out there about brides who& acute;ve skipped traditional bridesmaid bouquets, choosing instead to put real or silk flowers on coordinated clutches and have the girls carry these down the aisle. Our design uses a frame with a beautiful big ball clasp.Ingredients shown below are for ONE clutch and the amounts shown allow extra for fussy cutting.●? yard of 54& quot; wide décor weight cotton for the exterior?●? yard of 44-45& quot; wide quilting weight cotton for the lining●We used cotton sateens and quilting weight cottons from the Notting Hill Collection Color by Joel Dewberry for FreeSpirit Fabrics; our three clutches used the following fabric combinations:Clutch 1●Exterior: Notting Hill Kaleidoscope Sateen in Pink●Lining: Notting Hill Frames Cotton in TangerineClutch 2●Exterior: Notting Hill Primrose Sateen in Pink●Lining: Notting Hill Hexagons Cotton in MagentaClutch 3●Exterior: Notting Hill Pristine Poppy in Pink●Lining: Notting Hill Square Petals Cotton in Tangerine●? yard of medium-weight fusible interfacing; we used 931TD Fusible Midweight by Pellon●? yard of wide fusible fleece; we used 987F Fusible Fleece by PellonONE 8-10& quot; x 3& quot; rectangular, ready-made purse frame; as mentioned above, we found ours on Etsy where there were many options from which to choose. You could also look at your local craft store. It is a readily available size/shape and we show you how to adjust our pattern to fit your frame.?●One tube of quick drying permanent adhesive●All purpose thread to match fabric●See-through ruler●Fabric pen or pencil●Iron and ironing board●Scissors or rotary cutter and mat●Tape measure●Seam gauge●Seam ripper●Straight pins●Clips to hold frame in place while it dries;