I made a little bag for my favourite young whippersnapper recently to say thank you for some extra help she was giving me.
She needed something she could just pop a couple of dollars, a credit card and her football player swap cards in. That last one is, of course, a joke. Like all young women these days, she collects Rugby Union autobiographies.
She also needed something she could swing jauntily from her arm.
I used this brilliant tutorial to make her a little zippered clutch.
You might remember the gorgeous ikat-style fabric I’ve used for the outside from my fabric luggage tag tutorial. I’m just the teensiest bit obsessed with it.
I lined the inside with simple grey and white dots.
Of course I also sewed a stamped name tag onto the lining because as regular readers can attest, I loves me my personalised bits.
Are you wondering what freaky kind of name ends in -AWG? Well, it actually ends in -DAWG. As in Lu-Dawg, Chris-Dawg, Snoop-Dawg, Dawggy-Dawg. As you do.
This little one took me a couple of hours as I was taking my time to ensure I didn’t muck it up. But I think once you’ve made one, you could sew up others very quickly. Wouldn’t they make sweet gifts with a little bottle of nail polish inside?
Especially if it were this, my current favourite: OPI’s Planks A Lot which, incidentally, also describes some of my dearest friends perfectly.
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So cute & love how their wrists are so tiny & small. The little message on the inside is such a sweet addition, i often print messages inside my children’s annual pencil case productions, ‘yo dawggie’ would be cute!! Love Posie
Oh that sounds v cute indeed – do you print onto fabric and use that as liner? Love a hidden message, I do.
Ok, where to start? I love the pairing of the spotty lining with your ikat.
I totally knew it was Dawg because we use that around here too. (I am G-Dawgs, G. Diddy, and Dids.)
Those pouches do make up very fast once you’ve done one, and they are great gifts. I made boxy versions and put hand made lip gloss in them for my girlfriends for Christmas.
And I *love* that shade of purple and must have some!
Cuuuute; loving the sound of your boxy pouches with lip gloss – lucky your friends! Did they love? Yes, Planks a Lot is a cracker. And hilariously named. So a double whammy winner! Actually, I love all the OPI names. V clever.
And I cannot believe you are a DAWG! Hurrah for all the dawggies (and if you know who let the dawgs out can you let me know?).
xxxxx
how stylish, your fabric choice is very cool!
Well thank you Sophie. Never easy to pair busy bright pink and orange ikat!
Where did you get the ikat style fabric that you use in the tutorial? It is gorgeous!
Hi Hannah
I got it from a store here in Australia called Spotlight. A few months back though.