Zippered Clutch and a BIG Confession!

I meet many people who ask me who taught me to sew, how old I was when I learned, etc.  The truth is, I've grown up sewing with my mother and grandmothers  They are all extraordianary women who have a natural talent for working with fabric. Unfortunately, I live a state away from all these women, so I can only ask sewing advice by phone most of the time.

 
So, when I confess something to you, you're likely to not believe that I could come from such a strong family history of sew-ers.  I lacked a basic sewing skill and avoided patterns that required this skill for years.  In fact, you may just quit reading this blog all together when I tell you my big secret.....

I've never sewn a zipper.  

Until now.

Mastering a zipper was on my list of "Sewing Resolutions" for 2011.  (This was not an actual list; just one I made up in my head.  :).  In fact, a friend asked me earlier this year if I'd make her something with a zipper, and I had to turn her down because I was so terrified of them.

I ordered a few more patterns from Ali Foster, and one was the Lulu Clutch.  I'd been eyeing this pattern for a while, but of course, was scared of the zipper.  I got some confidence by reading her pattern description and bought a zipper today.  In less than one hour, I had conquered my fears and successfully sewn a zipper!

If you've never sewn a zipper, I highly recommend this pattern.  It walks you through the process step by step and make it almost impossible to mess up!

 
This clutch will be available in my Etsy Shop soon.  The fabric is from the Brother-Sister line at Hobby Lobby.