Teeny Pack Clutch Mini Tutorial

Here's another project that you can make with just 1 teeny pack and a bit of batting (flower is a separate bit of bling.)

This clutch can take on many different looks depending on the fabrics you choose.  Add the wrist strap or not.  Great as a little purse or for keeping small items separate in a larger tote or a suitcase.

Choose your own embellishments (pins, button, etc.) or leave it simple!

 Materials:

1 Teeny Pack

Scrap of batting approx. 11" x 20"

Large sew-in snap or 1 1/2" piece of velcro

Coordinating thread

Cutting:

1. Open up the teeny pack and iron all of the fabrics.  Choose 1 fabric for the flap. 
2. Trim the flap fabric to 9"  x 10 1/2" and then cut it down the middle for 2 pieces measuring 4 1/2" x 10 1/2".  Set aside.
3. Layer the 4 remaining fabrics on top of each other and cut/straighten one long edge.  Cut 4 strips, each 2" wide. 
4. Using a 1/4" seam allowance, sew 2 sets of 7 strips each along the long edges, in any order you wish.  Press the seam allowances in one direction.
5. Trim both sets to 10 1/2" wide by 10" tall.
6. Pin flap to top edge of pieced fabric right sides together.  Sew across using a 1/4 " seam allowance.  Repeat for other piece.
7. Press seam allowances toward flap fabrics.
8. Set one unit aside.
9. Pin 2nd unit to the piece of batting.  Quilt as desired.  We quilted ours by stitching in the ditch on the strips, and basting around the flap edges.  Trim batting even with fabric.
10. If you wish to add an embellishment strip across the flap, and/or a wrist strap, prepare the 2 remaining fabric strips as follows in step 11.  If not, continue to step 13.
11. Fold each strip in half, wrong sides together along the long edges and press.  Open up and fold each raw edge toward the center crease and press.  Fold the strips in half along the long edge so that the raw edges are hidden.   Pin the embellishment strip to the right side of the quilted flap and stitch down.  We used a large zigzag stitch.   
12. Topstitch the wrist strap piece as desired.  Baste wrist strap to the left side of the quilted piece, about 1/2" below the flap seam, raw edges aligned, and loop of strap laying against quilted bag.
13. Pin quilted piece and un-quilted piece right sides together.  Using a 1/4" seam allowance, sew around the clutch leaving a 4" opening along the long edge opposite the strap.  Trim the corners to reduce bulk.
14. Turn the clutch inside out through the opening and slip stitch the opening closed.
15. Press the bag.
16. Fold the bottom up to 1/2" below the flap so that the quilted side is the outside.  Stitch each side seam about 1/8" from the finished edges to create the clutch.  Topstitch the flap edges as well, if you desire.
17. Attach a large sew-on snap or pieces of Velcro to the underside of the flap and the outside of the clutch pocket for a closure.

(view of opened clutch with sew on snap and wrist strap)

(view of outside of clutch with embellishments)

(embellishment strip sewn on with large zigzag stitch)

(flower embellishment made with Clover Kanzashi Flower Maker, Pointed Petal, Size Lg, Osnaberg fabric, and Dritz Craft Cover Button size 7/8".  Fabric covered button is sewn onto flower.  A pin pack was hand sewn to the flower and the flower was then pinned to the clutch.)

 Thanks for joining us for another tutorial using our fun little "Teeny Packs".  Hope to see you at the shop!