gathered clutch

Over a month ago I finally got around to making the gathered clutch over at noodlehead. I have had a lot of compliments on it. I had so much fun making it and it was a quick project. I chose just to have card holders on one side of the interior (there is an option for a divided as well)...

I love the gathers on the front of the clutch. They make me quite happy...
I made another one as a gift and forgot to take a picture! Someone please tell me I am not the only one who does that.

Anna has now added a pattern for the tutorial as well.

Penny hosted a Gathered Clutch Swap. I wish I had known about it in time. It would have been so fun! You can see everyone's wonderful creations here.

I haven't sewn anything since this and I am itching to get back into the sewing room. Hopefully, now that we are getting settled into our homeschool routine for the year, I will have some time to sew. It seems that lately my spare time is still filled with homeschool doings. It is funny how you think you have it all planned out only to find that it all needs to be tweaked after the first week. But I think I finally have it figured out. My sewing machine thanks me and hopefully my smalls do too!