Gathered Clutch

A friend of mine recently moved away. She's the creative type who uses fabric to decorate, but didn't want to take it with her when she moved so I was the lucky recipient! I took 3 that she had hung together and re-purposed them into this clutch to send her as a "good luck, off to your new and exciting life" present, following the tutorial over on Noodlehead. I'm excited with the way it turned out and it was the perfect way to transform her material into something new. And it really wasn't too hard - the tutorial is easy to follow. I successfully used interfacing AND installed a zipper. Now on to one for myself!

What's an aunt to do?

Several months ago, I posted the quilt I made for my niece's 3rd birthday. It was a Fons and Porter kit - paper dolls. So when the 3 year old sent an email requesting more clothes for her quilt, I have no choice but to respond!

I followed this tutorial to make a little drawstring bag.

And loaded it up with the rest of the clothes ("and hats, yes please" so says the 3 year old)