Thursday, November 15, 2012

2 retro clutches


You know I was in a rut a few days ago and I took a day off and went to see Argo. This is not the kind of movie I would normally go see but my girl wanted to see it so we all went, even paying the higher public holiday rate. It turned out to be a good movie. Really held my attention. And of course after the movie, we all wiki it to find out more about the events that happened during the period. I remember during that time, we had no internet and all our information came from the daily newspapers. The world is such a different place now with the net and wifi.

Anyway, not thinking about making my quota and freeing myself from any sewing obligations was so good for me because I felt so relaxed. And hey, thanks to those of you who left me sweet comments. 

I feel quite recharged and the first items I made were these 2 clutches. The fabric was stashed in my bomb shelter. I had them washed and dried. Both are quite thick, almost like upholstery level.


This fabric I had forgotten about. It's so retro, isn't it? I had only a very small amount so it fitted a clutch perfectly. I realised that in order to get out of my rut, I had to make something I haven't already made like a 100 pieces.

This is the back.


I couldn't find the perfect lining so I made do with this beige polka dot.


This is another fabric with the retro feel.


I used my rose polka dot which I think is a perfect match.

November is hurtling by so fast. When I think about it I feel so paralyzed. So I try not to think about it. Good luck to all of you who are scrambling to produce stock for the Christmas market!

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Oh one last thing. I'm doing a little promo for Bethany of Sweet Bee Buzzings. And no, she has no idea I'm doing this. She is having a 10% off everything in her shop (HERE) through November 30th. You need to use the code BEESBUZZ to claim the discount. Please know that 50% of the sale goes to a fundraiser to help someone in need.

45 out of 74 projects completed.

See ya.


6 comments:

Linda said...

More beautiful bags! I love the retro look of your fabrics.
I'm glad you're feeling more relaxed.

Bethany said...

Hey thanks for the mention there, Jane!
I love those fabrics you used! And I majorly dig the polka dot linings :)

punkychewster said...

Almost there! Jia you, Jane!!

PS i love upholstery fabric, but sometimes they can be such a b**** to sew!!

Dee said...

Nice bags.
hope all goes well with the last big stall.

Little Blue Mouse said...

45 out of 74? Not many to go now, you can do it!

Carol & Eddy said...

Eeks! Love the bags. And I think it's cute that your other half wrote that all the hot girls are called Jane in Singapore :-)

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