Birthday Clutch

I really like being able to make the presents I give to friends and family!  I made this clutch for my sister-in-law.  I'm sending it in the mail to her, so don't tell her!!! ; )

 I started working on the purse last month.

I liked being able to combine the knitting and sewing in this project.  There weren't a lot of instructions on how to sew in the lining and how to make it work just right, so I used some suggestions from Marci and it worked out in the end!

I would never have picked out that fabric on my own.  I was walking back and forth in Jo-Ann's when a helpful clerk pulled 3 possible fabrics for me and I just loved this one!  Also another shopper helped me with the ribbon since the one I had started with would fray easily. Good to know!!! Love that I had so many helpful people through out this project!

Preview of the Purse

I was just so excited about this purse I had to post some of the pictures of it!

Here is the knitted portion.  

 And here is the lining on the inside!! 

I'm still working on it. I have to add the handles to it.  Originally the pattern is for a clutch but I'm having issues with the dowel rods so I might go find some cute handles to add to it... We'll see. But I'll post pictures when I get it together!