Day 1 - Gather Your Supplies

Woohoo!  Today we are starting the Madison Clutch Sewalong.  Grab your pattern or get it here from Pink Door Fabrics.

The supply list is on the back of the pattern. 

First: grab a pencil.  I write on all of my patterns as I prep and work.  This one is no different.  I have underlined the things I think I might forget AND starred the things I know I'll forget. 

I went through my stash for my supplies, but you may need to run out to get some of the items we need for the clutch.

You have some choices to make about fabrics.  You can choose all quilting cotton if you'd like.  You can also use a lightweight canvas throughout.  You also can use quilting cotton for your main and lining pieces and choose something heftier for the accent.  A heftier fabric could be leather, cork, vinyl, or a thicker canvas.  

I am choosing to use cork.  It's just a scrap, but I hope it's enough.  It seems to match my gunmetal hardware.

We need 3 different interfacings depending on your choice of fabric.  You'll need Pellon SF101, Pellon 808, and some Soft and Stable.  Since I am just using my stash, I'm going to have to do my best with the interfacing.  I will be using SF101 and Pellon foam.  All of which I got at Joann's at some point and time.  I don't think I will need to interface my cork, so I am leaving off the 808.  I may gently put some SF101 on my cork; we'll see.  I find Soft and Stable hard to find, so I often use the Pellon foam, and I don't have issues.

You also need to grab some hardware.  My hardware stash is RIDICULOUS, but I did manage to find a 1" D-Ring and 1" Swivel Clip in gunmetal.  The last thing we need is a zipper.  I am going to use a #5 zipper from Emmaline Bags (also in gunmetal).  Pretty much ALL of my hardware comes from Emmaline.  Here is a short video about zippers.

Email me or comment with any questions.

Next Post: We will tackle steps 1-7

What am I reading? Way too much is the correct answer.

Because a student suggested it: The Five People You Meet in Heaven - It's meh so far

Because I need escapism to get through life: Bounty Claimed by Lindsey Devin - It's pretty good

Listening to: The Compton Cowboys by Walter Thompson-Hernandez - Super interesting, sad at times

Music?  Well, I watched a documentary on the Interrupters and it was AWESOME.  So then I went and watched Dance Craze.