There are so many projects that can be made out of fabric placemats and a clutch is one of them. With all of the brightly colored, and boldly designed placemats that are out there the creative possibilities with placemat clutches are endless. Placemats are very inexpensive to purchase, which means making a placemat clutch is an extremely inexpensive project. Another great thing about placemat clutches are that they require only basic sewing skills, making them a perfect project just learning how to sew, plus since the hems on the placemat are already done, it takes only a matter of minutes to make one. Here are three of my favorite tutorials that show how to turn a placemat into a clutch that you will be proud to carry.
Brady Lou: Project Guru – Placemat Clutch Tutorial
I am absolutely in love with the Placemat Clutch made by Brady Lou: Project Guru. The clutch’s brightly colored black and yellow reminds me of something an actress from Old Hollywood would carry.
This clutch is so easy to make, and the tutorial that can be found on Brady Lou: Project Guru is wonderful. The tutorial offers step-by-step instructions along with plenty of pictures of the whole sewing process.
You can find the Brady Lou: Project Guru Placemat Clutch Tutorial by visiting their blog.
Lil Blue Boo – An Embellished Placemat Clutch
Ashley at Lil Blue Boo offers a great tutorial for a placemat clutch that would make an elegant evening clutch with her An Embellished Placemat Clutch.
To make her placemat clutch Ashley used a silk placemat that she bought at the ninety-nine cent store, some fabric scraps, and a button from her button jar.
Ashley shares how she made her placemat clutch with step-by-step instructions with each step accompanied by a picture of how it is done.
You can find Ashley’s An Embellished Placemat Clutch tutorial by visiting her blog, Lil Blue Boo.
Happy Together: Placemat Clutches
Not all placemats are perfectly rectangular in shape, and Jessica, who blogs at Happy Together, acknowledges that fact in her Placemat Clutches tutorial where she discusses how to turn a variety of shaped placemats into clutches.
Jessica shares how to make a clutch out of oval shaped, circular shaped, and rectangular placemats. Her tutorial features step-by-step cutting and sewing instructions that are accompanied by plenty of pictures of both the sewing process and completed project.
You can find Jessica’s Placemat Clutches tutorial by visiting her blog, Happy Together.