Cynthia’s Clever Kindle Clutch

Sewist’s Name: Cynthia Brooks from Holden, Massachusetts

Type of Project: Kindle Clutch

Pattern: Jot it Down – Better Homes & Gardens

Featured Date: 1-19-23

Hi, I’m Cynthia and I am showing a project which I call my “Kindle clutch”. The pattern is for a planner called “Jot it Down” and it’s from the Better Homes and Gardens magazine, Handwork Happiness, May 2020.

The cover of my clutch is fabric salvaged from a dress which I made and embroidered when I was 18 years old. The dress was is very good condition and I repurposed the bodice for this project. The dress meant a lot to me as I embroidered the dress while my husband and I traveled on a cross country camping trip soon after we married. I have saved the dress for over 40 years!  

I embellished the cover piece with more embroidery inspired by my memories of visiting the National Parks of Canada and the USA. Mountains, sunsets and fields of flowers. I used the fabric from the body of the dress in the construction of the planner and to create the interior flaps. I learned to love hand embroidery all over again. Using this piece of needlework from my youth combined with the sewing and quilting skills gained over my lifetime was very meaningful.

Thank you!

Cynthia Brooks,

Holden, MA

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