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[kittykatofdoom.livejournal.com]

hi. i know i'm a lurker but i posted here a few times a really long time ago (i think) and despite the terrible text-heaviness of this i'm going to ask you this:
I want to make a clutch bag that's soft, roundish and gathers at the top. I want to be able to make a button closure for it, not the metal clicky thingie that a lot of purses like this have. does anyone have/know of any instructions/patterns/advice about a bag like this, or something similar?
thanks a lot
ps - i'll post pictures when i'm done.