Who can sew a cute Zippered Pouch? You can! It’s easy:)! All it takes is a few small scraps, a zipper, and a few buttons. It is the perfect size to hold make up, sewing supplies, pencils, or many other goodies:)
Are you ready to join me? Here we go!
Supplies:
- (2) 4.5″ x 9″ rectangles for outside
- (2) 2.75″ x 9″ rectangles for accent on outside
- (1) 1.5″ pinked edged strip from lining fabric
- (2) 6.5″ x 9″ rectangles for lining
- (2) 1.5″ x 2″ rectangles for zipper stops
- (3) buttons
- (1) 9″ zipper
- Scrap batting
Directions:
- Sew 4.5″and 2.75″ rectangles together.
- Press toward accent piece
- Place batting under each sewn piece
- Top stitch the edge of the accent piece along the fold
- Sew accent strip to edge of front fabric piece
- Trim the strip even to the edges
You are doing great!
- Cut the bottom of zipper to 8.5″
- Using a 1/2″ seam allowance Sew small rectangles to ends of the zipper. Back stitch tightly
- Fold open rectangles
- Trim side edges to the same width as your zipper.
- Trim length of zipper to 9″ making sure to trim from both ends so your zipper is centered.
- With right sides together, sew zipper to top piece of pouch
- With zipper still facing down, place lining piece on top and sew together along zipper edge
- Pull the front and lining pieces open
- Fold zipper toward lining
- Top stitch next to zipper on the front of pouch
- Repeat the last five steps for the back pieces of the pouch.
Now it is time to sew on the buttons:)
- Making sure to sew only the front of the pouch, NOT to the lining as well, center the buttons and sew them down. Hint: decorative thread looks nice here, but isn’t necessary
It’s looking good! Do you see how your tab pieces are sewn in nicely between the zipper and your pouch pieces? Great job:)!
- OPEN THE ZIPPER. This is important. If you don’t, you won’t be able to turn your pouch right side out after the next step.
- Pull right sides of pouch front together and right sides of lining pieces together. You may want to use pins here to hold on place.
- Starting at the center of the lining pieces, back stitch and sew around your pouch.
- Stop about 3″ from your starting point. Back stitch to secure your threads
- Reaching inside of the hole you created in the bottom of the lining, pull your pouch inside out.
- With your finger or a pointed object, push all of the corners out to crisp points.
- Fold the opening of the hole in the lining and sew it closed
- Push the lining inside of your pouch.
- DONE!
Go ahead and zip it up and admire your perfect zipper stops. SWEET!
Isn’t your pouch so pretty?! You deserve a big HOORAY!! Good for you:)!!
I think I am going to make up a few more of these and put them in my car to organize the clutter in my arm rest.
I am happy to be linking this scrappy zippered pouch up with Kate’s ScrappHappy June 😊❤️
Until next time,
thanks for that Tracey! I always have problems with my zip ends, and your idea of little fabric tabs on each end looks like the perfect solution.
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Hi Claire! I hope you will give the tab idea a try. They really are easy:). Thank you for stopping by and commenting today:)❤️❤️
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I love your clearly written directions and accompanied photos. Looks like something I would like to make
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Yea! I hope you give this little pouch a try:). It is easy and fun. Thank you for stopping by 😊❤️
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Going to share on Facebook today.
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Thank you so much! You are the best❤️❤️
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Hope it brings you new followers. 🙂
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Great directions! I had seen a tutorial on making a zippered pouch but it did not have a lining. Your tutorial is perfect!
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Thank you so much Chela! This is a fun and easy pouch for sure:)❤️❤️
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A perfect ScrapHappy post, too! I love your fabrics, especially the bird one, so sweet. And I agree, you can never have too many handy pouches. My purse would be a mess without pouches for sunglasses, hankie and lipstick, keys, etc…
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Thank you Kate:). It is an absolutely PERFECT scraphappy bag! I will link up in the morning😊❤️. I agree with organizing a purse or glove box with bags. It makes it so much easier:)
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Very cute! Nice tutorial!!! Happy Quilting! 🙂
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Thank you Gail! Small little quilty projects like this really are happy quilting!:). Thank you once again for stopping by❤️❤️
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So cute. Thanks Tracy!
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Aw! Thanks Lori! I’m glad you like the tutorial. I hope you give it a try sometime:)
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I will!
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Great tutorial, haven’t made one for ages, I think I’ll make some more having seen yours 🙂
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Oh! I hope you try your hand at a little pouch again. It’s quick and easy fun😊❤️
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Thanks Tracy! I need to try some of these. 😍
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You are welcome Kathy! If you need a small bag, this is sure an easy one:)❤️
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Hi Tracy! Cute, cute, CUTE! And such great detailed instructions. I am going to PIN this – people will be flocking to your website to follow this tutorial for sure! Happy Thursday! ~smile~ Roseanne
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Aw! Thank you so much Roseanne! I really do like this cute little pouch. I appreciate the pin:). You are the BEST!❤️❤️
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Your pouch is too cute! And you make adding the zipper seem easy! 🌼😊
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Thank you Abbie! This is a very easy way to add a zipper, I just love the look of zippers with stops. 😊❤️❤️
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Great instructions and will put this on my “make someday list” 🙂
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Wonderful Tierney! Please let me know how it goes when you give it a try:)! I haven’t had much tv time lately. Maybe next week:)
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