Boxy pouch. Fully lined zippered box pouch. I love the look of a zippered box pouch...so incredibly cute.
I found many tutorials on the internet, but was disappointed after making pouches following these tutorials to find that they were not fully lined; looks so much nicer when you open your pouch and there are no seams. It took me a long time to figure it out and I thought and thought and thought...then I got it♥ I don't want to keep this knowledge to myself, so here it is. I'd like to thank Jane at Projects by Jane (the only other tutorial like this that I was able to find on the internet - wish I'd found it sooner). Her photos may help you out too if mine fail to communicate properly. If you like what you see and this tutorial was helpful, please help me by making a small donation to my site (click mauve button on top right on homepage).
♥♥♥Thanks so much! The finished pouch is 3 high x 4 wide x 7 long (inches) Here's what you need: 1 twelve inch zipper 2 10x7 inch panels for the lining (my lining fabric is the green one) STEP 1. Boxed Pouch Tutorial. This pouch has been getting a lot of attention on Flickr, especially after Jeni featured it on her blog during one of her Friday Favorites posts.
I thought it might be fun to try to make a tutorial so that others can make one as well! This is my first official tutorial, and I would love some feedback. Please let me know if you find any errors or if there is something I can describe better. I am an organic sewer,and tend to follow basic rules as opposed to specific instructions, so this was a new way of thinking through things for me. As anyone who has written a tutorial will tell you, they are not as easy to write as they might seem Materials Needed (20) 2.5″ squares (this is a nice way to use scraps up) in this example, I cut up a pack of (20) Echo by Lotta Jansdotter charm squares and had enough squares to make two boxed pouches plus an iPad case (!!)
Now, here is the same info in Jamie-speak. There are four basic steps to this project. The narrow pouch is 9″ x 3″ x 1.5″. Lined Zippered Boxy Pouch Tutorial. When I wanted to make a perfectly lined zippered boxy pouch without ugly raw seams or hiding of raw seams via bias binding, I couldn't find any tutorial in googleland.
So I used what I learnt at Thimble and a bit from Three Bears and I managed to achieve my dream pouch. A reader named Grace wanted to make one too and I found it too hard to explain so I decided to come up with a tutorial instead. To achieve a crispier boxy pouch, you can use interface but for this tutorial I'm skipping the interface. Here's what you need: Outer fabric (camouflage) 2 pieces 10" by 6" Lining 2 pieces 10" by 6" 8" zipper Handle (camouflage) 1 piece 10" by 2" (lengthen if your hand is large) Oops.
I forgot to include the handle in the photo.