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Easy Lined Zipper Pouch. Have no fear of the zipper! This lined zipper pouch tutorial will show you just how easy it is to create a zip-bag to store your goodies. When you don’t need to carry everything with you, replace your purse with a simple zipper clutch and store your keys, cards and cash! When you are done, you can use this same method to create a zipper pouch in various sizes based on your needs. Materials – 2 fat quarters (18”x22”) of cotton quilting fabric – 9″ zipper – Sewing machine with zipper foot – Optional: medium-weight fusible interfacing Want to print these instructions for later? Finished Size 9-1/2″ long x 6-1/2″ tall All seam allowances are 1/4″ unless otherwise noted. Cutting: From outer fabric, cut (2) rectangles 10″ x 7″ and (2) zipper tabs tabs 1-1/2” x 3”. From lining fabric, cut (2) rectangles 10″ x 7″. Assembly: Fold zipper tabs in half widthwise, to make a square shape. Position other folded zipper tab so fold just overlaps edge of zipper pull.

Now, it’s time to attach the lining! Lined Zipper Pouch Tutorial – SO easy! | So Sew Something! March 1, 2012 by robiedodson Hey there friends and family and mystery sewers … how in the world are you??? I just realized it’s been about THREE WEEKS since my last confession post. Gosh. As we say here in Texas, “That ain’t right!” You’ve probably guessed that my world has been a little rocked by my $35 Strapless Dress Revolution. You are correct! I’ve sold 35 dresses so far – HUGE THANK YOU to all of you! Anyway … I just couldn’t go another minute without passing along another easy project for y’all. And yes, it's even lined! How to Make a Lined Zipper Pouch – without a pattern! This may sound strange, but I prefer to start with the zipper .. meaning, the size of your zipper should determine the size (or atleast WIDTH) of your pouch. I rarely measure, I just make sure that my fabric is narrower than my zipper - just like what you see here.

Choose your lining fabric, and cut two more shapes the same size. See how the zipper pull is on the bottom not the top! Okay, follow closely. Pojagi Seam Technique with Vivika Hansen DeNegre - Quilting Daily. Webmail 2.0: Film in the Fridge. Video 21: Bullion Embroidery Stitches. Sewing Patterns. YouTube. I Made My Own Dress Form! Here she is! My paper-tape double! Woohoo! Wow, I’m so happy this worked! This is a great way to get a dress form without having to spend hundreds of dollars, and the best part is it replicates your unique body shape! All of the mannequins I’ve looked at have a bust that is still bigger than mine at their smallest measurement, and I am no expert on mannequins but I think you’d probably be hard-pressed to find one with a sway back!

I researched this method of making a dress form on the internet quite a lot, and I found most of the information I found glossed over some of the aspects I wanted to know about. So I thought I might just make a mini tutorial about what I’ve learned! It was quite fun to make (well, mainly after I’d gotten out of my papery prison- that bit wasn’t so fun)- it sort of took me back to school days where you’d get to make papier mache projects! Well, shall we get started? Here’s what you will need: -paper tape* -scissors -masking/duct tape -newspapers/fabric scraps/stuffing.