Have you ever wondered how to sew a zipper pouch? But then you got scared about sewing the zipper and decided to never try? I'm here to hold your hand through your first zippered project: a zipper pouch! One that stands on its own and is easy to make! All beginners with a sewing machine at the ready are welcome to join the zipper-bag-making-fun.

I couldn't wait to start sewing - and then I let my machine sit on the shelf for six months because I was too afraid to try. After watching a YouTube tutorial I went from never-have-I-sewn to "mom look I made a zippered pouch." I felt so excited and empowered, and the bag-making and sewing never quite went away!

I'm here to encourage you that if you can learn and practice to sew a straight line, you can also install a zipper. Spend an hour and a half with me as we:

Talk about bag-making possibilities
Cut and press our fabric (I'll show you how to use a rotary cutter as well as trace-and-cut pattern pieces)
Stabilize our fabric with iron-on interfacing (this gives the zipper pouch structure)
Prep + install our zipper (it's a breeze!)
Assemble the bag
Box the corners (so it can stand on its own - so proud)
Turn and finish the bag
Go over four ways to modify the base design
Talk about common sewing mishaps and ways to troubleshoot

Hope to sew you there! (sorry about that, I'm not going to delete it tho)

Jack Taylor

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