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.
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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:
<ul><li>Talk about bag-making possibilities </li>
<li>Cut and press our fabric (I'll show you how to use a rotary cutter as well as trace-and-cut pattern pieces)</li>
<li>Stabilize our fabric with iron-on interfacing (this gives the zipper pouch structure)</li>
<li>Prep + install our zipper (it's a breeze!)</li>
<li>Assemble the bag</li>
<li>Box the corners (so it can stand on its own - so proud)</li>
<li>Turn and finish the bag</li>
<li>Go over four ways to modify the base design</li>
<li>Talk about common sewing mishaps and ways to troubleshoot</li>
</ul>Hope to sew you there! (sorry about that, I'm not going to delete it tho)
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How to Sew a Zipper Pouch

Zipper Pouches + Beyond!

Materials

Clearing the Space

Cutting + Pressing Fabric

Cutting Fabric with a Rotary Cutter

Cutting Fabric with Shears + a Pattern Piece

Interfacing Fabric

Prepping the Zipper

Threading the Machine + Basic Sewing Introduction

Attaching the Zipper Tabs

Installing the Zipper

Assembling the Zipper Pouch

Boxing the Corners

Turn + Finish The Zipper Pouch

Bag Modifications

Troubleshooting

Share Your Project

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