I've been making lots of zipper pouches for my upcoming craft fair so I thought in the midst of it all I should go ahead and take some step by step pictures to make a tutorial. I tried to use the same basic tutorial to make 3 different types of pouches. Either boxed bottom for a more 3D feel or flat for those who like that style more. I also did either a ruffled strip across or a pleated strip. I think I personally prefer the pleated strip but they are both pretty cute.
I tried something new for this tutorial and did it google.docs Let me know what you think of it this way. I figured it would be easier for people to print it out this way. I managed to figure out how to save it as a pdf but so far I can't figure how I publish that pdf online so I can link directly to it. Any suggestions?
Anyway here's the tutorial: Ruffled or Pleated Zipper Pouch Tutorial
Let me know if you have any questions, or if any steps seem confusing.
8 comments:
Awesome! Thanks for taking the time....I will one day find time to sew again! This is definitely on the list!
These are so cute -- thanks for the tutorial! RE: having downloadable PDFs. Here's what I learned from another blogger (Cathe from Just Something I Made when she was still using Blogger). Wordpress allows downloadable PDFs, so I created a free Wordpress blog just for my PDFs. I upload there then post a link to my Blogger blog. Kind of a pain, but it works! Here's one of my posts with downloadable PDFs:
http://www.somethingshinyblog.com/2010/08/dangerously-decadent-cupcakes.html
I hope this helps! (Love your blog, BTW!)
I need to not work full-time and we need to hang out. Sewing playdates... I can dream it now...
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Lovely tutorial, thanks for sharing!
I sew zip pouches to sell in my Etsy shop, Stitchuation, and I sew them the same way you do.
That was a great tutorial, which I am going to share with a friend in my quilt group.
Excellent work...and that is a way cute pouch with the ruffle strip!
That is great! I have been making lots of little purses lately. This is really clear and inspired me to try something a little different, the pleats. Thanks.
Fantastic... I am going to be making a few of these..
thanks for taking the time to put up this tutorial. i have been making zippered pouches for gifts lately and your tutorial offered a better way to do the boxing and the pleating. thanks.
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