Saturday, April 2, 2011

Ruffled Zipper Pouch Tutorial



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.





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8 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 2, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Awesome! Thanks for taking the time....I will one day find time to sew again! This is definitely on the list!

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  2. KellyApril 2, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    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!)

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  3. Bloggy MamaApril 3, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    I need to not work full-time and we need to hang out. Sewing playdates... I can dream it now...
    <3

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  4. thesplitstitchApril 6, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Lovely tutorial, thanks for sharing!

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  5. sansueyApril 15, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    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!

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  6. UnknownApril 20, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    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.

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  7. piebaldbullyMay 9, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Fantastic... I am going to be making a few of these..

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  8. Leah BelleJuly 4, 2012 at 5:22 AM

    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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