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Sew A Colorful Printed Zipper Pouch

in Bags and Pouches, DIY Projects on 13/02/16

I’m a bit of a sewing and crafting hoarder. I save all the leftover pieces from my projects – scrap fabric, string and ribbon, tiny pieces of Velcro.. The list goes on.  An item I have an especially hard time discarding is the left over freezer paper bits from when I print on fabric.

Freezer Paper Main

I love using my Silhouette machine to cut unique freezer paper designs, and to my husband’s dismay I always save the little pieces for a rainy day.

While I was using my Silhouette Cameo a few weeks ago my 4 year old wanted to ‘help”.  He loves to feed the cutting mat into the machine and then push all the buttons! I had saved a bunch of arrow and house freezer paper pieces from previous projects and thought it would be an easy activity to do together.. I let him choose the fabric paint colors, create the layout and then he painted the canvas fabric. Ok, I helped a bit. But the perfectionist in me had to sit back as he painted and just let him go at it. The end result was beautiful!

Painted fabric

HaberdasheryFun Arrows Pouch Side ways

After we painted the fabric, I promised him I would sew the canvas fabric into a little pouch. While I’m not sure he will use the pouch.. I will probably  “borrow” it from him because it turned out so cute.

Houses pouch Main

Want to make a printed pouch? Materials needed:

  • Canvas fabric – outside
  • Cotton fabric – lining
  • Silhouette machine
  • Freezer paper and/or left over cut designs from a Silhouette project
  • Fabric paint, sponge and craft paper – The Tulip brand or Martha Stewart work great.
  • Zipper
  • Disappearing fabric pen
  • Sewing supplies
  • Iron and ironing board

Sew A Colorful Printed Pouch HaberdasheryFun

Let’s get started:

Step 1 – Print the fabric. The arrows in this project are Karla Dudley’s  “filled arrows” design. Lay the left over pieces in a random fashion on scrap fabric. Iron in place. Squirt fabric paint onto a plate, dip the sponge into the paint and dab gently away at the fabric. While the paint is still wet remove the freezer paper bits. Set aside to dry.

Step1A

Step1B

Step 2 – Cut the fabric. Cut the outside and lining fabric into rectangles. In this case, I cut the 2 printed outside pieces into rectangles measuring 12-1/2″ x 7″. I also cut 2 rectangles in the lining fabric the same size. For the zipper tabs, I cut 2 canvas rectangles measuring 3″ x 2″.

Step2

Step 3 – Cut the zipper down to fit the pouch. For this pouch size, the zipper was cut to 11″ long. Place a zipper tab at each end and topstitch on either side of the tab. Need help sewing the tabs? Check my tutorial here.. From each side seam, measure inwards at the top edge 5/8″” and mark with the disappearing fabric pen.

Step3

Step 3 – Place the zipper face down along the top edge. Each zipper tab should hit the 5/8″ mark. Pin. Change to zipper foot, place into your sewing machine and stitch down.

Step4

Step 4 – Lay the lining fabric on top of the outside fabric. The zipper should be sandwiched between the canvas/outside fabric and the cotton/lining fabric. Pin. Place into your sewing machine and stitch down. For best results, turn over and follow the first stitch line. Press in place. Open the canvas and lining and press again.

Step5

Step 5 – Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the other side. Press again. Topstitch along each side of the zipper.

Step6

Step 6 – Now it’s time to sew the pouch together. Open the zipper halfway. This is an important step for later, so please remember to open your zipper. Fold the zipper and the tabs in half. Lay the canvas pieces on top of each other, right sides facing and the lining pieces on top of each other, right sides facing. Match at all sides and pin. Place into your sewing machine and stitch together with a 3/8″ – 1/2″ seam allowance. When sewing the lining together, leave a 2″ – 3″ opening along the bottom seam. Press. Trim the corners.

Step6

Step 7 – Pull right side out through the opening in the lining [this is where opening the zipper comes into play]. Wiggle corners into place. Press all seams.

Step7

Step 8 – Pin the opening in the lining closed and stitch closed.

Step8

That’s it.. Cute, right? Plan on saving your freezer paper bits? if so, what would you make?

Arrows pouch Tools Main

Arrow pouch Solo

HaberdasheryFun Arrows Pouch close up

Want to see the project where the arrows came from, click here. How about the little houses, click here. I have another project where I saved my little freezer bits.. Click here for the cutest little hello gift bag around!

Happy Sewing!

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Comments

  1. Maurice Golson says

    February 13, 2016 at 3:17 pm

    Great looking pouch. Fun that you let your son print the fabric!

    Reply
  2. Virginia says

    February 14, 2016 at 10:21 am

    How cute. I love that you painted the fabric to make the bag more unique. Good job.

    Reply
  3. swapna says

    February 15, 2016 at 8:54 am

    This is interesting! Pls do Link UP at the Practical Mom Link Up! I’d love to see you there 🙂

    Reply
  4. Create With Joy says

    February 21, 2016 at 3:13 pm

    What a delightful pouch you’ve created – thanks for sharing your project at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy – this week’s party is now open, can’t wait to see what you share with us this week! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Ashley ~ 3 Little Greenwoods says

    February 23, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    Such a sweet little bag for all sorts of goodies! Love the stamps you made!

    Reply
  6. Jerusha (ThePositiveYear.com) says

    March 9, 2016 at 11:21 am

    I’m loving these ideas! They look so lasting, too. Not like something you make and then is forgotten about, but something that will last long enough to be a treasured memento.

    And to answer your question… Yes, you should take it again! I wrote a bit extra on your comment from earlier, but I did want to make sure you know that when you pay once, you’re in the course forever. You can restart it again anytime without paying again. 🙂

    Hope to see you around Ruth’s!

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      March 9, 2016 at 11:41 am

      I’m in it forever.. oh really?? That’s so good to know. I will definitely look into it. I don’t usually sign up for things and not finish.. but I needed to just take a break from everything. I’m really wanting to grow it all. Thanks again for everything 🙂

      Reply
  7. Carter Mcdugle says

    March 12, 2016 at 2:09 am

    Just ordered this pattern and can t wait til it arrives! These will make wonderful gifts for my 4 daughters!

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      March 13, 2016 at 11:31 am

      That’s great! Let me know how it goes and I would love to see pictures. Happy Sunday – Marni

      Reply
  8. Layla Bera says

    April 12, 2016 at 3:10 am

    Wow… what a unique idea to design zipper pouch that you have design. I understand design is most important thing to give a beautiful look.

    Reply
  9. kelly says

    October 15, 2017 at 9:56 am

    This is a perfect little bag to take my kids colored pencils in the car for when we go out to restaurants and they need entertainment. Love using my Silhouette Cameo to make neat designs that the kids just love. Thanks for the idea! https://www.thebestvinylcutter.com

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      October 16, 2017 at 9:51 am

      Hi Kelly,

      Thank you so much for the kind words! Have a great day – Marni

      Reply

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