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DIY.. Turn Re-Usable Shopping Bags Into Zipper Pouches

in DIY Projects, Inspiration on 22/04/14

Hello Earth Day!!!

Zipper Pouches from reusable shopping bags

Lululemon zipper bag Main2

I was trying to think of an earth friendly sewing tutorial to share over at Momtastic and came up with the idea to turn re-usable shopping bags into little zipper pouches. I found one of my Lululemon shopping bags and added a contrast zipper.  I just love how the pouch turned out. The inspirational messages on the bag are so awesome and give it that extra special touch.

Lululemon zipper bag Main3 copy

This is a great sewing project for a beginner to take on. Want to learn how to sew a zipper into a pouch?  This DIY is for you! The re-usable shopping bag seams won’t fray, so you don’t need to add a lining to this pouch. Nice, right? Head on over to the Momtastic blog to see my full tutorial.

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  1. Ann says

    04/23/2014 at 7:02 am

    Love it! Lulu are the ideal ones to use, too.

    Reply
  2. Carmody says

    04/23/2014 at 8:10 am

    Really great idea and well done.

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      04/23/2014 at 9:03 am

      Thank you. I love colors combined with the Lulu bag.

      Reply
  3. Shanice says

    04/23/2014 at 11:12 am

    Such a fantastic idea! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams on Fridays 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party.

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      04/23/2014 at 11:14 am

      Hi Shanice – Thanks for the invite!! For sure, I will come on by and add a post to your link party. Have a great day. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Mirjam says

    04/24/2014 at 3:39 pm

    Great idea to use a shopping bag for making a zipper pouch!

    Reply
  5. Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says

    04/24/2014 at 7:35 pm

    Oh i love this little pencil pouch! It’s so cute and you could make a lot of them with a bag! LOVE!

    Reply
  6. Ren says

    04/27/2014 at 9:01 am

    This are so very chic. Brilliant! I’d love to see you join us at the Inspire Us Thursdays link party on http://www.theinspiredwren.com.

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      04/27/2014 at 1:05 pm

      Hi – thank you for stopping by. I’ll come over and check out your link party for sure.

      Reply
  7. Karen Schulz says

    04/27/2014 at 4:59 pm

    visiting from sew many ways. This is an awesome idea. Love it.

    Reply
  8. Rebecca says

    04/27/2014 at 10:39 pm

    This is such a great idea! I have a few of these bags that I don’t really use because they’re too big…this is a perfect way to make better use of them! Visiting from the link it or lump it party!

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      04/27/2014 at 10:44 pm

      Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! I’m super happy to make more of these and use of my stash of bags 🙂

      Reply
  9. chat fete says

    04/29/2014 at 5:58 pm

    This website was… how do you say it? Relevant!!
    Finally I’ve found something which helped me.
    Thank you!

    Reply
  10. Judy says

    11/27/2015 at 11:42 am

    That is the most concise, well-illustrated tutorial I have ever seen! I am an experienced seamstress, and I appreciated the exact instructions and simple language which even a novice could follow. I love the ink lines on the fabric, and the photos are fantastic. Kuddos!

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      12/01/2015 at 11:47 pm

      Hi Judy,

      Thank you so much for the VERY VERY kind comment… Wow, It means a lot to me!! Happy Holidays – Marni

      Reply

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