Lined Zippered Pouch - Sewing Tutorial

How to make a lined, zippered pouch or change purse.

SCROLL DOWN FOR HELP WITH THE ZIPPER!

I made mine 4" x 5" but of course you can make it larger or smaller depending on what you plan on putting inside!

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his may be a bit hard to explain, but.. what I usually do when sewing around the whole thing is to have the zipper seams point towards the lining sections of fabric. That way, the corners where the zipper ends should sit nicely when you turn it right side out.

Here's a diagram with a screenshot from a part of the video.. I hope it helps!
http://i55.tinypic.com/2vaxjk9.jpg

See how the parts where the zipper was sewn in are pointing towards the lining fabric? That's what you want. Just make sure to pin it down nice and tight there so the fabric doesn't shift when you sew over it. If those seams pointed towards the outer fabric, the corners where the zipper ends would be kind of inverted and weird looking.

If the link doesn't work or you have any other questions just let me know!

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[Beaukat1]

Terrific video. You are so talented! Thank you so much!

[soreribsin]

thank you for the compliment! you're welcome!

[MrsDandyAndy]

Thanks for the excellent tutorial! I was having trouble installing a zipper in the laptop pouch I'm sewing. Your tutorial helped me finish the pouch. Thanks again!

[soreribsin]

you're welcome!

[Hayleygreen09]

Thank you, so easy to follow :) x

[soreribsin]

you're welcome!

[crippledinside92]

Is the zipper foot necessary? I can't use the regular one that came with my sewing machine?

[iheartpjab]

I never thought i would need a coin purse, but now i have started couponing and have a need for it. :) thank you for the great tutorial. Its very easy to follow. Is the zipper part for the sewing machine mandatory?

[J M]

Wow great. I will try to make one .

[Aglae Valentine]

i never know how to put the zipper to look like a profesional work, now, i learn it! you save my lifee!!!

[Christina Clemans]

Awsome Direction....thanks for the extra tip!!!!!

[NYoWoman]

I'm not exactly a special memory queen - so your video helped me more than you can know - I had several online PDF file tutorials on this, but none of them explained this - you SHOWED this in action - so this tiny little purse is a great thing - I am making a prom clutch for my niece - so thank you for taking the time and effort to explain this so well

[soreribsin]

haha thank you!!