Awesome All Purpose Zipper Bag

 

 What you will need:

    

2- outer lining 5"x5" squares

2- inner lining 5"x5" squares

2- pellon 5"x5" squares

2- 2"x2" squeares

1- 4" zipper

To begin, fold the 2 2"x2" squares in half and press.

  

With the right side of the zipper facing you, pin the folded 2"x2" (now 1"x2") on top of the zipper ends with the folded edge facing inwards. Sew 1/8" away from folded edge.

Trim so that your fabric is even with the edge of the zipper.

 

 If hou happen to have a label and you want to attach it to the outer lining, do it now.

  

 Place one of your exterior square, right side facing you. Place your zipper, wrong side facing you, at the top of the exterior square. The horizontal edge of the zipper should be even with the raw edge of the top of your exterior square. Pin. With your zipper foot on, sew along the pinned edge.

 

Take one of the lining squares and place it wrong side facing you.

Center one of the pellon squares on top of lining. Pin.

Turn around. Draw 3 vertical lines with chalk or any marker that will disappear,

starting your first line in the center of your square.

Add 2 more lines, one above and one underneath the center line approx. 1" appart.

Sew along lines. This will bind the outer fabric to the pellon to stop it from moving.

This is an optional step, it just makes it easier to sew together later.

Repeat with other lining and pellon square.

 

 
Take one lining square, right side facing you. Take the exterior square that you sewed to the zipper and place it wrong side facing you (the zipper is now sandwiched in between),

on top of the lining square. The top edge of the lining square should be even with the top zipper edge of the exterior square.

Pin.

Sew on top of the stitching that attached the zipper onto the exterior square. Flip the exterior square over so that the wrong side of the exterior square is touching the wrong side of the lining square. Press.

  

Repeat earlier steps to attach material to other side of zipper.

 

Separate so that there is an exterior square/lining on either side of the zipper. Topstitch 1/8" on both sides of the zipper. 

 

Unzip your zipper halfway. Separate the panels again so that both exterior squares are right sides facing, and both lining squares are right sides facing. Pin each around the 3 sides (the zipper side can remain unpinned).

 

Sew around the 3 sides of the exterior squares that you pinned, pivoting when you reach the corners. Repeat for the 3 sides of the lining squares. Leave a 3.5" opening in the longest edge of the lining square (this will leave room for you to turn the pouch right-sides out). Press seams and clip corners. 

Turn the pouch right sides out through the opening that you left in the lining square. Push the corners out with a turning tool or a blunt pencil.

Press the raw edges of the opening you left in the lining square under about 1/2". Either handstitch or topstitch the opening closed.

DONE!!!