This is the biggest one I've made yet. It started out 10.5" square. I used Moda cross-weave cotton on the exterior, with some various scraps for the patchwork around the bottom. Long-time readers may recognize this fabric as leftovers from Dunes. It has cotton batting on the inside and Dill Blossom cotton print for the lining, which you can just see in the photo below.
It stands up nicely - I gave it a relatively wide bottom to support it since it's so large for a zipper pouch. I think this is as big as you can make it unless you line it with something stiffer than batting. Any bigger and it would just flop over itself.
Lindsay said I should show something to give an idea of scale. So I stood this DVD case up behind the pouch.
And I'm especially pleased by the sharp corners. I found it very effective to use these tabs that cover the ends of the zipper and keep the raw edges of the zipper out of the seam allowance. That, and cutting the batting one inch smaller than the exterior fabric (I used a 1/2" seam allowance) are the two factors that I feel were most effective in getting the final product the way I wanted it. I also used a piece of ribbon for a zipper pull. Ugh, I can see a few loose threads I forgot to trim in this picture. It's always something!
I'm happy. And now I think I'm going to rest on my pouch-making laurels for awhile. I have some other quilting that must get done!
13 comments:
Lesly, that bag is wonderful. I just love all the bags I see online, but have no desire to try one, it's the zipper, I've never worked with zippers, for some reason I don't think I could get it right...not that I have any basis for such a negative perception! I also love the Gilmore Girls!
I like it :)
I like the idea of giving it some scale. the DVD was a good idea!
We Love Gilmore Girls. We have every season on DVD. The bag is cute also.
Gorgeous bag Lesly! I like the way you've covered the zipper ends. It gives the bag a very finished look!
great bag!! Love the fabric you chose.
great bag. blending of ideas and instructions makes for a perfect pouch!
I really like that bag! I've never made a zippered bag that big before, but it seems like a really useful size. I need to branch out, as I've only made the gathered clutches. But they are kind of addicting.
The bag, the bag! I am completely fascinated with your fascination with bags. At one time in the distant past, I sewed every stitch I wore and must have installed zippers aplenty, but years have covered the tracks, and it seems very daunting and tricky and particular and like pinning will be involved and possibley basting. Should I give it a try? Will I find the joy that you obviously have stumbled upon? I feel like a child again standing at the edge of the playground watching the skipping rope going round and round. Such fun. Shall I jump in, shall I,.....Thankyou for such inspiring pictures.
Very pretty and I'm impressed with your zipper skills. I think this one is my absolute favorite of yours. I wonder if you used fusible fleece or lined with interfacing, if that would help eliminate the problem with bulky seams?
Fabulous corners! I can tell you though, that once you have learned how to make zipper pouches, you will always want to make more of them. If nothing else, make great gifts and never fail to amaze your family and friends. (Seriously---it's the zipper.) I learned the tab technique from the "Zippy Strippy" pattern by Atkinson Designs, and I'm totally sold on it. I have been collecting selvedges, and want to make a bunch of ZPs to use as knitting project bags with them.
Brenda.
It's really cute, Lesly.
What fabric did you use for your Paprika quilt top? I want to make a quilt for my mother, and those colors would be absolutely perfect for her. I found you through Google, so that's why you're getting a comment about a post almost a year old. :)
Replying to Mary Keane: Mary, I hope you get this response - you are set to "No-REply Blogger", which is why I can't email you the answer to the question above. I used the line "19th Century REds" by Nancy Gere. It is out of print, but I'm pretty sure you can find it online in shops that sell reproduction fabrics.
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