Here is a quick little how to make a lined zippered pouch tutorial. It isn’t that hard and I always feel like I have really accomplished something when I am finished. Fill a small zipper pouch with a favorite goodie or gift card to make a great gift!
RELATED: Make a matching tote bag with this free pattern.
Here is What You Need:
- Fabric (this is a great way to use up fabric scraps. This is also a great fat quarter project)
- zipper
- thread
- scissors
- sewing machine
- zipper presser foot
- needle (if hand stitching opening closed)
- ruler or measuring tape
Fabric Cutting Guide
To make a pouch cut
- Two outer pieces of fabric and two lining pieces of fabric all cut the same length as the full length of your zipper and any width you choose.
How to Make a Lined Zippered Pouch Tutorial
This zippered bag tutorial is so easy! Just follow the step-by-step instructions. This is a perfect project for beginners!
- Make a zipper sandwich. Place 1 piece of lining fabric face up, then the zipper, and then the outer fabric right side facing down. Line up the three edges.
- With a zipper foot sew across the top between the edge of your zipper sandwich and the zipper teeth (closer to the zipper feet).
- When finished and you pull the fabric back it will look like this. Repeat this for the other (side) edge of the zipper. Oops, the fabric should go all the way to the end of the zipper.
- When both sides are completed it will look like this. Hopefully, you will have pinned before sewing and all of your edges will match up beautifully (unlike mine). You can topstitch along the zipper now if you like.
- Bring both pieces of lining to one side and both pieces of your outer fabric to the other side. Un-zip the zipper at least halfway so you can turn it once it is stitched. If you forget to un-zip the zipper you won’t be able to turn your pouch right side out.
- The zipper teeth should be pinned toward the lining side. I lay the zipper ends on top of each other with teeth facing the lining side and pin.
- Sew all the way around 1/4 inch from the edge. Make sure you sew on the outside of the metal parts on each end of the zipper, this will be easy to do if you cut your fabric the total length of the zipper. Leave a two-inch opening at the bottom of the lining side. Clip corners.
- Turn right side out. Stitch opening closed by machine or slip stitch by hand.
- Push lining inside and you are finished!
- Finished! You did it! Now you know how to sew the zipper. I hope it was easier than you thought. You can even add a cute zipper pull if you like.
How easy was that! Now try one of these bags with my free sewing patterns.
More Zippered Pouches to Make
- Pleated Pouch – another super easy zippered pouch tutorial
- Leather Trimmed Zippered Pouch
- Car Shaped Pouch
- Two Color Pouch
- Crochet Granny Square Zippered Pouch
- Upcycled Cardboard Pouch
- Quilted First Aid Kit
- Theme Print Zippered Pouch
- Juice Pouch to Zippered Pouch – fun pencil zipper pouch
- Boxy Cosmetic Makeup Bag – the perfect make-up pouch
Make Your Pouch Extra Special
I was a mentor for one of the youths at our church. At Confirmation they are each given a different bible verse, special to them, to mark the occasion.
I wanted to give my Confirmand (the sweetest girl) a gift with her bible verse so I decided to make a little zippered pouch with the bible verse sewn inside. I printed the verse onto printable fabric (like this) and sewed it onto the lining before stitching the pouch together. I also covered the lining pieces and the piece with the scripture with iron-on vinyl before I sewed. I wanted her to be able to use it for make-up etc.
Another bonus was that it doubled as the “gift bag” for this beautiful handmade cross.
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Whoever designed your website did a fantastic job. It’s ADORABLE! I love the little girl clicking her heels!!!
Hi! Your tutorial is great and looks easy to follow. I’d want it to make my version of pouch based on you tutorial and share it on my blog in http://crochetandcraft.blogspot.com with credit to you.
Thank you for sharing 🙂
NennyS
Hello
I hosted a crafting afternoon at the weekend and we used your tutorial to make our own make up bags. It was very easy to follow, thanks very much! Pictures etc on my blog: http://tillyandthebuttons.blogspot.com/2010/08/crumpets-and-crafting.html.
Happy sewing
Tilly
Thanks sooo much for this tutorial!! you’re awesome.. one can take this idea and apply to any pouch they want to sew a zipper onto!! I did exactly that and made zippered shoe bags for my in-laws when they were travelling for the first time to UK as a part of some travel accessories I made for them!!
http://ekspressionz.blogspot.com/2010/08/shoe-bags.html
I agree with Christie, I also just made a wet bag with PUL lining, and I couldn’t figure out how to do the zipper until I read your tutorial. Thank you so much! 🙂
I just made two wet bags, using PUL lining, using your tutorial and another. Yours is much better! Thank you!
Awesome…thank you. I have made bags, but my daughter would like a zipper bag for her ballet stuff , and I have so much fabric …this is going to be fun. again thank you !
We have another winner for me. And let me just say, the Bible verse idea was what did it for me. Not to mention the cutest coloring, once again. I have never done zippers yet, but this tutorial has convinced me to try. Thanks for posting.
Oh Cindy I love every thing you write in your blog.. I made this purse for a friend’s wife he was so happy see it.. Oh! and all the compliments that I got from my yahoo group that I posted a photo of the purse I made.. Cindy you’re just too good for writing out the instructions so clear and concise!! and for investing this method that is SOOO simple.. I am a member of sew-what’s new and when I posted the photo in there it was actually featured on the site!!!
http://sew-whats-new.com/photo/zipperred-lined-purse-1
Thanks soooo much Cindy! Hugs!!
Thanks for this tutorial! I usually can’t or won’t follow instructions, but your method really does work!
Thanks so much for this great tutorial ! My first one came out great, and used up some scrap fabric I had on the cutting table, along with a zipper recycled from some khakis our son wrecked. What a frugal and fun way to use those up !
I almost messed up though, because I thought the zipper went in face-down (wrong side up) in the first step. Trust a communications major to misunderstand your very clear directions ! Your great photos corrected my error before I made it, so thanks for those, too.
Well, I’m off to try this with the embroidery sewing machine and some clear vinyl on one side. Wish me luck !
I cannot thank you enough for this. I love this blog and everything you put on it! Because of this tutorial I am the proud owner of a zippered pouch which I sewed myself. I’ve only been sewing for two weeks and you made it easy! Thank you again!
Easy easy, just made my first cosmetics bag. Thank you for the tutorial.
Awesome tutorial…now i’m off to my sewing room 😉
I just used your tutorial to make a zipper pouch for a friend. I adhered fusible interfacing to each piece of fabric. It was a quick project that turned out perfect. Thank you for the directions and photos!