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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I’ve been looking online on how to make a zippered pouch all day! You win! Your Instructions are the best! Thank you sew much!
Thank you so much. I loved this zipper bag so much that I decided to incorporate it into a knitting needle case that I made! Now all my small knitting essentials are contained in the case and readily available.
Wonderful, easy to follow tutorial. Is quick, direct, gets to the point. Thanks so much.
Gracias por su ayuda.
I use this method too…but I wanted to tell you that that was the verse I was given at my baptism, seeing it prompted me to read the signatures in the back of my bible and remember days gone by. Thank you x
Hi!
I love your tutorial! It is an excellent description and very easy to follow! Thank you very much!
I already used it twice and I linked you up to my post. I hope you agree.
Gros bisou
Sandra
The post with the link to your blog is going online tomorrow (GMT)!
Very clear and concise.
Thank you for posting this. I have always wanted to make one of these. It looks terribly difficult but I will try anyway.
S
Nice work!
Hi,
You are officially a genius!!
I had started making a laptop sleeve using another pattern but got stuck…was looking for something simpler and came across your tutorial.
Did I mention you are a genius?
Finished making the sleeve and its beautiful.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I just made a slouchy bag thing with these IMPECCABLE instructions. So clear & easy! My difficulty came toward the end, I chose a zip that seemed to be the correct length but then because of the sewing (?) it seems too long and some of it got looped under. It’s a plastic zip so I went over the excess easily but at the open end it’s catching on the lining. I top-stitched the outside but not the inside. I suspect if I had done the inside I wouldn’t have had this issue. Next time! Cheers
Thanks so much!This tutorial was SO much help.
I love my zippered pouch.I am going o use it for a First-Aid Kit!!!
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