Thursday, August 15, 2013

Zippy pouches

Remember the QAYG panels from yesterday?
Ta-da! Here they are made into new zippy pouches!

Big and little make a cute pair :)
These were so much fun to make and I'm kinda in love with them :)
I used the open wide zippered pouch tutorial from Noodlehead, although I went with my own measurements based on the panels I made and added a little divided pocket to the large pouch. They have a really good firm structure due to the wadding from the QAYG method, and although the QAYG method did take a bit more time than using a single fabric I really like the finished texture and feel of them.

Front of large
Back of large
Inside with a divided pocket
Some people on IG and Flickr asked how I managed to get the stitching so neat. If you look really closely it's not perfect! I used Coats Cotton in white to sew with both as top thread and in the bobbin, stitch length 2.5 (on my Bernina 1005) and my 1/4 inch foot. When I get to the end of a row all I do is keep the needle in the work, lift up the presser foot, pivot, carefully raise the needle and move the work over so the edge of the stitching lines up with the edge of the foot, lower the presser foot and then I'm ready to sew again. Hope that all makes sense! Maybe I'll try taking some photos next time?

Little zippy pouch

Off to raid my scraps for more panels :)

7 comments:

Pippa Parsons said...

gorgeous,

heart of charnwood said...

Fabulous, love the colours!

Maria said...

Beautiful. I love the fabric and colours you've used.

Jeanette said...

Those pouches are awesome, love them.

Celtic Thistle said...

Great pouches, so bright and cheerful.

Turid said...

Your zippy pouches are fantastic!

mommalarue said...

I LOVE Log Cabin blocks, and zip bags. This was made for me!