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Sewing Fundamentals: Your First Zippered Project Made Easy

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Have you ever wondered how to sew a zipper pouch? But then you got scared about sewing the zipper and decided to never try? I'm here to hold your hand through your first zippered project: a zipper pouch! One that stands on its own and is easy to make! All beginners with a sewing machine at the ready are welcome to join the zipper-bag-making-fun.

I couldn't wait to start sewing - and then I let my machine sit on the shelf for six months because I was too afraid to try. After watching a YouTube tutorial I went from never-have-I-sewn to "mom look I made a zippered pouch." I felt so excited and empowered, and the bag-making and sewing never quite went away!

I'm here to encourage you that if you can learn and practice to sew a straight line, you can also install a zipper. Spend an hour and a half with me as we:

  • Talk about bag-making possibilities 
  • Cut and press our fabric (I'll show you how to use a rotary cutter as well as trace-and-cut pattern pieces)
  • Stabilize our fabric with iron-on interfacing (this gives the zipper pouch structure)
  • Prep + install our zipper (it's a breeze!)
  • Assemble the bag
  • Box the corners (so it can stand on its own - so proud)
  • Turn and finish the bag
  • Go over four ways to modify the base design
  • Talk about common sewing mishaps and ways to troubleshoot

Hope to sew you there! (sorry about that, I'm not going to delete it tho)

Syllabus

  • How to Sew a Zipper Pouch
  • Zipper Pouches + Beyond!
  • Materials
  • Clearing the Space
  • Cutting + Pressing Fabric
  • Cutting Fabric with a Rotary Cutter
  • Cutting Fabric with Shears + a Pattern Piece
  • Interfacing Fabric
  • Prepping the Zipper
  • Threading the Machine + Basic Sewing Introduction
  • Attaching the Zipper Tabs
  • Installing the Zipper
  • Assembling the Zipper Pouch
  • Boxing the Corners
  • Turn + Finish The Zipper Pouch
  • Bag Modifications
  • Troubleshooting
  • Share Your Project
  • Ahhh!

Taught by

Dylan Mierzwinski

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