BAG ZIPPERED POCKET TUTORIAL.pdf

BAG ZIPPED POCKET TUTORIAL. Who likes to be able to find things in their bag? Well who doesn’t? I like to carry around a fair bit of stuff but I don’t want to have to sort through it all every time I want my purse or glasses. So I put pockets both inside and outside my bags and then I can sort things out and stow them separately. This tutorial shows you how to sew a zipped pocket that you can put practically anywhere on your bag. What you need: A zip longer than the pocket opening you want Some fabric for the pocket Iron on interfacing You will also need a fabric marker, a ruler and a pair of scissors with a sharp point. What you do: 1. Consider your bag design and decided where you want to put your pocket. 2. Measure how big you want your finished pocket to be. 3. Add 1cm (1/2 inch) to the sides and bottom measurements and 2cm (1inch) to the top measurement. This will be size of the inside pieces of the pocket. 4. Pocket pattern. For the pattern I have used my standard measurements but you can make it any size that suits you using the formula at step 3. You need to cut two of these in fabric and one in iron on interfacing. 5. Iron the interfacing to the wrong side of one of the pieces of fabric. 6. Transfer the following markings to the interfacing. The markings should be in the middle 2cms from the top of the pocket . (Adjust the length of the sewing guide if you are using a longer zip.)

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BAG ZIPPED POCKET TUTORIAL.

Who likes to be able to find things in their bag? Well who doesn’t? I like to carry around a fair bit of stuff but I don’t want to have to sort through it all every time I want my purse or glasses. So I put pockets both inside and outside my bags and then I can sort things out and stow them separately. This tutorial shows you how to sew a zipped pocket that you can put practically anywhere on your bag. What you need: A zip longer than the pocket opening you want Some fabric for the pocket Iron on interfacing You will also need a fabric marker, a ruler and a pair of scissors with a sharp point. What you do:

1. Consider your bag design and decided where you want to put your pocket. 2. Measure how big you want your finished pocket to be. 3. Add 1cm (1/2 inch) to the sides and bottom measurements and 2cm

(1inch) to the top measurement. This will be size of the inside pieces of the pocket.

4. Pocket pattern. For the pattern I have used my standard measurements but you can make it any size that suits you using the formula at step 3. You need to cut two of these in fabric and one in iron on interfacing.

5. Iron the interfacing to the wrong side of one of the pieces of fabric. 6. Transfer the following markings to the interfacing. The markings should

be in the middle 2cms from the top of the pocket . (Adjust the length of the sewing guide if you are using a longer zip.)

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7. Place the fabric with the markings on the bag fabric where you want your pocket to be. Right sides should be together. Pin into place. 8. Following the sewing guide stitch around the rectangle marked on the

Interfacing. 9. Carefully cut along the cutting line making sure that you clip right to the stitches on each corner.

10. Remove the pins and push the pocket piece through the hole so that the

wrong sides are together. Press thoroughly.

11. TURN THE FABRIC TO THE RIGHT SIDE. Place the zip underneath the

hole and pin into place. There should be an extra length of zip past the end of the hole. Sew around the zip from the right side using a zip foot.