Project Ideas

Zippered Pouch

Created by: Sam Fung, Educational Coordinator

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You can never have enough little bags! Have fun

creating this little zipper pouch with appliquéd

accents on the bottom and see how easy it is to

insert a zipper, using your portable Janome

sewing machine.

Skill: Conﬁdent Beginner

Time: 1 hour

Janome Supplies Required:

• Portable Sewing machine

• Power cord

• Foot control

Fabrics/Notions required:

• 1/2 yd. print fabric for pouch

• 1/2 yd. solid fabric for lining

• 1/4 yd. fabric for bag bottom accents

• 1/2 yd. fusible interfacing light weight

• 12” zipper to match fabric

• Thread to match fabrics

• Fabric glue stick

• Straight pins

• Seam ripper

Let’s Get Started:

1. Fuse interfacing to wrong side of printed fabric

according to manufacturer’s directions.

2. Cut two pieces that are 10” square.

3. From the solid fabric (lining) cut two 10” square.

4. Cut template out and trace 4 pieces onto the

accent fabric. Cut out accent fabric.

5. Using a fabric glue stick, put some glue on the

wrong side of the accent fabric and place on the

bottom corners of the front and back bag pieces.

6. Once the glue has dried, select a straight or a

zig-zag stitch and sew the curved section of

accent fabric with matching thread.

7. Repeat until all four accent pieces are appliquéd

in place.

8. With the right sides together, pin the top edge of

the fabric together.

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Zippered Pouch Created by: Sam Fung, Educational Coordinator You can never have enough little bags! Have fun creating this little zipper pouch with appliquéd accents on the bottom and see how easy it is to insert a zipper, using your portable Janome sewing machine. Skill: Confident Beginner Time: 1 hour Janome Supplies Required: • Portable Sewing machine • Power cord • Foot control Let’s Get Started: 1. Fuse interfacing to wrong side of printed fabric according to manufacturer’s directions. 2.
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Zippered Pouch 9. S elect stitch D and sew a 5/8” seam across the top for inserting the zipper. 17. On the top edge match up the fold with the zipper, and pin it all the way around the top. *For in depth directions on inserting a zipper on your portable sewing machine, click here or go to www.janome/?????? 10. Open up zipper at least 3/4 of the way and pin the sides and bottom with the right sides together and sew together using a 1/2” seam allowance. 11.