Learn how to make a quilted zippered pouch in a very short time with this easy sewing tutorial! If you need to add a new small zipper pouch to your collection of bags & pouches, this quilted pouch is super fun to make, chic and so useful to have around!

I’m back with another gift-worthy project: a lovely quilted zipper pouch with boxed corners. No worries, sewing zippers isn’t as scary as you think! And the most surprising thing about this fabric zipper pouch is that, while it looks labor intensive, it’s actually very quick and easy sew!

Before getting into the details of making this cute quilted zipper pouch, I have a confession to make. This wasn’t a planned tutorial, I didn’t even check if I have all the supplies I needed. All I knew was that I needed a new small pouch to carry a few makeup items when I’m on the go so I must make me one asap!

I just adjusted the steps as I was sewing, based on what I have available. So you’ll probably notice some inconsistency in my tutorial, like the fact that when I started sewing my fabrics were larger than at the end. I had to trim the sides to match my zipper (which I thought it’s much bigger than in reality). Or the fact that I used an invisible zipper but sewn it as a regular zipper because I found it much easier to deal with it this way for this particular pouch.

There was also another detail I didn’t think of in advance. Because I was sewing with three layers of fabric, I should’ve used a thicker thread. But I didn’t have any in the color I wanted so I chose to sew with the one I have which made my free motion quilting a little uneven in some places.

In spite of the hiccups, I’m happy with the end result and now I’m the proud owner of a (yet another) cute pouch! Let’s me show you how to make one too!

How to sew a quilted zipper pouch

Materials you need

2 fabric strips in different color (one for the outside and one for the inside of the pouch)
batting or fleece
scissors
quilting ruler
cutting board
rotary cutter
sewing machine
matching thread
quilting clips
zipper
zipper foot
pressing iron

Step-by-step instructions

Quilt the fabrics

Cut the batting 1/2″ narrower than the fabrics.
Place the inner fabric wrong side up, top with the batting then top with the outer fabric, right side up.

Pin in a few places or clip the sides to keep the fabrics together.
Do some free motion quilting on the entire surface, except for 1/2″ on both sides.

Fold the quilted fabric in half, lengthwise and trim all sides so all layers are of the same size (they move a little during quilting so they’re not even at this point).

Fold the sides in 1/4″ and press well with the iron on steam.

Sew the zipper

Place the quilted fabric right side out, with the folded sides now as the top and bottom, and fold the sides towards the middle.
Insert the zipper in one side, sandwiched between the folded outer and inner fabrics.

Change the foot to a zipper foot.
Sew the zipper as close to the teeth as possible.
When you get close to the zipper slider, stop sewing, backstitch, lift the needle and move the slider out of your way, behind the sewing machine foot. Lower the presser foot and continue sewing where you left to the end of the zipper.
Repeat for the other side of the zipper on the other side of the fabric. You might find this is a little hard to do so it may help if you open the zipper and sew like this for the most part. You will need to keep the zipper open at least 1″ anyway, so you are able to turn the pouch right side out when done sewing.

Sew the sides just over the zipper ends, sewing very slow when the needle passes through the zipper teeth.
Trim the excess fabric at the sides.

Zig-zag or serge the raw edges.

Box the pouch

Box all four corners of the pouch as indicated here, using method #1 or #2.
Zig-zag or serge the boxed corners. You can also cover the seams in bias binding or bias tape.

Open the zipper completely and turn the pouch right side out.
Push the corners out and press the bottom seam a little.
And that’s all, the pouch is now ready to use!

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So what are you waiting for? Go grab some fun pieces from your fabric stash and give this little quilted zipper pouch a try! Let me know how it goes in the comments below and don’t forget to rate this tutorial in the craft card! Thanks!

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Quilted zipper pouch sewing tutorial

Sew yourself a cute quilted zippered pouch with this easy tutorial! This box quilted pouch is fun to make, chic and useful to have around!

Prep Time10

Active Time30

Total Time40

Category: Quilting, Sewing

Region: International

Keyword: box zipper pouch, quilted pouch, quilted zipper pouch

Yields: zipper pouch

Author: Petro Neagu

Materials

2 strips of fabric in different color one for the outside and one for the inside of the pouch
batting or fusible fleece
matching thread

Tools

scissors
quilting ruler
cutting board
Rotary cutter
sewing machine
quilting clips
zipper
zipper foot
pressing iron