You will need:
2 pieces of fabric that is lined with interfacing that measure 8" x 5.5"
one piece of heavy weight vinyl that measures 8" x 5.5"
one 7" zipper
and one piece of fabric that is cut 2.5" x 22" fold in half lengthwise and press. (this is your binding strip.)
take the 2 pieces of fabric, place your zipper in between and pin zipper in place
using a zipper foot, sew a seam the length of the fabric
finger press the fabric
top stitch (I used a regular 1/4" foot here)
using a 1/4" foot, sew the vinyl to the other side of the zipper
fold the seam under the zipper and top stitch (the vinyl is on the right hand side in this photo)
your first line of stitching will be hidden under the zipper
doesn't that look oh-so-tidy?
trim the sides a bit to make all the layers even, if necessary
now the vinyl should match the size of the backing exactly
since you can't use pins on vinyl, I used binder clips to hold the layers in place
they work like a charm
take the binding strip and place it about an inch above the top of the zipper
starting at the top of the zipper, sew the binding strip to the zip pouch. I used a walking foot for this step. Stop sewing a 1/4" from the bottom. Remove the piece from your machine.
to get a perfect corner, flip the binding strip up,
and then fold it down over itself.
and then fold it down over itself.
start stitching 1/4" from the top and sew until you get to 1/4" from the bottom
turn the corner the same way as before
let the binding strip extend above the pouch an inch
tuck in the top raw edge (trim a bit if necessary)
and hand stitch the binding down
here is the front
and the back
and in use.
Isn't that great? I really, really like this project!!! I have one that I have been using for my daughter's hair bands and I love being able to see the contents. I also like the binding strip around the edges.
If you make a vinyl front zip pouch using this tutorial, I'd love to see it.