How to make a colorful pineapple-pattern zipper pouch (How to make a bright pop zipper bag)
How to make a zipper pouch using pineapple fabric. (Lined zipper pouch tutorial.) This zipper pouch has a tropical feel, with an eye-catching mix of yellow and green. The finished pouch is easy to find in your bag and is an item that lifts your mood just by carrying it.
When making a handmade pouch, attaching the zipper is an important point. In the zipper-sewing step, the key is to sew slowly and not rush. You can make this pouch with a sewing machine that does straight stitching, so it’s recommended for people who have never attached a zipper and for those who are just starting handmade projects.
The pouch lining is green twill fabric, and a 20cm zipper is used. Because the colors themselves become the design, this zipper pouch leaves a strong impression even though it is handmade. The finished size of this pineapple-pattern zipper pouch is about 16cm tall and about 20cm wide.
Materials for a pineapple-pattern zipper pouch (Pineapple zipper bag making materials)
For the outer fabric of the pineapple-pattern zipper pouch, you need two pieces measuring 6cm × 23cm. (Including seam allowance, with interfacing fused to the back.)
Applying fusible interfacing gives the fabric more stiffness, helping the zipper pouch (zipper bag) keep its shape.
https://www.jewel-track.com/en/post-627-enFor the reinforcing fabric attached to the bottom of the pineapple-pattern zipper pouch, you need two pieces measuring 14cm × 23cm. (Including seam allowance, with fusible interfacing applied to the back.)
For the lining of the pineapple-pattern zipper pouch, you need two pieces measuring 18cm × 23cm (including seam allowance).
There is one 20cm nylon coil zipper (zipper for bag making).
How to make the outer fabric for the pineapple-pattern zipper pouch
1. Sew the outer fabric and the reinforcing fabric of the pineapple-pattern zipper pouch together, right sides facing.
2. Press the seam allowance toward the reinforcing fabric and stitch along the edge.
3. Prepare the remaining fabric in the same way and finish it as the outer fabric for the pouch.
Sew the zipper onto the outer fabric and lining of the pineapple-pattern pouch (How to attach the zipper to the pouch bag)
1. Place the outer fabric of the pineapple-pattern pouch and the zipper right sides together and sew them. When sewing, it’s easier if you secure the zipper with pins so it doesn’t shift.
2. After that, place the lining right sides together and sew it in place.
Unlike metal zippers, nylon coil zippers are thin and flexible, making length adjustment easy. The linked page explains how to shorten them by cutting with scissors and how to attach nylon coil zippers.
3. Fold back the outer fabric and lining of the pineapple-pattern pouch, press with an iron, then stitch along the edge.
4. Sew the outer and lining fabrics to the other side of the zipper in the same way.
Sew the outer fabric and lining together to finish the pineapple-pattern zipper pouch
1. Place the outer fabric pieces and the lining pieces right sides together, and sew all the way around the edges. Leave about a 7cm opening for turning unsewn. Also keep the zipper about halfway open.
The area with the attached zipper is thicker, so you need to be careful when sewing.
2. Cut the corners of the pouch fabric and press the seam allowances open.
3. Turn it right side out through the opening, then close the opening. This completes the pineapple-pattern zipper pouch.
Following is the video for how-to.