How to Make a Zip Pouch

I found this crescent-shaped zipper pouch to be really convenient and great to use. I use it as a cosmetics pouch, I also use it as a sewing pouch to store sewing supplies... or as a travel underwear pouch, and so on.

When using it as a sewing pouch, it holds more than I expected, so it fits thread, needles, a small ruler, water-soluble pens, clips, fabric glue, small scissors, thimble, and all the other small basic sewing supplies.

If you leave the zipper on this crescent sewing pouch fully open, you can see all the contents at a glance, making it easy to take things out.

I also really like the zipper, which opens and closes smoothly with a soft slide.

Cut the outer fabric and lining into an oval shape. When cutting, consider the length of the zipper and the length of the bottom side of the pouch. I attached 4oz fusible batting to the inside of the outer fabric using a steam iron. (The outer fabric, lining, and fusible batting are the same size.) Prepare the zipper and bias tape. I used a 25cm YKK zipper.

Secure the cotton-padded outer fabric and lining with basting stitches along the edges.

Start by attaching bias binding to the lining with tight half-stitching. I don't think it would matter if you did it on the outer fabric as well. I do it this way because I like the slight visible blind stitch marks on the outer fabric to give it a handmade feel.

Wrap the bias tape around once, and finish the intersection by folding the seam allowance diagonally.

Fold the bias tape toward the outer fabric, fold in the seam allowance, and finish with a blind stitch. At this time, sew the bias tape evenly.

I even attached fabric stickers with an iron so the lining wouldn't look too plain.

Align one side of the zipper with the center and attach it by hand sewing. In the case of a quilt zipper, a consistent line mark is visible on the zipper flap, so sew along it exactly. Then, secure the flap ends to the lining with a blind stitch.

Attach a zipper to the other side using hand sewing in the same way.

If you close the zipper, it becomes a flat crescent shape like this.

The bottom part of the zipper ends up being open.

Again, securely seal the edges with a hand-blank stitch, going back and forth twice. Blank both sides using the same method.

Open the zipper, turn it inside out, and carefully pull out the corners.

This is the process of creating the width. Match the ends to form a triangle shape with equal lengths on both sides, then sew. If you make the width wider, the height will be lowered accordingly.

This is a finished crescent zipper pouch.