![Cute Small Zipper Bag Tutorial Cute Small Zipper Bag Tutorial](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLQxeiEseG2fpmvQBcctRri82cakP5Pl3fPQqpsH48jguk_r5pcxaVzBpQgfYPsiCfRfD822mle8Z6Hq3lR9OGwtwciAWBhjGLmj7j4qaUj9IOiJruIowCbxGMO3Y70l9K0_Hu99TMHBX/s1600/1.jpg)
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What you will need:
- ½ Yard of Main Fabric
- ½ Yard of Lining Fabric
- ½ Yard of Pellon Fusible Fleece, I use Pellon 971
- 9-inch Zipper
- Cotton Coordinating Thread - Rotary Cutter, scissors
- Pins/Clips - Ruler
*This is a great time to use up that left-over fabric!!
Directions:
- From your main fabric cut 2, 9 x 7-inch pieces
- From your Lining Fabric cut 2, 9 x 7-inch pieces
- Cut 2, 9 x 7-inch Pellon Fusible Fleece Pieces
- Cute 2, 1.5 x 6 Fabric Pieces from Main Fabric, these will be your Zipper Tabs.
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- Iron your Fusible Fleece to your 2 Main Fabric Pieces.
Now that your Pieces are cut, and you’ve fused your pellon you are ready to construct!
Zipper Tabs:
- Fold both zipper tabs in half and iron
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- Pin Zipper tab to one end of Zipper.
- Sew close to the edge
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- Cut extra zipper piece at the end, now iron down tab and measure I inch cut off extra.
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Using your main fabric piece as a guide, place other tab to other end of zipper and measure I inch from the end. Sew and Cut extra zipper at end, cut tab to measure 1 inch. Your zipper should measure 9 inches.
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- Place one lining piece right side up - Place the zipper on top of lining piece right side up
- Place main fabric piece on top of zipper right side down!
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- Pin in place at top
- Using a zipper foot, sew from one end to the other.
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Removing pins as you go along.
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- After sewing one side, pull your fabric pieces apart, it should look like photo above!
- Now take both fabric pieces and place together, iron down! Reference Picture below!
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- Place second lining piece right side up!
- Now place the zipper piece on top of the lining piece right side up!
- Now place the final main fabric piece on top of all the layers wrong side up!!!
- Reference photos below.
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- Pin in place and sew down using your zipper foot.
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- Once you have sewn the top, open your fabric. Iron near the top close to the zipper to get it flat.
- Now you will sew a Top Stitch, stay close to the zipper.
- Reference picture below!
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Top Stitch
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- Now pull both of your main fabric pieces together, and both of your lining pieces together.
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- Pin in place all the way around!
- Now you will measure 1 x 1 inch on all four corners
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- Cut out the corners! It should look like picture 4 when done cutting out all corners.
- OPEN ZIPPER BEFORE SEWING AROUND!
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- Sew ¼ inch all the way around your bag. Make sure to leave a 4-inch gap from your lining, for turning!
- Now you will need to box the corners. Bring together the corners and sew close to the edge. Reference photos below!
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- Now your bag should look like this!
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- Now using the gap you left while sewing, turn your bag right side out! Sew the gap closed!
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- Push lining inside of bag, push all corners out, Iron if needed. I always like to iron my bags for a clean finish!
- Your done!!! You have now made a cute Wedge Bag!
Add a tassel, or Charm to your zipper for added cuteness!
ENJOY!!!
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I have sewn many bags, but this one is super simple! I will use the box corner and zipper ends from now on.
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