You can easily find lipstick and all those little items in a zippered pocket in your handbag. Here is how to make a zippered pocket you can add not only to your handbag, but to anything once you know how!
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Seam allowances are 3/8″ unless otherwise specified.
The finished measurements of this pocket are approximately 6″(15㎝) W × 4″(10㎝) H.
Let's get started!!
To make this you will need:
Outer layer ( Quilting Cotton )
1 10″ × 7⅛″ (25㎝ × 18㎝)
Lining ( Quilting Cotton )
1 7½″ × 8¾″ (18.5㎝ × 22㎝)
Zipper
1 6″ (15㎝)
Draw a long rectangular box which the teeth of your zipper will fit inside.
Place the piece of fabric for your pocket lining face down, right sides together over your outer piece.
Then stitch exactly around the rectangle you just drew.
Draw another line through the center of the rectangle right across. At each end, draw a triangle from the corners to that center line.
Carefully cut along the center line until your reach the triangle, and then snip into the corners, close to, but not through, your line of stitching.
Turn the lining fabric through the hole you just cut and out to the back.
Press the opening neatly.
Time now to place our zipper.
When fastening the zipper, it is convenient to use Basting tape. If you don’t have double-sided tape, baste stitch the zipper to hold it in place.
Sewing with the front upper most, stitch around the opening to secure the zipper in place.
Fold up the pocket lining and pin along the 3 open sides.
Stitch the 3 sides of the pocket lining , making sure to only sew the lining, not through the outer fabric as well.
YOU ARE FINISHED!
Happy sewing!
