And today, I shall attempt to teach you how to make one of these DIY corner tab pouches!
You will need:
2 exterior pieces (the front should be printed and the back should be a plain neutral fabric) – 6″ x 8″ with 1/2″ allowance all around
2 lining pieces (mine were the same fabric as the back exterior) - 6″ x 8″ with 1/2″ allowance all around
2 right triangle pieces for the corner tabs (use the same fabric as the back exterior) – 3.5″ hypotenuse side and the legs should measure 2.5″ each; with 1/2″ allowance all around, too
an 8-inch zipper
Let’s get sewing!
1. Take your front exterior piece and mark where the tabs should be sewn. Along the stitchline on the wrong side, measure points 2.5″ from each corner. Mark with pins.
2. On the right side, lay down your corner tabs (hypotenuse side folded under) following your pin marks. Sew along the folded hypotenuse side.
3. Set your exterior front aside. Get your back lining (wrong side down) and layer with your zipper on top (wrong side down as well). Your zipper slider should be on the left side, as shown above.
4. Take the back exterior piece and lay on top of your zipper layer. This back exterior piece should have the right side down.
5. Attach your zipper foot to your sewing machine.
6. Sew the lining-zipper-back exterior layer that you pinned, following the stitch line.
7. Now flip the upper layer (back exterior piece) to the other side and flatten.
8. Sew, making your DIY pouch flat and pretty.
9. Now we sew the rest of your pouch. Pin the other side of the zipper (wrong side down) to the other lining piece (wrong side down).
10. Pin the front exterior (right side down). Sew and repeat steps 7 and 8 on your front exterior piece.
At this point, you will have a pouch that looks like this:
11. Open your zipper halfway. Rearrange your layers so that you will have the two exterior pieces facing each other’s right sides. The lining pieces, too.
12. Now pin your bag pieces, making sure that the zipper is perfectly aligned. You will also want to follow the stitch line of your front exterior piece strictly because of the corner tabs.
13. Sew the sides of your pouch, starting from the lining pieces, all the way around, until you reach the lining pieces again. Leave a 4-inch allowance along the bottom, though.
14. Trim the corners before you turn the pouch inside out.
15. Turn the pouch inside out, flatten what needs to be flattened, and sew the allowance shut.
You’re done, baby!
NOTES:
1. I think the pairing of utilitarian neutral colors with prints is what makes this corner tab pouch work. So choose your fabrics well.
2. You can go bigger or smaller. Just make sure that you adjust your corner tabs accordingly.
Happy sewing!
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