Quilted Patchwork Zipper Pouch Tutorial

Let's add some patchwork to your pouch!
With patchwork you can use a bunch of different prints (use quilting-weight cottons) or just a couple of your favorites. It's really up to you.  I gathered all the pinks, greens and browns from my stash basket and came up with quite a few different prints.

THE BASIC ZIPPERED-POUCH TUTORIAL IS HERE.

 The most time consuming part of this variation is cutting your squares.  You will need eighty-four 1-3/4" squares to make this for the front and back of your pouch's exterior (you need two of these pieces):

First sew all of the rows together, left to right, using a scant 1/4" seam:  

Once you sew a row together you need to iron the seams in one direction on the back.  I alternated the ironing direction for the rows: row 1: left, row 2: right, row 3: left, etc.  This will help you to avoid bulky seams.

Once all of your rows are sewn, you will join them top to bottom, matching up the patchwork square seams.  A little bit of "stretching" will help if some of your seams don't match perfectly.  Also, machine-quilting helps to find little imperfections.

This is what you will end up with:

Once you have trimmed your threads, lay your patchwork exterior pieces on top of the batting or fleece and pin with safety pins:

Machine-quilt as desired.  I quilted a little less than 1/4" away on the right side of each seam.  I felt that more quilting would have been too much for the tiny pieces:

Finished front:

Finished back:

Now you proceed with the basic tutorial.

Happy sewing!