Easy Snap Pouch - Free Tutorial & Pattern

DIY Easy Snap Pouch | How to make a Cosmetic Pouch Coin Purse. Pacifier Pouch Free Tutorial and Pattern.

These are the patterns to print out—they are already at full scale.

As for the materials, you need quilted fabric; you can either buy it ready-made or quilt it yourself at home by placing a layer of batting between two pieces of fabric and stitching a diamond pattern—ideally using a walking foot. 

I bought the blue one ready-made, but I made the pink one myself, and I must say I prefer the latter because it holds its shape better.

Start with the main body of the pencil case: place the pattern piece onto the fabric and cut it out exactly along the edge—no need to leave any seam allowance. 

Next, attach the bias binding. There are two ways to do this: you can either fold the bias binding in half and sew it on with a single machine stitch (though the stitching will be visible), or—as I did—place the bias binding onto the right side of the fabric, pin it in place, baste it, machine-stitch it, and then turn it over.

it is positioned properly and secured, ready to be sewn by hand

with hidden stitches

Now let’s move on to the side panels: cut four 11x9 cm rectangles. On two of them, draw a line parallel to the shorter side, 4.5 cm from the edge (on the right side of the fabric—use an erasable or vanishing-ink pen).

 Place a bit of batting underneath and stitch along the line you’ve drawn. Then, sew vertical lines below that stitch line to create a quilted effect.

Now, using the paper pattern, mark the outline and sew—with the other rectangle underneath, right sides together—make small snips along the curved sections, then turn it right side out.

Sew along the line where the quilting ends, in order to close that gap.

Cut out two triangles, following the pattern—ideally made of plastic; I didn’t have one, so I used some cardstock.

Now insert the triangle into the space left open, and sew along the sides and top of the triangle by hand using hidden stitches.

Attach a magnetic snap (or, alternatively, some Velcro) one centimeter from the edge of the pouch body, on what will be the inside.

Mark the exact center of both the side pieces and the main body, and secure with a pin.

Begin sewing from the center of the outer part, working upwards—first on one side, then on the other.

Do the same thing on the inside.

And here is the final result..

 To add a bit of decoration, I created an embellishment using appliqué and free-motion techniques. I hope you enjoyed it... see you in the next tutorial!!