I’ve been trying to push myself beyond my comfort zone of sewing straight, simple lines. I’m slowly figuring out that if I have a solid tutorial, I’m more talented than I thought!
I found this amazing tutorial at Flossie Teacakes for sewing zippered pouches with the zippered ends covered, and I gave it a try. To my surprise, it was a success! One of my friends received a cute little bag for her birthday this year. Before I could commit to ruining this grain sack, I knew I had to practice a couple of more times. Two more of my friends got zippered bags for their birthdays with extra fabric I had laying around. (I’m still not sure if my friends like being guinea pigs for my projects…)
I took the plunge and cut some pieces from a Hubbard Sunshine grain sack. I’m so glad I did, because I am in love with these little zippered pouches. I’m pretty certain these are the only two like it out there AND I gave new life to something that had been shoved in a closet for who knows how long. (I found it at an estate sale for $1!)
I love the colors, and the fact that I can have a little bag that says baby pigs, hogs, calves, and sheep! I think I’ll make some more of these and try to sell them at one of the vintage markets I’m setting up a pop-up shop at this summer. I’ll just have to wait to see if others love them as well.
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Seriously?! SAWEET!
Aw, thanks Kammy!!
These are so cute! Love them.
Thanks, Heidi!
If you had asked me 5 minutes ago if I wanted a zipper pouch that has the words Baby Pigs and Sheep on the front, I probably would have said no. But now that I’ve seen your cute pouches I seriously want one! So unique and fun.
P.S. If we were friends I would love being your project guinea pig :).
Too funny, and I agree!
LOVE your zippered pouches!!! I have a huge stack of sugar sacks I found at an estate sale and I’m going to try this!
Thanks so much! The tutorial that I linked in the post is awesome – definitely give it a try. (I’m a tad jealous of your stash of sugar sacks!)
I love this!! Vey cute. Thanks for linking up to The Creative Circle. Hope to see you next week.
Thanks so much, and it’s my pleasure!
Oh my goodness… Jenny, care to venture out of your comfort zone one more time with a slightly larger small purse size? I’ll be your first customer! My address is…. no pressure though! 🙂 In LOVE with these! Featured them this weekend on Party Junk!
Donna, you are too sweet, and know how to lay on the perfect amount of pressure! I’ll let you know if I figure out how to make anything bigger 😉 Thanks, so much, for including them in your features!