New Tutorial - Quilty Zip Bag - Easiest Zipper Ever!

Hello cute people!

It's the first Saturday night 

of the month and

at our house that means that 

my family room is

 filled with guys watching the fights:)

So as promised a few weeks back... 

I finally have time to post 

the tutorial on my new

 Quilty Zip Bag 

8" x 10"

During my Farm Girl Fridays Sew Along 

I did a tutorial on these 

Quilty Zip Pockets 

using my Modern Minis fabric.

I've had so much fun with them and I have loved seeing all of yours!

I promised that I would

 design another during my 

BLOOM Sew Along 

using my Calico Days fabric and also

 the same Easy Peasy Zipper installation...

And so here it is!

I used my 

Sew Simple Shapes 

A-5  -  A-9  -  A-7 

to make this fun appliqué flower.

I cut my background fabric 5" x 7"

I used my favorite method just like I've shown in week one of the sew along.

CLICK HERE 

to see that video tutorial.

After I finished my appliqué 

I made a 9 patch block using

 9 - 2 1/2" Calico Days squares:)

I grabbed a 14" zipper from my stash

 and chose 2 fabrics for the

 binding and the outer lining.

I always cut my background a little larger when I appliqué and then I trim it down.

I trimmed it to 4 1/2" wide and 6 1/2" tall...

and then sewed it to the 9 patch.

Unit should measure 

6 1/2" x 10 1/2" at this point.

Knowing this measurement will give you the freedom to create whatever design you want for the front...

as long as it measures the same:)

I cut a piece of yellow fabric

 11" wide and 7 1/2" tall.

This is for the inner lining that will go behind the flower/9 patch section of the bag.

I cut 2- 11" squares from the yellow inner lining and the blue outer lining.

With right sides together I sewed a 

1/4"seam along the top of these two sections.

I pressed my seams open.

Then I cut 2 pieces of thin batting

 the same size as the lining.

7 1/2" x 11" 

and 

11" square.

I sandwiched the batting in-between the

 top and bottom pieces right down

 the center of the top seams like this...

Then folded them over and 

pinned for quilting.

I didn't quilt the large piece 

(inner and outer lining)

I just did a little easy quilting 

on the flower and patchwork section.

I highly recommend using a

 walking foot for that 

and for the remaining steps.

After quilting I topstitched the top 

folded edges of each piece

 on one side of the zipper...

in the center of the zipper.

There will be a few inches 

of the zipper hanging over each edge.

I also sewed around all of the 

edges of both fabric pieces 

just to keep them lined up.

Next...I trimmed everything up on the lining sides and bottom edge...and also the patchwork front bottom edge.

I then folded it so that both of those bottom edges were even like this. 

I also opened the zipper a few inches into the center because I'm going to trim of the ends and I don't want to cut off the zipper pull!

When you have the bottom corners

 and edges lined up...

Pin into place 

so it stays nice and flat...

And cut off the zipper ends...

then zig-zag all the way

 around the edges including the top...

to prepare for the binding.

I cut 3 - 2 1/2" x 21" from a fat quarter 

and joined them together for the binding.

I bound it the same way that

 I bind all of my quilts and pillows.

I did a detailed tutorial on my method several years ago.

CLICK HERE

if you want to see it.

I cut some of my baby chick selvedge

 from my Calico Days

 blue cherries print 

to use for the zipper pull.

The machine part of the binding

 is complete...

now for the whip stitching

 on the back:)

I threaded the selvedge through the zipper pull 

and sewed across it to keep it from coming out.

Look how cute the yellow daisy print is for the lining...ready to be filled with all kinds of cute quilty supplies!

I love how my Quilty Zip Bag turned out.

I also love appliqué and patchwork together

 and I'm sure I'll be making many more of these bags.

You could make the front section 

all appliqué or all squares...

sew many possibilities!

I'd LOVE to see yours:)

Use the hashtag

#QuiltyZipBag

I'll be back on Monday

 for BLOOM Block 8:)

xx

Lori