Sunday, September 18, 2011

I'm As Shocked As You Are!

I am.  I STILL am, even though I finished this little project several days ago.  Why so shocked?  Because not only did I do pleats again, I put in a ... brace yourselves ... zipper. That's right, I said it - the "Z" word!  (Insert audible gasps here from those of you who know me.)

I decided to follow this great tute for a Pleated Pouch; I saw it quite a while ago and it's been hovering in my InstaPaper queue pleading with me to make it. I finally forced myself to try it ... and wow.   I did it!   I put in a zipper!!!!

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Look!  A zipper!!!  And I lived to tell about it!!!

Yeah, OK, I did insert a zipper once before, but that was years ago and was sort of one of those "OK, I've done it, now I don't ever have to do it again" things. Sort of like inset Y-seams or mitered corners. LOL! Just kidding. (Kind of.)

The tutorial was very well-written and well-photographed, so the little pouch came together in no time at all!

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Totally cute and totally wild batiks and I love it!

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There's a chance I'll be trying this again.  I can't believe I'm writing that.  About a ZIPPERed pouch.  Wow.  Shocking!

Thanks for reading!

6 comments:

  1. Way to go! That is a cute bag. I love making all kinds of bags especially with zippers. Thanks for the link to the tute.

    Cindy

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  2. Not so scary, right? Next thing you know, you'll be inserting zippered pockets inside your beautiful bags! (One of which I still want, one of those days...;) )

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  3. Very cute! The only time I tried a zipper was for making a dog bed cover- I'll never make that mistake again... lol
    -Ali
    Twotailswithmattandali.com

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  4. That's a cute bag! Congrats on the zipper too! It all looks tough to me so I'm in awe of your talent!

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  5. Your little bag is just so cute! Love the fabric! I was never comfy doing zippers either! Good for you :-)

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  6. I am very impressed, being the sewing-challenged person that I am.

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