Sew: monogrammed seersucker pouches
These will be end of the year teacher gifts (and one for each of my kids too!).
I paired seersucker with solid bright lining fabrics to make fun combinations.
My favorite is the bright pink:
But the orange is great too!
And navy is so classic:
Here’s how I made the pouches:
1. Supplies:
1 – seersucker fabric @ 13″ x 17″
1 – medium weight fusible interfacing @ 13″ x 17″
2 – lining fabric @ 13″ x 8.5″
1 – zipper @ 12″
ribbon for zipper pull
2. Fuse interfacing to wrong side of seersucker:
3. Center fabric letters on upper half of seersucker and pin:
4. Zigzag stitch letters into place:
5. Place zipper face down on top edge of seersucker then one piece of lining fabric:
Straight stitch using zipper foot.
6. Repeat for other end with other side of zipper:
Be sure to top stitch lining down in place to prevent from getting caught in zipper.
7. Sew side seams and miter bottom corners:
8. Trim excess fabric from mitered corner:
9. Turn right side out and press in raw edge of lining, straight stitch closed:
10. Push lining down into pouch and press. Add ribbon to zipper pull.
Ready to take to the beach or pool, summer is here!
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Recipes We Love says
These are fabulous!!!! If I got these as a gift I would LOVE it!!
Catrin says
Oh I love these. They are great. I have very little expierence with zippers, so I might try these to get some.
Greetings from Germany
Catrin
Lolly Jane says
Adorable, Jaime! Featuring you this weekend! xoxo
Danielle Bartran says
Just made one of these for my sister in law {birthday gift} so easy and went together very quickly! Thanks for sharing your tutorial!