Happy Friday! I'm excited to say I have a new sewing pattern, the Starflower Quilted Zupper Pouch Pattern, available now! This is the first pattern I've been able to publish since 2022, so it's been a long time coming! Before we dive into the pattern details, I'd love to tell the story of how it came about.
Back in 2010, when I was first starting my quilting journey, I often turned my scraps into pieced zipper pouches. It all started with a pouch I made using scraps from my Warm Cool Half-square Triangle Quilt. For a long time, it was my favorite way to use up not only scraps, but all the random quilt blocks I'd make as I was learning.
Zipper pouches are still one of my favorite things to make, and I really love making these flat ones. They're relatively fast to make and make great gifts. I've continued to make them all these years later, much the same way as I made those first few. Although I will say everything about the ones I make now is just a little bit neater! It's incredible how much I've learned and honed my skills in 15 years.
The Starflower Quilted Zipper Pouch Pattern is all those years of pouch making experience come to life! There are four pouch sizes included: 6", 8", 10", and 12" square to coordinate with common quilt block sizes. In addition there are instructions for making your own custom size pouch, which could be square or rectangular! The custom sizing for these is really simple and straightforward, never fear. I've included instructions for four star quilt blocks (one for each pouch size), making them plain with a single fabric, or using your own quilt block.
Let's take a look at the sample pouches! These pouches were made using reclaimed vintage sheets and YKK zippers. My favorite source for zippers is Zip it on Etsy*.
First up, the star quilt block pouches! I don't know what it is about star blocks and vintage sheets, I just can't seem to get enough of the combination!
6" Woven Star Pouch
8" Wrapped Star Pouch
10" Sawtooth Star Pouch
12" Ohio Star Pouch
These plain pouches are perfect for those precious fabrics you can hardly bear to cut into! Show off those beautiful focal fabrics with these.
6" Plain Pouch
8" Plain Pouch
10" Plain Pouch
12" Plain Pouch
Starflower Quilted Zipper Pouch Pattern fabric requirements.
The Starflower Quilted Zipper Pouch Pattern is available now as a PDF download in my online shop.
Happy Sewing!
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Super cute! Will definitely give it a try!
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