Tutorial: Zippered patch pocket

January 19, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Sherri from Thread Riding Hood shows how she made a zippered patch pocket. You can add the large zippered pocket to a bag. The edges are all finished so it looks nice enough to be on the outside. The zipper across the top will help make sure everything stays safe and sound inside your pocket. The one she made appears on the side of a Cargo Duffle Bag, but this would work on any large bag.

Click below for her tutorial:

Cargo Duffle Zipper Pocket, by Thread Riding Hood

[photo from Thread Riding Hood]

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Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.