Fun Sewing To Finish Up The Month

 

 Two Peas In A Pod!

 ...and toys in pod...and money in a pod...and candy

 

 

I've been working on these little zippered pouches.  They make me happy.

They're fun and pretty quick to make after you get the hang of it.

 

 

I made a flock of 'em!

 

Before you start, watch the videos on YouTube. 
It's well worth it.   HERE

 

 

 

 

 

After you make a few, you get the idea and it goes pretty fast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIP #1:  Any zipper you have on hand will do.  I found that a 22" zipper is best.  Anything shorter is just not long enough.  Also, if you use YKK zippers, they're inexpensive and it's easy to get extra pulls...remember, you're only using one side of the zipper for each pouch, although two 10" squares of fabric make two pouches.  I found the zippers and pulls on Etsy.  HERE and HERE

Hobby Lobby did have YKK zippers for .99 cents, but no extra pulls.

Tip #2:  If you are using basting tape to hold all the layers, don't sew through it. 
It gums up the needle....(insert sad face here.)  After several failed attempts with the basting tape, I simply based everything together using needle & thread.

Tip #3:  Test the zipper slide before the top stitching.  Make sure the pull can slide up and down the teeth easily.  If you sew too close to the teeth the pull can't slide back and forth easily. (And, I'm giving three of these to my g-daughter...they need to work easily.)

TIP # 3:  Pay attention to the where you draw the line to "square up" the pod.  It took a few tries before I realized I was doing it wrong.  Watch Video #4 at time mark 5:23 HERE

Here is a visual:  The zipper is running diagonally from left to right.  When you flip it over to draw the lines on the other side...make sure the zipper is running the same way. 

You'll find the entire series of short videos HERE 
Good Job, Jaybird Quilts!!!

And now it's time to march off into the Holiday Season....Thanksgiving and Christmas here we come. 
Seems like it was Christmas just yesterday!!