This adorable boxy makeup bag is perfect for your purse and can hold enough stuff for a quick touch up or a special event. If you are new to using a zipper or a zipper foot, it's a GREAT first project to start with. For my makeup bag, I'm making these for Christmas presents and you could switch up your fabric & do two different fabrics for the outside and lining - but in this case, I decided to keep it all the same so I'll do my best to label which is which in the pictures to avoid any confusion.
Let's get started!
Materials:
OUTSIDE: Two pieces of cotton or upholstery weight fabric measuring 5.5" x 9.5"
LINING: Two pieces of cotton or upholstery weight fabric measuring 5.5" x 9.5"
Zipper foot
9" zipper
Coordinating thread
Disappearing Ink Marker (optional)
Disappearing Ink Marker (optional)
1. Cut out all your fabric pieces and than we are going to make the FIRST zipper sandwich. Take one outside fabric and put it face up. Set the zipper face down on top, so the top of the zipper lines up with the top edge of your fabric piece. Make sure that the zipper pull tab is to the left of an edge so it creates less bulk in seams and easier to sew together (see picture)
2. Once sandwiched, pin your pieces together, switch out your foot to your zipper foot (see this video here for help) and sew right along side that top seam, be sure to back stitch at each end. Ideally you can do a basting stitch before you sew that zipper to the top seam for good, but I didn't ;)
4. Take your second lining piece and place it face up on the table (ignore my selvage edge).
5. Place your zipper sandwich from step 3 on top of your lining piece of fabric you just set down, lining up the zipper's top edge with the top edge of this second lining piece. Than Set your second outside piece face down on top. Now you have the SECOND and final zipper sandwich.
6. Pin, baste (optional) & sew along the top edge again with your zipper foot (just like you did in step 2).
7. Once finished, open up your zipper sandwich and iron the fabric only (ignore my ironing board that got in a fight with Heat N Bond). If you have any edges that need to be trimmed up, now is the time to do it.
8. Now fold it together so your outside pieces are right sides together and your lining pieces are on the outside, sandwiching them. Line up & Pin your raw bottom edges together. Sew.
10. Move your zipper to the middle, to sit on top of your bottom seam, unzip your zipper halfway and sew down each vertical side. Feel free to sew on top of the zipper but pinch the zipper together as you're going over it.
11. Stick your hand inside and pinch each corner. Measure 2 1/2" inches across and draw a line. Do this on all 4 corners.
12. Sew along this line and cut off the triangle end.
Do this to all 4 corners and yours should look like mine once you're finished.
13. Now Turn it inside out and you're all done!
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