![Lil Sissy's Inside Outside Pouch](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211203_175131_wm-sm-300x211.jpg)
Cutting out pieces for bags is the hardest part. It is also, for me, the worst part. I often make two of a pouch or bag at the same time. Cutting out two of each piece at one time doesn’t seem to be that much harder than cutting out one. That is how I made this pouch. I decided on the spur of the moment to make the same pouch for Lil Sissy for Christmas that I was making for myself. I didn’t think really hard about the fabric. I grabbed this Alison Glass fabric, which is super cheerful, IMO, and for which I hadn’t yet found a use.
![Lil Sissy's Inside Outside Pouch - 3/4s view](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211203_175043_wm-sm-300x229.jpg)
I am on the fence about whether I should have used a different fabric for the zipper plackets. I have trouble figuring out where pieces are going to go and most independent pattern makers don’t really tell you beyond naming the piece. I think using the same fabric on this pouch looks fine. If I used fabric like the Dripping Rose again, I would probably use different fabric. The motifs get broken up too much.
![Lil Sissy's Inside Outside Pouch - interior](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211203_174934_wm-sm-300x144.jpg)
I picked a specific inside for this pouch, because it is for my sister. She is an artist, thus the splatter print. She seems to like the bags I make for her, though I have always used Paris related prints for her. This fabric is a departure.
![Lil Sissy's Inside Outside Pouch - closed](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211203_175012_wm-sm-300x157.jpg)
I put a gift certificate inside.