A reminder popped up for the birthday of a librarian friend of mine. I still have some leftover bits of quilted book fabric from when I made covers for the leaves of our dining room table. On the spur of the moment and despite all the other projects I have going on, I decided to make her a pouch. After some thought, I decided to use the Bristol pouch pattern from Center Street Quilts.
I used the pattern as a guide rather than following the exact directions since I didn’t have the exact pieces or sizes. This would never stand the test of an experienced bagmaker and it isn’t a terrible pouch, but for a non-sewing person, it is ok.
I used it as a bit of a test for a couple of techniques. One was the zipper tab, which is a technique that IG has been shoving at me through their “you really should follow this” algorithm. I was pleased with how it came out, though I had to rip and watch the video a few times and I think I have to measure the size of the future zipper tab more exactly next time. The video (reel) doesn’t have sizes.
I also used a bit of a larger zipper (#5) that was extra rather than a dress zipper. It is a pretty zipper with rainbow teeth and looks good.
The Center Street patterns usually include binding inside seams and this pattern is no different. I found them to be really thick and probably should have tried to cut away some of the batting in the seam allowance.
I’ll be done soon and can send it off.