{"id":49716,"date":"2020-06-10T06:59:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=49716"},"modified":"2025-06-21T18:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T01:39:49","slug":"boxy-clear-pouch-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/boxy-clear-pouch-pt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxy Clear Pouch pt.2"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Boxy<\/a>
Boxy Clear Pouch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I talked about the Boxy Clear Pouch<\/a> yesterday. I realized I had more to say about this project, which surprised me since it is a small project.<\/p>\n

\"Boxy<\/a>
Boxy Clear Pouch – zipper end detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the things I liked was the finishing on the zipper.  On the stop end, the designer, Aneela Hoey, has the maker stop 5\/8 inch from the end. I didn’t know why, but realized that it was to accommodate the zipper draping over the end of the pouch.<\/p>\n

\"Boxy<\/a>
Boxy Clear Pouch – inside detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In general, I try to avoid zippers hanging over the end of a pouch, but this pattern’s design makes me realize what the designer is trying to do.  Utilizing a long zipper makes the pouch into one that opens wide. This means that things can’t get hidden inside. Somehow I didn’t realize it or realized it only briefly and then forgot.<\/p>\n

\"Boxy<\/a>
Boxy Clear Pouch – zipper detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I could have done a bit better job on the beginning of the zipper, but, again, Ms. Hoey does a great job with the design. The beginning of the zipper is far enough back so the binding doesn’t get in the way and there is no issue with sewing through a million thickness layers on the end.<\/p>\n

My one criticism, which is the same criticism I had with another one of her patterns, Speedy Pouches<\/a>, the binding ends. The designer doesn’t really say what she does to tuck in the ends. I cut them off and tucked them in as well as I could to make them even with the top edge of the pouch, then I handstitched them down. I’ll have to take a look at her website<\/a> to see if she ever talks about it.<\/p>\n

The one thing I did wrong, which ended up not mattering much, was switch the lining and the exterior fabric. The pieces were fairly uniform and the pouch ended up looking fine with the lining fabric on the outside.<\/p>\n