{"id":71704,"date":"2026-08-07T07:34:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=71704"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:52:47","slug":"another-zipper-tab-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/another-zipper-tab-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Zipper Tab Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am not sure whether this is a tutorial or not, but I will put it on that page later, so we all can find it again.<\/p>\n<p>I have two other zipper tab information pages, which you can find on the <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/aq-projects-tutorials\/aq-tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tutorials page<\/a>. For the moment, this new technique is my favorite because it reduces more bulk int he zipper tab area than the other techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Instagram has been showing me zipper techniques lately. I found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVfwFmEDLb8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one<\/a> that I decided to try a few months ago. The other day when I was working on an <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/enigma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enigma pouch<\/a>, I decided to try it again. Then I had to go hunting for the video.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71801\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_171743_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71801\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_171743_wm-sm-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"3 finished zipper tabs\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_171743_wm-sm-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_171743_wm-sm-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_171743_wm-sm.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3 finished zipper tabs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In many of the Sew Sweetness and other patterns, I have to fold a strip into a zipper tab, which adds bulk to the edge and is a little hard through which to sew. This technique adds less bulk and there aren&#8217;t bits from the folds sticking out and making the project look unprofessional.<\/p>\n<h4>Supplies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Zipper<\/li>\n<li>Zipper tab fabric &#8211; the tabs look better if they match your zipper pocket fabric<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/what-is-a-bsk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BSK<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bag pattern<\/li>\n<li>Sewing machine<\/li>\n<li>Thread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Directions<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71804\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_153901_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71804\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_153901_wm-sm-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"Supplies for creating zipper tabs\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_153901_wm-sm-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_153901_wm-sm-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_153901_wm-sm.jpg 1019w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supplies for creating zipper tabs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First, cut some zipper tabs. I often use the exact size indicated in the pattern, which is why I am not giving you sizes. The zipper tab should be long enough to go past the cut end of the zipper on both sides when folded back and wide enough to match the width of the zipper, at least.<\/p>\n<p>Fold both fabric zipper tabs in half and press them so the crease is firm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71805\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_153938_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71805\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_153938_wm-sm-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"Clip the fabric stripof the zipper\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_153938_wm-sm-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_153938_wm-sm-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_153938_wm-sm.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clip the fabric strip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clip the fabric strip in half to cover one end of the zipper. You&#8217;ll need to do both.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71806\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_154820_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71806\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_154820_wm-sm-300x70.jpg\" alt=\"Sew the fabric strip\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_154820_wm-sm-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_154820_wm-sm-768x179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_154820_wm-sm.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sew the fabric strip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Using a quarter inch seam allowance, sew across each end of the zipper.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71807\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_155149_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71807\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_155149_wm-sm-300x53.jpg\" alt=\"Press tabs WST\" width=\"300\" height=\"53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_155149_wm-sm-300x53.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_155149_wm-sm-768x137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_155149_wm-sm.jpg 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Press tabs WST<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Press the zipper tabs back wrong sides together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71808\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_155603_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71808\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_155603_wm-sm-300x54.jpg\" alt=\"Topstitch\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_155603_wm-sm-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_155603_wm-sm-768x139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_155603_wm-sm.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Topstitch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Topstitch using a eighth inch seam allowance.<\/p>\n<p>Sew the exterior according to the directions on your pattern. In this case, my exterior and lining fabrics are the same.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71810\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163353_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71810\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163353_wm-sm-300x109.jpg\" alt=\"Sew lining\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163353_wm-sm-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163353_wm-sm-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163353_wm-sm.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sew lining<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sew lining with the zipper sandwiched in between.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71809\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163348_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71809\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163348_wm-sm-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Sew fabric\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163348_wm-sm-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163348_wm-sm-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163348_wm-sm.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sew fabric<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71811\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163708_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71811\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163708_wm-sm-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"Press all fabric away from zipper WST\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163708_wm-sm-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163708_wm-sm-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_163708_wm-sm.jpg 1014w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Press all fabric away from zipper WST<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Press fabric away from zipper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71799\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_164008_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71799\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_164008_wm-sm-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"Extra zipper tab fabric\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_164008_wm-sm-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_164008_wm-sm-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_164008_wm-sm.jpg 1019w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Extra zipper tab fabric<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Get ready to trim zipper tabs even with the top of the zipper and the sizes of the fabric.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71800\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_164028_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71800\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_164028_wm-sm-300x129.jpg\" alt=\"Trimmed\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_164028_wm-sm-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_164028_wm-sm-768x331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260724_164028_wm-sm.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trimmed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trimmed zipper tabs.<\/p>\n<p>Now finish your bag or pouch according to the directions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am not sure whether this is a tutorial or not, but I will put it on that page later, so we all can find it again. I have two other zipper tab information pages, which you can find on the Tutorials page. For the moment, this new technique is my favorite because it reduces &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/another-zipper-tab-technique\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Another Zipper Tab Technique&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[558],"tags":[255,343,359],"class_list":["post-71704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-558","tag-project-bag","tag-techniques","tag-tutorial"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71704"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71820,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71704\/revisions\/71820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}