#sewing: zippered poof pouch

I tried a new pattern for the zippered poof pouch tonight since my last attempt at Christmas was a huge flop... turns out this project is just a little tougher for a beginner sewer like me, but i won't give up!

here is the original tutorial from OH SO PRETTY blog which i reference below with some of my own modified notes (including some of the things i learned)

Materials Needed
* 14" zipper
* two pieces of fabric cut into 9" x 12" (outside fabric can be tougher material for the poof to be more sturdy)
* bias tape
* pins
* thread
* sewing machine

#step one: prepare fabric
cut your 9" x 12" pieces, iron the creases out and set aside

#step 2: attaching to the zipper
lay your outside fabric face up on the table
place the zipper on top, lined up with the top edge of the fabric
lay your inside fabric (patterned side facing down) on top, with the top edge lined up with the top of zipper
pin the top edge of everything together
sew along the top edge

#step 3: preparing the pouch
lay both sides of fabric flat out on the table
along the outside layer fabric, sew along the edge of the zipper to avoid getting caught in the zipper
fold the outside layer fabric in half, and line the fabric up with the opposite edge of the zipper
sew along the edge
do the same with the inside layer fabric on the other side (attaching to the same edge of the zipper as above)
sew along the edge again

#step 4: unzip the zipper & creating the pouch
unzip the zipper fully
sew along the edge of the fabric by the zippers edge to create a seam
zip the zipper up and turn the fabric inside out
now fold the sides into itself (like wrapping a present to create the triangle folds at the end of a gift)
pin it down on both ends
cut a 2 inch piece of bias tape and fold in half
slide it into the pouch on top of the zipper into the folded mess. the raw edges of the bias tape should be in line with the edges of the fabric
*repeat on the other side to have to "pull accents" on the poof pouch*

#step 5: putting it all together
sew all the edges together
make sure you unzip the zipper a little bit so that you don't sew it up on the outside of the pouch
trim the edges so they are all even. if you have excess on the end of the zipper, fold over and sew along the edge to conceal the zipper into the inside of the pouch
sew bias tape along the edges to make them look finished (i skipped this step and will likely go back and add it to make the edges cleaner in the inside of the pouch)

turn the pouch inside out and you should have a finished product!

fun fabrics!

my first zippered poof pouch

happy sewing

<3 awaLL