I have a Love / Hate relationship with zips.... 10% percent of the time, it's love, and 90% of the time, it's hate!
I still keep collecting zips from the oppy, just in case I might need them one day. But then sometimes, I get the sudden urge to sew a zippered pouch - for no reason at all.
This time I decided to experiment by inserting the zip at the front instead of the top. I didn't quite get the dimensions correct for the zipper I was using, but it turned out pretty well other than that.
This one will be added to the present stash for upcoming birthdays.
*Dragster Dominoes fabric available here.
*Motorbike Zipper Pull available here.
20 comments:
I love doing zips this way - and you can use really huge zips (I always find those on special) and cut the ends off. Love your bike fabric.
Love it Cam! I must admit, zips scare the beejeezus out of me. Trying it this way may take out some of that stress though, might have to give it a whirl!
It's adorable. I hate zips too, but for some reason have tonnes of them for "just incase".
Mine is purely a hate relationship, lucky I've got someone else to delegate that task to!
That's perfect with the zip pull. I have nothing against zips full stop. It's just my machines' treatment of them. I don't know why they can't invent a foot that lets you sew neatly around the pull without having to do a wide seam. Very annoying. Cherrie
It looks great! I'm a bit frightened of zips, and so far have done all I can to avoid inserting one.
btw your baking below looks delicious!
Cam looks fantastic and I think you might have just solved a dilemma I was having. Might have to pick your brains about how to do that type of zip
I saw a tute for sweing zippers over at noodlehead once - and she made it look so easy...but still haven't tried it!!
one day...
xxxCate
good idea! i'll have to try that. it looks lovely too.
x
have a wonderful week.
x
Well, yuo might not have enjoying doinhg it but the end result is great. I like the look of side zips.
I mainly have a hate relationship with zips.
Gorgeous zip pouch!
I must be weird, I kind of like sewing in zips. I like to know I can beat them, and I refuse to let a zip win! It is good to be stubborn, some times.
I love it Cam, it's fab! this is how I prefer to put zips in pouches it is just so much easier and looks good too!!
It's the ends of the zips I hate..the middles are ok. It's all your little finishing touches I adore..the labels, the bike thingy on the end of the zip the ring on the label thingy..and I love your fabric. So much to love...
Looks great, ;-)) dee x
it looks simply perfect. love it
OK, now you're just zippily showing off...
I used to be intimidated by zips .. then I discovered Nikki's patterns and zip instructions and refuse to be intimidated any more!
Love your zippered pouch, Cam ... and especially that bike zip pull!!
I hate zips too hence why all my zips for my chicken doorstops are sewn in by hand! I must learn one day to do it with the machine! Yours looks spot on :)
Do you have a pattern?
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