Sewing skills for bag-making. Sew the Canterbury Zipper Bag

The ideal class for those sewers interested in bag-making to try some new skills and learn a new way to sew a zipper. All sewers can benefit from learning how to sew a neat binding to cover raw edges. Our class covers the sewing of the Canterbury Zipper Pouch step by step with lots of tips along the way to help you get a neat finish.

Features of the Canterbury Zipper Pouch pattern

* Feature binding on the zipper
* Bound edges
* Flat construction, no turning
* 2 sizes in the same pattern
* Printless pattern – no printed templates needed

Skill level: Confident beginner and above. Should be able to sew an accurate seam allowance and be confident sewing a neat straight line.

Finished sizes (approx)

Large – 10 inches (25cm)
Small – 8 inches (20cm)

This pattern is easily scalable so you could make this easy zipper pouch in any size you need for your storage or project needs.

What skills are covered in this video class:

• Understanding the cutting chart

• Tips for sewing a 1/4 inch seam

• Sewing a trimmed zipper

• Complete step by step assembly of the bag

• Truing the pieces

• How to sew binding to cover a raw edge

• How to turn corners when sewing binding

• Three different ways to finish the back of the binding

• Packed full of advice the whole way