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Media Press Zipper Pencil Case
Summer is over, it is a whole new round of “back-to-school” and “back-to-work” again!!!! I hope you have enjoyed your sun shiny days through out the pass few months; have refreshed and recharged yourself mentally and physically for another round of loooong journey. I don’t have summer vacation since it is all year round of hot sunny days which I usually hide myself from it… Anyway, I just had a great weekend getaway with friends from far, we ate, we adventured, we explored, we chat, and we definitely enjoyed every moment together! Now, I am ready for more challenges…. renovate my new home and make whole lot of crafts to stuff it up.. woohooo!!!
To welcome you back to the craft room of Craft Passion, here is the zipper pencil case pattern and tutorial which I did before my recent weekend getaway. Honestly, this is not suitable for beginner sewer because of the piping and the way I lined it, but intermediate or advance sewer should have no problem in getting it done.
As you can see from the photos, this zipper pencil case has a zipper that opens all the way down from top to the sides. This enable a widely open view that make getting things from the pencil case straightforward. Also, there are internal gussets at the sides to prevent contents from falling out.
This pencil case would make perfect storage for many purpose, pencil case, cosmetic pouch, stationery, accessories, craft tools etc… you name it!!!
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Beautiful. Perfect. Thank you.
Greetings from Poland 🙂
I am lost at step 20 when the lining is placed….
Please tell me which one confused you. I will try to elaborate more.
Thanks Joanne. I got it after I went thru the write up a few rounds. Going to make one this weekend. Thanks again for a very thorough tutorial!
hello!
do you have any tutorial videos? it may be easier for me 🙁
I love this pencil case. I’m attempting to make one for my children and their friends each. There are some parts that i’m having problems with.
Once I get one completed and start another, can I do a video tutorial for people? I would have loved a video tutorial for this and haven’t been able to find one.
Thank you
Michaela, Have you did a video tutorial for this pencil case, if so can you let me know…Thank you
Thanks for the tutorial, it’s very close to what I’m after. Just need to figure out how to add another zippered pocket 🙂 Could you please tell me what measurements the finished pencil case has? It looks way smaller than 15″ in the pics..!
Best regards
Karin
Hi Karin, the pencil case is not 15″ long, the finished Dimension is 8 1/2″ (W) x 4″ (H) x 3″ (D) (as stated in the tutorial). Happy sewing!
Hey craft passion,
I’d like to make this adorable pencilcase but there is one thing i’d like to know before i start.
What kind of interfacing did you use? What brand and number?
I bought the interfacing from a craft shop in loose pack, no info on the brand and number were given. Sorry. You can use medium cotton interfacing that is meant for bag making.
I love the design and zipper. Can you tell me where you buy your zippers?
You can get them from Etsy.com, I think they have some there. I bought mine from a local craftshop, Yee Button.
Thank you very much for your tutorial!
My English is unperfect, but till the 18th step I understand it clearly.
I would like to sew a bag similar to http://www.kipling.com/de-de/handbags/hand-shoulder-bags/amiel.html?show_img=K1537193K00+999 but with a wall inside the bag like this one: http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/tasche6yr7kuv8fz.jpg
Unfortunately I am a beginner. 🙁
Do you have any idea how I can sew a bag like this? Sizes should be 27 L x 24.5 H x 14.5 W cm and volume/capacity 10 Liter.
I would like to put my tablet and books in the bag to have a bit more order. My old bag has a lot of room, but if I put books in it, the bag rolls over and I can’t find anything in my bag with too much unordered space.
I hope you can help me.
Wish you a nice weekend!
Lily
Liliana, I am afraid that I cannot handle your request, it is big project to come out with a decent bag/purse design. Sorry, I have a lot in my list to catch up with.
Thanks .you are the best.I saw it .and my girl loves it very very….
HI .NICE
Having read this I believed it was rather enlightening.
I appreciate you spending some time and energy to
put this information together. I once again find myself spending way too much time both reading and
leaving comments. But so what, it was still worthwhile!
Hi- Thanks for the wonderful tutorial. I have now made 4 of these- adding additional pockets in most and adding some straps to the outside to make a perfect handlebar bag for bicycles! I don’t think I have the gusset part correct but my bag works fine.
Thank you so much for the wonderful pattern and tutorial! My bag turned out wonderful, it was a tough one for me.
Glad to know the positive feedback. It will get easier if you sew the second time. 🙂
Hi. This is really great tut, thank you very much. I used it to sth totally different – netbook case, with different proportions but crtainly same pattern. It’s universal and nicely explainde. Have a nice sewing!
Beautiful bag. If you could help me, how would you go about shortening the bag to 6″ instead of the original 8 1/2″? TIA.
Try reducing your scale on printing to see if you can get it shrink to 6″.
I also wanted to shorten the case and wondered what size zipper I should use if I shorten it like the previous commenter to 6″ Thanks!
It will depends if you want to lower the height too. The easiest way to do is to scale down the print of the pattern to your desire case size, then measure the zipper length from the modified pattern. Hope this help.
Great idea, thanks!! 🙂
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What a great pattern!! I started sewing and then realized that I don’t really understand how to sew the second half of the lining, could you clear that up for me? Thanks!
Hi Molly, do you mind to tell me in detail which part that you do not understand? I will try to explain.
Hi Molly, do you mind to tell me in detail which part that you do not understand? I will try to explain in more details.
hi, i want to sew such zipper pencil case.
Which fabric should i use for best result?
Hi Dhaval, I like to use quilted weight cotton fabric or cotton-linen mixed fabric. You may use either one of them, they worked best for this pattern.
Thanks for this tutorial! It was exactly what I was looking for. 🙂 I wanted to create a bag that opened fully, to hold my oils. I left off the gusset and added some elastic on the inside. It was challenging because my sandwiching was not nearly as smooth, and the fabrics didn’t totally line up, but it ended up pretty nice anyway.
For anyone else having trouble with the directions, I’d recommend just going through the steps and you’ll discover that it does all come together. I try too hard to visualize each step in a project before I start and was confused on this one. When I just dove in, it all made sense.
Thank you, Elizabeth, for the advice. Happy that you got it done 🙂
Ive read and reread but cant get beyond “place the lining” I attatched the lining and couldnt get access to the zip, unpicked then tried to sandwich lining and zip and fabric and unpicked Is there something I am missing? Obviously as many people have made this bag!
for the zipper pencil case I’m not getting it when it said to sew line to line….do you have a video tutorial this? thanks
Hi Jeanice, I don’t have any video to show…. which part of the tutorial that you don’t understand? I can’t find the part “sew line to line” in my instruction, did I said that?
I’m at this part…..Place the lining on top of them with right side facing down.
Sew from marking to marking too.
Clip at seam allowance on the markings.
Hi Jeanice, this instruction is to just place the lining fabric piece on the zipper pencil case, right side facing each other, then you sew from marking to marking (as shown by the arrow on the picture). After that, you just clip a few snips on the seam allowance to allow the pencil case to bend at the corner.
Hope this helps.
Do we need to leave a gap to turn it right side out after sewing the lining as shown above?
Yes. You need to leave a 5″ opening for the turning.
sorry, but this zipper pencil case is very hard to do, it doesn’t give you alot of instruction how and what to do next..or picture to follow, can anyone help on this? do they have a video to watch…I would love to make this..I’m up to the part where you put the lining on top…please help me…Thanks
Dear Joanne,
thank you for your pattern. I have just one doubt for now, I print your pattern as you told, twice, then I glue them togheter but the result are 18” not 17”…what did I wrong?
Hi Carla, please check if your printing scale is set to original without any zooming, secondly, the zipper gusset needs to be glue along the center line and not the edge of the paper.
Please let me know should you still have problem in getting the correct size.
Thanks.
Great pouch! Wondering if I could sell them at my booth when I do craft shows?
Hi beth, I have no objection since it is your own handmade, a credit to my design will be much appreciated. Thanks.
I sure will put out a card crediting your design you put in a lot of work and its great that its free, thanks!
Hi Craft passion, i have made this twice and i have difficult when we put together with Lining. may i know what type of needle do you use? i use portable sewing machine and i think its too thick for finishing.
thank you from Indonesia
Hi Weny,
I used just a standard sewing machine needle to sew the zipper pencil case. A standard sewing machine should be able to sew it.
Have a nice day.