break the needle when you sew
over each short end of the zipper.
31
Turn the panel over to the
wrong side. Match the other
6 x 8in pocket rectangle, right side
facing down, with the one that’s now
been sewn to the lining. Stitching
only through the two layers of the
pocket rectangles, not through the
lining panel, sew the left, top and
right edges of the pocket using a^1 ⁄ 2 in
seam. Leave the bottom edge open.
Zipper panel
32
Lay the closed chunky/long
pull zipper right side down on
the table. Make small marks^3 ⁄ 4 in in
from the zipper teeth on the open end
of the zipper (the end with the zipper
pull). Turn the zipper over so that it
is right side facing up. Open it 2-3in.
Working on one side of the zipper
tape at a time, fold the zipper over at
the marks, right sides together, and
fi nger press to crease the tape. Fold
the tail end of the tape away from
the teeth at a 90-degree angle. See
Diagram 10. Hand stitch or glue the
tape at this angle – keeping it as
close to 90 degrees as possible.
Repeat for the other side of the tape.
33
Turn under^1 ⁄ 2 in on each short
end of the four 1^3 ⁄ 4 x 9^1 ⁄ 2 in
rectangles you cut for the zipper
panel and press.
34
Lay one of these rectangles that
has interfacing attached, right
side up, next to one side of the zipper,
also right side up. Flip the zipper over
onto the rectangle so they are right
sides together and the raw edge of the
zipper tape is matching one long edge
of the rectangle. Align the open end of
the zipper^1 ⁄ 4 in in from the folded end
of the rectangle. See Diagram 11. Glue
or baste the zipper in place along the
length of the rectangle using a^1 ⁄ 8 in
seam allowance.
35
Match a 1^3 ⁄ 4 x 9^1 ⁄ 2 in fabric
rectangle that does not have
interfacing attached with the fi rst one,
right sides together, sandwiching the
zipper tape between them. Sew them
together along the raw edge that has
the zipper tape sandwiched between
the layers. At the open end of the
zipper, where you’ve folded over the
tape at 90 degrees, trim the zipper
tape just outside the edge of the
fabric, as shown in Diagram 12. Fold
and press the fabric rectangles away
from the zipper teeth.
36
Repeat Steps 34 and 35 to join the
remaining two fabric rectangles
to the zipper on the other side of the
teeth. Top stitch around all four sides
of each assembled fabric rectangle.
Zipper tab
37
Fold the 3^1 ⁄ 4 x 2in rectangle of
fabric cut for the zipper tab in
half, right sides together and short
edges matching. Stitch the short edges
together using a^1 ⁄ 4 in seam allowance.
Finger press the seam open. Roll the
tab between your fi ngers to move the
seam to the centre back of the tab.
Diagram 10
Diagram 12
Diagram 9
Diagram 11
Top view of zipper panel on bag (closed)
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