Zipetty doo-dah

Do you suffer from zip avoidance syndrome?  Here is the perfect therapy from "Dr. Nicole".  I recently ordered some of the little zippered purse kits available through her blog/website and have been merrily zipper-ing away since receiving them (which was very soon after ordering thanks to the super fast service).

Here are a couple of examples made from the Make Up Purse Kit instructions.  Fabrics in a heavier weight cotton/linen mix worked well for a bit of extra stability and I just kept it simple by lining with calico.  I know there are lots of zippered purse tutorials out there but these kits are value added.  You get a variety of zips (no need to trek to Spotlight), full sized pattern pieces (no need to measure) and excellent directions with tips on how to get those sneaky zip ends looking "just-so", how to do a nice boxed corner etc.

It's hard to stop at one and practice makes perfect, as they say.

Before wrapping up some thank-yous are due to:

• Kathryn from AussieKidsBoutique for her profile on yours truly.

• Rachel from One Pretty Thing for including my Tiny Dancer Ballet Slipper Charms pattern on her blog.  You can also see some pretty examples made by Joanie and her daughter here.

• Sew Mama Sew for linking to my Fat Quarter Baby Skirt Tutorial as part of their February Fat Quarter feature.

Comments

[Andi]

I definitely shy away from zips.
Can't quite get past it.
Do I need some therapy?
Andi :-)

[joanie]

Great tip on the zips. I love those fabrics on the pouches! Thanks for the sweet mention too :)

[Nikki]

Great work! I'm so glad you had such success with them. I love the fabrics you used, too.

[Beatrix]

These zippy pouches are adicting, aren't they?! Love the mushroom fabric you used. Great job.