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August 16, 2017 By Brandy 55 Comments

Home » Holidays » Gift Ideas » Teacher Gifts

Double Sided Tissue Holder Tutorial (Video)

Filed Under: Kids Sewing Projects, Sewing, Teacher Gifts Tagged With: bath and body

A two-sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss! Watch our video tutorial or scroll down for a step by step photo tutorial!

A two-sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!

Watch our step by step video!

With cold and flu season approaching I decided to make some little tissue pouches to put in the kid’s backpacks and one for my purse. They all like the single sized tissue packages, but they don’t always hold up well being tossed around in a bag with books and binders.

Double Sided Tissue Pouch Tutorial
These tissue pouches are super easy to make (under 15 minutes) and my version is double sided! The extra pocket is just the right size to hold a mini bottle of hand sanitizer and a lip gloss. Perfect to battle those germs at school or on the go.

 

A 2 sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!

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How to sew a two-sided tissue holder for your purse or backpack.

Supplies:

  • Fabric Scraps
  • Thread
  • Measuring Tape
  • Tissue Pouch (2×4.5″) (affiliate)
  • PURELL® Advanced Hand Sanitizer
  • Lip gloss, optional

A 2 sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!

Directions to make a fabric tissue holder.

1. Cut your fabrics. You will need 1 main fabric for the body and 1 contrasting fabric for the pocket.

Body: (cut 2) 5 3/4″ x 7 1/2″

Pocket: (cut 1) 4″ x 7 1/2″

Seam allowance 1/4″

A 2 sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!
2. Fold the long side of the pocket piece down 1/4″. Press. Fold down again and stitch.

A 2 sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!
3. Place the pocket on 1 of the body pieces. Both pieces right side up.

A 2 sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!
4. Place the second body piece on top (right side down). You will now have a fabric sandwich: body piece, pocket piece, 2nd body piece.

5. Pin sides and stitch both sides closed, leaving the top and bottom open.

A 2 sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!
6. Fold right side out.

7. Press seams flat.

A 2 sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!
8. Turn your fabric a quarter to the right so that the bottom of the pocket is on the left.

9. Fold the top down 1 3/4″.

A 2 sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!
10. Fold bottom up so that the final width is 3″.

A 2 sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!
11. Pin in the center.

12. Stitch sides closed and trim close to seam.

13. Turn right side out.

You’re going to love this double-sided tissue holder so much you’ll want to make a few more to keep on hand for gifts!

A 2 sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, the other side can hold a mini bottle of sanitizer and a lip gloss!
Hand hygiene is one of the most important preventative measures one can take to reduce the spread of illness-causing germs. This tissue pouch is a cute and easy way to store some of the necessities for keeping colds at bay this year!

This post was sponsored by GOJO Industries, the makers of Purel and contains affiliate links. This post is a refresh of my original tutorial, first shared in 2015.

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  1. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:07 am

    Seriously love the double sided tissue pouch! I need to make mine like these. Pinning for later.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 21, 2016 at 9:22 pm

      Thank you, Theresa! They are so fun to make!

      Reply
  2. Candice Schenk says

    April 21, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    Really cute ideas!! I love that the tissue holder has a pocket!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 21, 2016 at 9:22 pm

      Thanks so much Candice!

      Reply
    • Heather says

      April 10, 2020 at 2:23 am

      Thankyou so much. I’ve been thinking about these for a while and sometimes my brain doesn’t let me come to a conclusion. So beautifully explained.

      Reply
  3. gracefulcoffee says

    April 21, 2016 at 5:34 pm

    This is such a cool idea! I love that it’s a multi-purpose pouch 🙂

    Blessings,
    Edye // Gracefulcoffee

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 21, 2016 at 9:21 pm

      Thank you, Edye! They are fun to make!

      Reply
  4. Organized 31 says

    April 29, 2016 at 4:41 am

    What an adorable and entirely useful sewing project. Can’t wait to give it a try. Congrats, you’re featured this week at the #ThisIsHowWeRoll Link Party.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 29, 2016 at 9:59 am

      Wow, thank you so much!

      Reply
  5. WesTXGrl13 says

    May 20, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    PERFECT for us germ-a-phobes!!! Pretty, fast, and useful–can’t beat that!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply
  6. Janet Vinyard says

    July 11, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    Cute idea! I’ve made a fabric tissue case before but not with a pocket! I look forward to trying this one! Blessings, Janet

    Reply
  7. angie says

    July 13, 2016 at 9:13 am

    very cute love how they are created makes it easy to carry items without a large bag.
    come see us at http://shopannies.blogspot.com

    Reply
  8. CJ Huang says

    July 14, 2016 at 9:44 am

    Love how you’ve got these doublesided! So convenient to keep a few things together. 🙂

    Reply
  9. Linda says

    July 14, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    This is very awesome. I love the colors, too. Pinned to Pinterest. Best wishes for a wonderful summer, Linda @Crafts a la mode

    Reply
  10. Living in Mommywood says

    July 15, 2016 at 7:38 am

    I love your shares! Found you on Creative link 🙂 Great and compact for easy access and carry along.

    Reply
  11. Charlotte says

    July 16, 2016 at 7:37 am

    Awww, this is adorable–thanks so much for sharing 🙂 I love a cute and creative idea that doesn’t look TOO terribly challenging (as I am not the biggest DIY’r!). Following over from SITS Sharefest and hope you’re enjoying the weekend 🙂

    Reply
  12. Ana from The Lost Apron says

    July 18, 2016 at 9:22 am

    I love what you have done to make this simple project multi-functional. I think that tissue packs are one of the gateway projects in learning to sew. I have found you on Inspire Me Monday/Create with Joy. See my post on How to Run Your Own Summer Sewing Camp: http://www.thelostapron.com/2016/07/sewing-camp.html

    Reply
  13. Kim says

    July 18, 2016 at 6:06 pm

    Really cute!Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Pinned! Have a great week!
    Kim

    Reply
  14. JESS44903 says

    July 19, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    You’re so talented and you always make everything look so easy! 🙂

    I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipe, crafts, and tips: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

    Reply
  15. Mary Jo Munsey-Tyree says

    August 28, 2016 at 10:19 am

    Such a great Christmas gift for all of the girls in the club.

    Reply
  16. vrmm26 says

    July 23, 2017 at 6:06 am

    Super cute! Great gift idea for anyone on your list. Visiting from Happiness Is Homemade party.

    Reply
  17. MrsMcD918 says

    July 24, 2017 at 3:35 am

    Adorable! Great way to use up scraps! I’ll be making one!

    Reply
  18. roseannmhampton says

    July 25, 2017 at 7:04 pm

    Love this idea! Thanks for the tutorial!

    Reply
  19. Lisa // Cucicucicoo: Eco Sewing and Crafting says

    July 30, 2017 at 3:25 am

    Cute and convenient idea! Pinning! 🙂 Lisa

    Reply
  20. Katharine in Brussels says

    August 7, 2017 at 12:14 pm

    Just made two for my dogwalking friends – with a loop of twill tape at the top to clip to the leash. Very cute! There’s space for tucking in a doggie doo bag next to the hand sanitizer.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      August 7, 2017 at 3:15 pm

      What a great idea! Love that. I may have to make another to take with us for our doggie too!

      Reply
    • Debbie says

      October 19, 2017 at 5:26 pm

      What size sanitizer, mine atrent coming out right. Having a get together with 13 friends and ive made 4 and made them a tad bigger butthe back is split open, doesnt look good.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        October 23, 2017 at 7:30 am

        Hi Debbie! The ones I used are only about 2 1/2″ tall. They aren’t the ones that hang from a purse or fit into the silicone carriers that you can find. It was even smaller and I found them at Walmart in the travel section a couple of years ago. Do the ones you have fit without a lip gloss in the pouch too or not at all?

        Reply
  21. Emma says

    December 6, 2017 at 3:55 am

    Hi, in step 6 you say to turn right side out before pressing seams. However, at the end you are told to turn right side out! So do you turn it wrong side out before completing the final steps after pressing the seams? I love the pouch, have started to make it but its so unclear at the end. As a beginner I find it very frustrating when tutorials are not clear enough. Please help!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 6, 2017 at 11:52 am

      Hi Emma!

      In step 5 you will see that the tissue pouch is inside-out. In step 6 you turn it right side out. Then iron the side seams.

      Now it’s time to fold it to create the pouch which will essentially make it inside-out again after you make those folds.

      In the last photo after it has been folded and the side seams have been stitched you will see that it needs to be turned right side out again.

      Hope that helps!

      Reply
      • Emma says

        December 7, 2017 at 12:36 am

        Thank you for your reply! I went ahead anyway & turned it inside out. It went in the bin. I’ll give it another go, now its clearer ?

        Reply
  22. Courtney says

    January 2, 2018 at 4:32 am

    I absolutely love this. This is my first thing to hand sew and it wad so easy. I will definately be using thos at school ✔✅☑

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      January 2, 2018 at 10:35 am

      Yay! I’m so glad!

      Reply
  23. Deana says

    January 6, 2018 at 10:31 am

    Thank you for posting this project! I made 4 of them this morning and featured it on my homeschooling blog! I linked to your page, of course! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  24. B says

    February 22, 2018 at 11:00 pm

    I made one and it turned out really great!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      February 23, 2018 at 4:32 am

      I’m so glad! They are very useful little things!

      Reply
  25. Kim~madeinaday says

    August 28, 2018 at 9:14 am

    So cute I love it! This would be so handy for the kids for their backpacks. Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
    Kim

    Reply
  26. C. Bosmans says

    November 7, 2018 at 2:23 pm

    I find the directions very confusing. Hard to tell from the pictures which sides are finished.I am on my second try and still not right. Apparently Ive sewed the wrong sides. I know thus should be very simple but the directions need to be more specific. I.e. .long side or shirt side.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 7, 2018 at 3:48 pm

      I’m sorry that you find them confusing. I’ve gone over them and am not sure how to simplify them more, but if you watch the photos you will see the placement of pocket when you are folding the top and bottom of the pouch. Keep an eye on the pocket piece to make sure your pouch looks like mine before sewing the sides. Hopefully, that helps!

      Reply
      • C. Bosmans says

        November 7, 2018 at 10:51 pm

        Finally figured it out. The next one should be a piece if cake. Thank you for the pattern.

        Reply
        • Brandy says

          November 8, 2018 at 11:19 am

          Oh, good!! I’m so glad.

          Reply
  27. Kathy French says

    February 18, 2019 at 4:46 pm

    Great tutorial but I think the pocket measurements are off. My pocket ended up an inch down from the top – Not like the photo. I checked both the video and page measurements before starting. I think I”ll try again with a 3 x 7 1/2 pocket.
    Thank you for a great idea! Making a bunch for friends and relatives.

    Reply
  28. Lynne says

    March 14, 2019 at 5:11 pm

    I made 30 of them and they came together very nicely. Great project! Thank you so much!

    Reply
  29. Stephanie says

    April 14, 2019 at 9:57 pm

    Do you sell these already made?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 15, 2019 at 8:54 pm

      Hi Stephanie, I actually don’t, but I’ve had several readers ask for permission to sell them on Etsy. So I think you might be able to find some on there using my pattern!

      Reply
  30. Phyllis says

    May 31, 2019 at 8:30 pm

    I think the final measurement should be 3.5″ instead of 3″‘. If I do 3″ it overlaps….However, I did the 3.5″ ….it’s very cute and I’m planning on making them as gifts for a retreat…

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      May 31, 2019 at 8:43 pm

      Hi Phyllis! It is supposed to overlap 🙂 Have fun at your retreat!

      Reply
  31. Donna says

    August 6, 2019 at 10:23 am

    Hi, I love this pattern and made 7 for Christmas gifts last year! I’m making more this year for my Bible study class, but I have a question: what type of tissues in the travel packs did you use, that they pop out like that? The only ones I can find are folded in the pack and don’t come out like the one in your pictures. This is a great pattern, and I know I’ll be using it many times!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      August 6, 2019 at 2:42 pm

      Hi Donna! I pulled the tissue out so that it would be visible in the photo. They didn’t pop out like that on their own, but for photo purposes (so that the reader could tell what the pouch was for) I gently pulled one out. So the ones you bought are the same ones that I have!

      Reply
  32. Bev says

    October 23, 2019 at 11:37 pm

    These are so quick and easy to put together and sew. What took most of the time was me trying to decide what fun fabrics I wanted to use.! Thanks for sharing this pattern

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 24, 2019 at 2:20 pm

      Same! Haha, deciding on the fabric is the hardest part! So glad they turned out for you!

      Reply
  33. Linda says

    January 21, 2020 at 7:01 pm

    Thank you so much for the pattern and great instructions. I can’t wait to pick out some cute scraps and get started.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      January 21, 2020 at 9:24 pm

      Yay! They are so perfect for cold and flu season—and a great way to use up fabric scraps. Win win!

      Reply
  34. carlee says

    November 15, 2020 at 8:43 pm

    Yay, I think I found my daughters COVID approved Christmas gifts! She is so excited to make these!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 15, 2020 at 11:16 pm

      Yay! They’ve always been a hit for teacher gifts for us!

      Reply

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