Double Sided Tissue Holder Tutorial (Video)

Modified: Jun 7, 2025 · Published: Oct 1, 2021 by Brandy · This post may contain affiliate links.

A two-sided tissue holder pouch is perfect for cold and flu season. One side can hold a pack of tissues, and 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 packs, but they don't always hold up well being tossed around in a bag with books and binders.

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 (2x4.5") (affiliate)
PURELL® Advanced Hand Sanitizer
Lip gloss, optional

fabric tissue holder Instructions.

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

Body: (cut 2) 5 ¾" x 7 ½"

Pocket: (cut 1) 4" x 7 ½"

Seam allowance ¼"

2. Fold the long side of the pocket piece down ¼". Press. Fold down again and stitch.

3. Place the pocket on 1 of the body pieces. Both pieces right side up.

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.

6. Fold right side out.

7. Press seams flat.

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 ¾".

10. Fold bottom up so that the final width is 3".

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!

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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About Brandy

Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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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.

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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/

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Kim says

July 18, 2016 at 6:06 pm

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

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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

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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 🙂

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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.

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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

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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. 🙂

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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.
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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

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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!!!

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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.

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- Brandy says
  
  April 29, 2016 at 9:59 am
  
  Wow, thank you so much!
  
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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

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- Brandy says
  
  April 21, 2016 at 9:21 pm
  
  Thank you, Edye! They are fun to make!
  
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Candice Schenk says

April 21, 2016 at 5:21 pm

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

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- Brandy says
  
  April 21, 2016 at 9:22 pm
  
  Thanks so much Candice!
  
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- 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.
  
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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.

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- Brandy says
  
  April 21, 2016 at 9:22 pm
  
  Thank you, Theresa! They are so fun to make!
  
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  - Brandy Anthony says
    
    April 22, 2024 at 1:05 pm
    
    I really enjoy your website and sewing progects!
    
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