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Color Block Cosmetic Bag Sewing Tutorial

This color block cosmetic bag is a simple 20-minute sewing project! The little bag is just the right size to tuck inside a backpack or purse to keep the essentials. Great for teens!
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Yield: 1 bag
Cost: $2

Equipment

  • sewing machine
  • iron
  • scissors
  • measuring tape
  • pins

Materials

  • Fabric
  • Fusible Interfacing felt thickness
  • 1 6" Zipper

Instructions

  • Cut out fabric according to guide. You will need 2 lining pieces, 2 interfacing pieces, 4 strips for the main fabric and 2 strips for the accent fabric.
    fabric and lining cut into pieces for cosmetic bag
  • Sew 2 main fabric pieces and 1 accent piece together with the accent color in the middle. Repeat for other outer piece. Use a 1/4" seam allowance.
  • Press seams flat.
  • Iron fusible interfacing to the back of each outer piece.
    fusible interfacing on back of outer fabric pieces
  • Top stitch across the top and bottom of the accent piece.
    outer fabric top stitched
  • Place one lining piece onto your work surface with the right side of the fabric facing you. Place the zipper on top.
    lining fabric aligned with zipper
  • Place one of the outer pieces on top with the right side of the fabric facing down, sandwiching the zipper in between the lining and outer layers. Pin across the top.
    lining with zipper and outer fabric stacked together
  • Use a zipper foot attachment on your sewing machine to stitch close to the zipper. Start sewing a few inches down, to avoid sewing near the zipper pull. Then go back, open the zipper, and sew the first few inches. If you need a better visual, watch my step by step video.
  • Now you are going to do this again with the second lining piece, the other side of the zipper, and the other outer piece. Place the other lining piece onto your work surface with the right side of the fabric facing you. Place the zipper on top.
    zipper sewn onto cosmetic bag
  • Place the other outer piece over the zipper, with the right side of the fabric facing you. Pin. Sew close to zipper using zipper foot attachment, opening and closing the zipper as you stitch near it.
  • Open the layers flat and top stitch close to the zipper.
    top stitching on zipper for cosmetic bag
  • Open the zipper half way. This is important for turning the bag right side out later!
    hand opening zipper before sewing side seams of bag
  • Bring outer layer pieces together and pin.
    outer fabric lined up and ready to pin
  • Bring lining pieces together and pin.
    lining fabric lined up and ready to pin
  • It should look like the following image. Leave a space in the lining for turning the bag right side out. I marked this area with double pins.
    Begin sewing at one set of double pins and continue all the way around until you come to the second set of double pins.
    cosmet bag, inside out, pinned and ready to sew around perimeter
  • Clip corners and turn bag right side out through the opening in the lining.
    bag right side out with lining stiching out through zipper opening
  • Fold over the opening in the lining and pin. Hand stitch or machine stitch the opening closed.
    hand folding opening of lining closed
  • Tuck the lining inside the bag and smooth everything out. Your little cosmetic bag is complete!
    hand holding finished color blocked cosmetic bag

Video

Notes

Finished size: 5" x 6".