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May 30, 2016 By Brandy 5 Comments

Home » Craft Tutorials

Travel Zipper Bag Tutorial

Filed Under: Craft Tutorials, Gift Ideas, Sewing

Sew your own makeup or pencil bag using this travel zipper bag tutorial! Linked to an easy-to-follow tutorial that comes together in under an hour. Make one for yourself and a few to keep on hand as gifts! A big thanks to Kelby Sews for such a great tutorial. I’ve used it several times!

Ruby’s teacher at church is having a baby! I asked Ruby if it was going to be a girl or a boy. She said, “I’m not sure. I think it is just going to be a baby.” Haha. Either way, she was excited for her so we decided to make her a baby gift (for her baby BOY…we later found out 🙂

baby powder and shampoo with baby brush and comb

Travel Zipper Bag Tutorial

(click here for the tutorial)

I pulled out one of my favorite sewing tutorials for this one. A Boxed Zippered Bag by Kelby Sews. I’ve made this one a few times and love how quick and easy it is to make! We thought it would make a nice little travel bag for a diaper bag filled with changing necessities or bath items for a trip. You can see the others ones that I made here!

open zipper pouch with lining showing
We found two coordinating fabrics that worked for a baby boy, but were neutral enough in case her teacher decided to use this zipper bag as a makeup bag for herself.

finished zipper pouch on chair
The zipper bag was just the right size for a small package of baby wipes, and travel size bottles of powder, a brush and comb set, lotion, shampoo, diaper cream, and baby wash.

open zipper pouch with baby supplies inside
You could skip the travel sized bottles and fit in a couple of diapers instead for a diaper changing pouch.

Wouldn’t this bag be useful for so many things? School supplies, makeup, baby items, electronic cords, the list goes on. I can’t wait to make even more of these using this easy zipper bag tutorial!

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  1. JESS44903 says

    June 3, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    So cute! I love this! 🙂

    I’d love for you to share it with my Recipe and Crafts Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  2. purpleslobinrecovery says

    June 6, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    You made that?? Wow!!
    “Just a baby”!! Bwhahaha
    What a marvelous idea for a shower gift!!
    Inspire Me Monday

    Reply
  3. Feral Turtle says

    June 7, 2016 at 4:18 pm

    Wow! You are very talented. Love your fabric choice!

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  4. Laura says

    June 13, 2016 at 9:15 pm

    Sew cute! I’m going to have to try it. Did you use just regular cotton or home dec fabric? Also which interfacing did you use? I’m new to this stuff, so sorry about questions.

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    • Brandy says

      June 16, 2016 at 1:22 pm

      Hi! I used regular cotton fabric with a piece of thin fleece batting in between. Slightly different than the pattern explains, but it worked perfectly! Sometimes I like quilting my fabric first, so the thin batting works well for that.

      Reply

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