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April 26, 2020 By Brandy 7 Comments

Home » Holidays » Gift Ideas » Teacher Gifts

Sew A Boxed Zipper Pouch

Filed Under: Craft Tutorials, Gift Ideas, Home & Garden Projects, Sewing, Teacher Gifts

This boxed zipper pouch is useful for so many things! Use the pouch to phone cords, pencils, makeup and more! A big thanks to Kelby Sews for such a great tutorial!

Don’t you love when you find a new go-to pattern? This boxed zipper pouch tutorial  is just that for me. So quick and easy to make and something that I think every lady would love to have. A great little project to use up scrap fabrics too.

3 boxed zipper pouches with floral fabric
I had left over fabric from this quilt and it was just enough to make 3 pouches to the kids’ teachers for Teacher’s Appreciation Day.

quilted zipper pouch on chair

My fabric was thin so  I quilted it with a layer of batting before adding the lining because…well, I love quilting. But that isn’t necessary. A sturdy cotton with interfacing or home decor fabric would work great too! The pouch is 5″ wide and 9″ long so it is perfect to use for a make-up bag or for school supplies.

open pouch with purple lining showing

At first I was going to line it with white fabric, but then I thought that this purple would be a better fit and not show stains. And I kind of love it!

boxed pouch with lip gloss inside

My 6 year old absolutely loves EOS lip balm so I thought she would like to give her teacher some too. I found these 4 pack gift sets (3 balls and 1 stick lip balm) online and ordered enough to put one in each bag. Now all we need to do is add a card. I absolutely adore my kids’ teachers this year and wanted to give them something thoughtful, but practical. Not just another thing to clutter up their desk. Now I think I need to make a few more of these pouches to keep on hand for quick gifts!

Link To Boxed Zipper Pouch Tutorial

A big thank you to Kelby sews for this easy to follow Boxed Zipper Pouch Tutorial!  I made another one to give as a baby shower gift and it was a huge hit with the new momma! We filled it with travel baby supplies to keep in her diaper bag!

 

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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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  1. [email protected] says

    May 23, 2015 at 2:37 am

    Nice tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Jennifer Dawn says

    May 4, 2016 at 6:51 am

    These are so cute! I love to sew and haven’t had time to do it lately. I think this might need to be my next project. I’m featuring it at our link party this week. http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2016/05/12-handmade-ideas-for-mom-and-little.html

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  3. JESS44903 says

    May 6, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    Oh my gosh…I love the fabric and it looks like you do amazing work!

    I would love for you to share this with my Recipes, Crafts, Tips and Tricks Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  4. Pieced Pastimes says

    May 7, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    We all have those patterns that we seem to make over and over and this pattern looks like a nice one. Love how you made them for teacher appreciation gifts – so thoughtful!
    Thanks for sharing,
    Suzanne

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  5. Helen Fern says

    May 8, 2016 at 12:42 pm

    I love this idea! It would be great if you shared it on the DIY linky!

    http://www.pleasuresofthenw.com/diy-party-no-4/

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  6. Katelynn|hampersandhiccups.com says

    April 11, 2018 at 8:53 am

    These are adorable! I love all types of pouches and caddies, etc. Great fabric, too!
    #WWBlogHop

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  7. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    April 12, 2018 at 6:43 pm

    I always get scared to sew zippers but the bag is too cute. Need to get over my fear, LOL! Visiting from Celebrate It party.

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