Hello! Today we have another DIY project using Fischarper fabric! To make this fold-over pouch, you pretty much only need basic machine sewing supplies…you don’t even have to fuss with a zipper or other closure!
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Supplies
- lining material (I upcycled some fabric from a placemat)
- main material (I used this harpist in green fabric from the Fischarper fabric available on Spoonflower)
- scissors
- pins
- sewing machine
- iron
- lint roller (optional)
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How To
You can see most of the steps being completed in the video above. Be sure to read the directions & watch the video all the way through before starting the project or cutting the fabric.
Cut out one piece of lining fabric and one piece of the main fabric. These will be folded in three to make the size of your pouch. (This should make more sense later.) Since my main fabric is directional, I cut three pieces and sewed them together (see photo).
Fold in the way the pouch will be folded when finished. This will be where your seams are if you’ve sewn pieces together like I did. The lining should stick out a little. Iron to crease.
Unfold and line up the creases with the fabric right sides together. Pin and sew top and bottom ends.
Trim off extra seam allowance.
Turn right side out, roll the seams out and iron. Iron the creases (from step 2) out as well.
Fold again the way it will be when complete. If you sewed pieces of directional fabric together, fold on those seams. Iron each crease as you fold. Pin the side seams and sew. This tutorial uses (imperfect 🤪) French seams, so you’ll be sewing on the outside of the pouch in this step.
Trim excess seam allowance. (You might notice that I had to sew this seam more than once. Check to make sure you’ve caught all the layers in your seam.)
Turn the pouch inside out, and use an object like a pair of closed scissors to poke the corners out. Be careful not to poke through though! Iron.
Sew the side seams again to encase the raw seams. If you didn’t get them quite encased (like me), you can trim off any extra that’s poking through. It should help to trim the seam allowance enough in step 9 and use a larger seam allowance in step 11. I hand-knotted these seams. (A straight pin can help pull the thread through.) You could also secure them by backstitching.
Remove any extra threads with a lint roller (optional).
Turn right side out, poke the corners out, and iron both sides flat.
Remove extra threads with a lint roller (optional).
Use this pouch for your tuner (thanks for that idea Mom!), gig makeup, for a gift, or however you want!
If you make a pouch using this tutorial, I’d love to see pics! You can message me at fischarper.com/contact, or contact me via social media.
-Barbara
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Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out the Fischarper store. Find out where you can find Barbara on the interwebs here. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list.