Welcome to Day 5 of the Good Luck Pouch Sew Along!
We made it to the end of the Sew Along! Today, I have a few last notes for finishing up our pouches.
Insert the Handle into the end where the zipper opens. It can get a little fiddly trying to get the zipper teeth ends to line up in the center with the Handle in between the layers, but using Wonder Clips can help keep everything in the right place.
Push the Side Binding to one side and sew the Boxy Corner openings closed with a 1/4″ seam.
If you notice that the Binding is struggling to make it all the way around the raw edge (especially where the Side Seam and zipper meet up), you can take some sharp scissors and trim the Side Binding and/or zipper area in the seam allowance a little smaller. This will give the Boxy Corner Bindings some extra space to cover the entire seam.
Sewing on the Boxy Corner Bindings will be the bulkiest seams of the pouch, and even more so if you have extra seams from half square triangles or patchwork squares to contend with. If your sewing machine is struggling with the thickness, here are a couple things to try:
* Try switching your needle to a jeans needle.
* Use the handwheel to manually move your needle up and down through the thickest parts. If the bulk is too much for your machine to handle, it can bend the needle and break it, so manually helping the needle go through the layers slowly sometimes works really well.
* Lessen the pressure on your presser foot (if your machine has that option).
* Before sewing on the binding, make a few more stitch lines through the boxy corner seam allowance areas to really flatten it out.
And remember, these Boxy Corner Bindings will likely never be looked at again, so it’s okay if they aren’t perfect! They are inside of the pouch and I have never once taken the time to look closely at any of my inside bindings after turning the pouch right side out. Haha.
Once all four Boxy Corners are finished up, you can turn your pouch right side out through the zipper holes. I’ve found that the process of adding the Boxy Corner Bindings can crease the pouch and handle a bit, so I will often press the pouch and handle to smooth out any wrinkles.
Those are my tips for today! I’ll be posting the final Sew Along video on my Instagram account later today.
It’s been such a great time sewing along with you! I love to see all the cute Good Luck Pouches popping up on my Instagram feed. Thanks for joining me!
Links to items from today’s post:
Clover Wonder Clips
White and Gold zipper by the yard
Jeans Needles
Kristina