Zipper pouches are fairly common but this is my first one. Don’t know why I’ve been obsessing about making one but my lusting has been going on for a few years. I used a salvaged zipper. That may be why it’s wavy. 
The pouch is 9x7".
I chose the fish fabric because I like fresh-water fishing and cleaning and eating fresh fish. I found this artsy fishes fat quarter at Walmart.
I created a patchwork for the front but did not measure very well. I wanted the 2 small panels to be wider. I chose the circles pattern because the colors coordinated with the fish and the design simulates fish bubbles. It is from the now-closed Hancock Fabrics. I also used it for the back.
I remembered to add my sequins and beads embellishments beforehand but should have ironed on the front and back interfacing first.
It was a pain trying to iron around them. Luckily, I have a mini hot tool that helped. It’s a Purple Cows Melt, with 6 tips, that I picked up in an Aldi bin several years ago for $7.
I’m happy with how my top-stitching came out on both the outside and the inside. I lined the pouch with a salvaged, pinky-red fabric.
The boxed bottom was a challenge but I’m pleased with it. I folded the corners into triangles and measured up from the points 1/2" for a 1" box.
It was great fun creating the zipper tabs. Though I cut the zipper 1" shorter than the pouch width, it left the metal stops at each end. I had problems sewing over them at the bottom and had to sew carefully over that tab several times.
At the top of the zipper this issue left a gap between the stop and the zipper tab. For the next 2 pouches that I made, I treated my zippers as zippers-by-the-yard. I chose zippers that were considerably longer. This allowed me to cut them below the metal stops at each end.
Also, trying to salvage fabric by sewing close to a raveling edge is a no-no. There were 2 places on one side where the seam came apart. It was easy to fold them in and add fabric glue. I did add a handmade, zipper pull tassel made of pink, gray and turquoise yarn.
I was so excited and happy with my project that I quickly made 2 more pouches for gifts to cat-lovers. They are smaller, 8x6". The fat quarter is from Walmart, Create It! Playful Cats. I added interfacing to the fronts only and the zippers are perfectly inserted! I’ve already matched fabrics to make more. 
I’m surprised that I followed all of Jan Howell’s instructions. I’ve grown a lot in pressing through intricate directions and not allowing challenging processes to intimidate me.
Thanks for looking!
This is 12th in my 18-posts Chameleon Badge pursuit! 
Maybe if I had ironed it or washed and let it dry flattened, it would have helped.
