Tricky Tray Donation: Quilted Zip Pouch!

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My daughters had a Bingo and tricky tray fundraiser for cheerleading this past weekend and I volunteered to donate a basket. I knew I wanted to make something for it, but I wasn’t sure what until I came across this tutorial for a scrappy zipper pouch. It looked so fun to make and right up my alley since it does not require precise piecing.

Here’s a pic of my donated basket for thumbnail purposes:

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But before I had a pouch I was happy with, there was some backstory we have to go through. My first attempt was…ok. Zippers and I have a fraught history and this was no exception.

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It’s so wavy! Ugh. While I love the look of this pouch and it is very much my style, I just wasn’t feeling like it was donate-worthy. Here are a couple more pics. I also had trouble catching all the layers at one point with the zip and had to fix/fudge a section. I was happy with the lining.

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After being depressed about my pouch for a day or so, I rallied and decided to try again. I got some pre-cut fabric strips to speed up assembly and some fabric glue to help with the zipper situation.

I also replaced my needle and gave the bobbin case a good clean, hoping it would help.

Here’s the 2nd pouch right before the moment of truth…(I also wanted to show the glue I used for reference):

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And…much better!

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I think the zipper ends came out better in pouch #1 (which went to my friend Jes for her B-day, so it still got a loving home). I think I stitched in to far at that seam on V2. But overall, I deemed V2 donate-worthy. I hope whoever won it likes it! :blush:

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Your pouches look great, I love the scrappy patchwork feel.

What’s a tricky tray? Translation for those of us across the pond needed.

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Haha…sorry! It’s like a big raffle of curated baskets, local gift cards, and other donated goods. Our big ticket item was a TV, for example.

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Gotcha, thanks. Looks like a great purse, I especially love your fabric choices in the second one

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I love these fabrics and that is a fantastic prize!

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Both pouches are great! Lucky winner.

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Glad you asked, otherwise I would have had to :smiley:

Both pouches are nice, zippers can be tricky at times.

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Thanks everyone! I’m really happy to have a zipper I’m proud of and a successful donation!

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Both of your pouches are great! What a fun gift box for the raffle :smiley:

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I’d be thrilled to win that prize! The pouch really turned out cute!

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:balloon: :balloon: :balloon: Congrats! This fantastic project is featured this week :balloon: :balloon: :balloon:

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Thank you! :blush:

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Your patchwork bags are just so funky and fun. Have you tried Washable Wonder Tape to help hold down the zipper without pins? It helps a lot with the wavyness. You don’t need to wash it away unless you want to. It also adds a bit of stability if you don’t.

So many uses for it to improve sewing!

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I haven’t! Since I was sewing the V2 pouch the day before the fundraiser, I had to get something in stock at the store. All of the fusible options I saw on the shelf said not to sew. I was worried about gumming up my machine, which the glue thankfully didn’t do!

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If there is any gumming, it is usually the needle. I swear by teflon needles and scissors. Nothing sticks to them.

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Your pouch came out great! I’m sorry you had a tough time with them, but it was totally worth it.

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These pouches are so cute! I love your fabric choices. I’d have been tickled to win either of them!

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Thanks friends! :smiling_face:

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