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“Mad Seamstress” Zippered Pouch Sewing Pattern {and printable}

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#spon: I’m required to disclose a relationship between our site and Intel This could include Intel providing us w/content, product, access or other forms of payment.

I am always fascinated by the fact that technology and creativity can complement each other so well.  Today I’m going to share a project that combines my love technology with my love of all things handmade, this “Mad Seamstress” zip pouch.  (and btw, you can print the image for the pouch yourself at home.. keep reading to find out how)

 

Sewing tutorial to make this "Mad Seamstress" zip pouch. You can download the image and print it at home on fabric yourself!

I was having a conversation the other day with a friend and we started talking about blogging. During the course of the conversation we started chatting about how all of this (meaning blogging) would not have been possible 10+ years ago.  My job is a direct result of the amazing advancements in technology that have occurred recently.

Sewing tutorial to make this "Mad Seamstress" zip pouch. You can download the image and print it at home on fabric yourself!

 

I’ve been sewing since I was about 14 years old. I had a fantastic High School sewing teacher who was able to instill in me a lifelong love for all things handmade.   The way I approach sewing (and most of my creative endeavors) has changed so much since then. I sew on a computerized sewing machine and I print photos out (after I’ve edited them myself) at home to use in my scrapbooks. My current job as a Fabric Designer is 100% possible because of the intersection between the creative and the technological.  I sketch the designs out on paper (old school) then use the programs on my computer to convert them to digital images that can be used to print the fabric in the mills. 

Sewing tutorial to make this "Mad Seamstress" zip pouch. You can download the image and print it at home on fabric yourself!

Intel contacted me to see if I’d like to take one of their fantastic products for a spin.  My family and I have spent the last month or so playing around with the HP Envy Ultrabook. We’ve played games, uploaded photos, done homework, researched papers, written blog posts and streamed movies.

Sewing tutorial to make this "Mad Seamstress" zip pouch. You can download the image and print it at home on fabric yourself!

When it arrived my teenage son “confiscated” it with the excuse that he was going to “set up” everything for everyone on it.  He set it up for us, giving us each our own profile and log in.  After that we began messing around with it.  We have not had a laptop as a family computer before and I’ve realized how much I like it for that.  The rule is that it ALWAYS stays on the 1st floor of the house, but the kids can tote it around with them as they need.  They use it for homework on the kitchen table, or the deck if the weather is great.

Sewing tutorial to make this "Mad Seamstress" zip pouch. You can download the image and print it at home on fabric yourself!

It features the new Windows 10, which is pretty slick…

-Each family member has their own profile and customized start page.

-It comes with Cortana a built in Virtual Assistant

-It has Virtual Desktop ability (think of it like a bunch of computer monitors each running a different program all on one screen)

-My son loves that he can use it to check up on his XBox games, and I love that he’s doing it upstairs with the rest of the family.

 

Sewing tutorial to make this "Mad Seamstress" zip pouch. You can download the image and print it at home on fabric yourself!

 

I am able to “steal” it away from the kids and catch up on work stuff, I love that it’s at the kitchen table so I’m still right in the middle of the action, not holed up away in my office by myself.
Sewing tutorial to make this "Mad Seamstress" zip pouch. You can download the image and print it at home on fabric yourself!

One of the things I did with the laptop this month was design this “Mad Seamstress” free printable for you!! I think it’s such a clever way to use technology to encourage you to walk away from the computer and MAKE something :)

I used the printable to make a zippered pouch, but you could also print it out and frame it for your sewing room.

If you want to make the zip pouch from the printable, just print it out on an inkjet printer with printable fabric (yep, you can print on fabric). It’s constructed in the exact same way as this ZIP POUCH so hop on over there for the full instructions.

The only exceptions being, your zip pouch front and back pieces should be 7 3/4″ x 10″ before they are constructed, and you print on the fabric for the front and use a blank piece of fabric for the back.  You also need a 9″ zipper instead of a 7″ one. If you have questions just leave them in the comments for me, that way when I answer them everyone will have the benefit of the answer.

Sewing tutorial to make this "Mad Seamstress" zip pouch. You can download the image and print it at home on fabric yourself!

To download the printable for the zip pouch, just hop on over to the TEMPLATES page and follow the instructions at the top of the  screen.

While we’re on the subject tell me, in what was has technology helped you to be creative?

Sewing tutorial to make this "Mad Seamstress" zip pouch. You can download the image and print it at home on fabric yourself!

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Melissa Mortenson is the author of the Polka Dot Chair blog which has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love”. Her first fabric line “Derby Style” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs. It was followed by 5 other fabric lines in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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  1. Tori says

    October 13, 2015 at 5:31 AM

    Hello Melissa

    I am inspired…you’ve nudged me into action after months of procrastinating… I’m going to take the plunge on this project! To start I will need to purchase an Inkjet Printer and was going to ask if you could recommend one that will give me real precision and detail without bleeding the text? Many thanks. Tori

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    • Melissa Mortenson says

      October 19, 2015 at 3:36 PM

      Hi!
      I use a Canon Pixma printer but I don’t think you need any quite that fancy. Printers have come so far in the last few years that most all will give you a great result.

      Reply
  2. Leslie says

    October 13, 2015 at 8:48 AM

    Melissa;

    I love your blog! You have inspired me to rekindle my sewing love ! I cannot imagine my life without the creativeness that has blossomed since I have become more technical. For me, it started with digital scrapbooking, I use free (and purchased) printables almost everyday. And don’t even get me started on pinterest (tee,hee).

    But I still am a novice on using instructions that are not exactly for a project, so COULD YOU PLEASE, write out the exact instructions for your “Mad Seamstress” pouch using the size and correct zipper? Thank you!!!

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    • Melissa Mortenson says

      October 19, 2015 at 3:35 PM

      I PROMISE it’s exactly like the other pouch, the only thing different is the measurements.

      Reply
  3. Colleen Bell says

    October 13, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    Melissa, great blog post as usual! Your pictures are the best and accolades for getting those family members in there. Please tell them we love them for it. It shows they love their mother.

    Laptops are a way of being creative, but for me it is all about organization. I get these brainy ideas and don’t want to forget them, so out comes technology to document it all for me, then I can sleep soundly. Funny how those brain storms come just as you’re drifting off to sleep. It must be our relaxation that does it. It is great to go back and check all my entries..oh yeah, I forgot all about that one. It can then be added to that infamous priority list.

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    • Melissa Mortenson says

      October 19, 2015 at 3:35 PM

      Oh I totally agree! I seem to have the best ideas right before I’m falling asleep at night!

      Reply
  4. quilting-hoodies.com says

    October 30, 2015 at 12:24 AM

    You’ll also find your favorite t-shirts, jeans, shirts, outerwear
    and accessories.

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  5. Jen says

    November 9, 2015 at 11:44 PM

    Hi Melissa, I don’t have printable fabric. I would love to make this but do an applique instead. Are you able to share which font you used? If so, could you please reply?

    Thanks kindly,
    Jen

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  6. Debi W. says

    November 28, 2015 at 1:55 PM

    Melissa, We think relocation is in the near cards. Would love to print off Mad Seamstress and hang it on my new studio once settled. Hope it’s still available after we’re settled. Printing it off now – might not find at the other end (hee hee)! Thanks for such inspiration.

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  7. FunKyChick says

    December 2, 2015 at 9:11 AM

    I like the flowered fabric in the background of the pictures on this post. Is it one of your fabrics?

    Reply

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