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Illustrated Sewing Tutorial - How to Sew a Purse Organizer or Tissue Holder
The first thing you will need to do is select your fabric and choose the size you want your organizer to be. Also you need to decide if you want to use a zipper or not. If you choose a zipper, select a size that will be slightly shorter than the width of your fabric. Remember to include a seam allowance in the fabric size.
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1. If making a zipper pouch, follow steps 1-7 and then 10-11.
If making a tissue holder, measure the width and height of your tissue pack. Add a sewing seam allowance to this sum. This will be the width and height of your fabric. Follow steps 1-9.
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2. Place both fabrics together with the wrong sides facing each other and sew around the entire outer edge except for a section that needs to be left open for turning.
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3. Either zig-zag stitch around these edges or cut the excess seam allowance away with pinking shears.
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4. Press the open seam allownce flat. This will make it easier later to hand sew the edge together.
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5. Turn the piece now inside out and press flat. Hand sew the opening closed.
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6. Fold both sides over to meet in the middle. If you are making just a tissue holder with no zipper, now sew the outer edge on both sides. Continue to step 7 for the tissue holder.
If you are making the organizer (with the zipper), do not sew these edges yet and skip to step 8.
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7. Turn the piece inside out again and now you have a tissue holder.
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8. Pin and sew your zipper along both open edges of your holder and sew a line down each side of the zipper.
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9. Turn so that your bag lining is on the outside. Your zipper is in the middle. Open the zipper about halfway so you can turn the organizer after you are finished sewing.
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10. You will now sew along both short edges. Stitch over the zipper 2 or 3 times more to really secure it. Now cut away excess fabric/ zipper beyond the stitching line, leaving about 1/4 inch. Zig-zag the cut edges if necessary to prevent fraying.
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11. Turn the organizer inside out again and you are finished.
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