Required Materials
- 1 piece of soft leather measuring 30 x 40 cm (lambskin or goatskin preferred). Thickness between 0.8 and 1.1 mm
- 1 zipper with 4 mm mesh - Length 20 cm
- Lining fabric
- 1 utility knife
- 1 sewing machine
- 1 spool of size 40 polyester thread (0.35 mm diameter)
- Masking tape
Video
1. Cut the pattern pieces
Cut two leather rectangles and two fabric lining rectangles measuring 15 x 23 cm.
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2. Sew the first side of the zipper
Fold the ends of the zipper over themselves using double-sided tape so they do not interfere with sewing the pouch. Position the right side of the zipper against the right side of one of the lengths of a leather P1 piece.
Sew the leather, zipper, and lining together 5 mm from the edge using the zipper foot. While sewing, lift the presser foot and move the zipper pull so that it does not interfere with the stitching.
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You can also do this step in two stages by first sewing the zipper and the leather, then sewing the lining to the zipper.
Fold the leather P1 pieces and the lining P1 pieces together on the same side. Use double-sided tape and a pressing roller for this step. Sew a topstitch 3 mm from the edge.
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3. Sew the second side of the zipper
Repeat steps 3 to 6 with the second leather P1 piece and its lining, on the other side of the zipper. As a reminder: position the right side of the zipper against the right side of the leather, then position the right side of the lining against the wrong side of the zipper.
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Sew 5 mm from the edge.
Then, sew the topstitch 3 mm from the edge.
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4. Sew the pouch
Open the zipper so you can turn the pouch inside out at the end of assembly. Fold the two leather P1 pieces together on the same side. Position the two leather P1 pieces right sides together, edge to edge, then hold them together with sewing clips.
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Do the same with the two lining P1 pieces: position them edge to edge, right sides together, and hold them together with sewing clips.
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Sew all around 1 cm from the edge to close the pouch. Leave an opening of about 8 cm in the lining so you can turn the pouch inside out.
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Topstitch the seam allowances using scissors, about 4 mm from the stitching. Also trim the leather corners. 
Turn the pouch inside out through the opening left in the lining.
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Close the lining opening by sewing it.
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You're finished!
Another version of the leather pouch
Discover our other version of the leather pouch, with corners:
