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<\/a><\/div>\nThey’re the same size, but I didn’t have them evenly arranged on the table before taking the photo. The colorful one is nicer, and that’s the one I’m going to give away. The black and white one is less detailed, but it will do nicely for my purposes.<\/p>\n
How did I make that one? I used a piece of double-sided pre-quilted fabric, approximately 24″ x 28″, to begin with. Then I was lucky and found a purse zipper (22″) with double zipper pulls \u2014 much handier, IMHO, than a single pull \u2014 and some wide grosgrain ribbon. I stitched the ribbon onto each side of the zipper tape, then added some mesh-like fabric (not the stuff that was so popular a few years ago and which is difficult to find these days) to one of the pieces of ribbon.<\/p>\n
The next step was to stitch the grosgrain ribbon (the one without the mesh attached) to the quilted fabric and then baste around the rest of the mesh\/zipper combination to hold things in place. Add binding all the way around (I had a piece with tiny dots on it!) and then divide the pocket by means of stitching, if desired, and it’s done! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
You could, of course, quilt your own fabric, but I didn’t. The one I’m giving away is sturdier, since it has an extra layer with the strippy blocks and borders, as well as some “real” mesh screening for the pocket. That one also has a “parka” zipper in order to have the double pulls. Neither one is difficult to make, and they are so handy for keeping things together when sewing away from home!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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