Vinyl Leopard Zipper Pouch Tutorial

I love everything leopard print!  It reminds me of Mufasa my cat who is also leopard print!!!

I was in Los Angels a while ago and I found this super cute leopard print vinyl!  It has a little gold shimmer to it even!  I sewed up these fun little pencil pouches and here is how you can make one!  The bag is inspired from my friend Jennifer’s tutorial.

Cut the vinyl 8″ square

You will need a zipper that is at least 12″ long.  The zippers I buy are the same price for any length so I always buy 20″ ones!

Pin one edge of the vinyl square along the zipper as pictured above.

Using a zig zag stitch, sew along the edge of the vinyl.

I found it helpful to use an open foot so I could see where the needle was sewing and how the vinyl was lining up.

Pin the opposite edge of the vinyl to the other side of the zipper, making sure both sides are even.  Pin in place and sew with a zig zag stitch.  This is where a longer zipper is helpful so you can unzip the zipper to sew the second side.

Trim the zipper ends to 1″ overhang and tuck them in the sides.  Pin to hold.  Sew each side using a zig zag stitch and backstitch to start and stop.

That’s it!  You can totally make one in 5 minutes!  Ready, set, go!

You can use any kind of vinyl.  Here are some pencil pouches I made with clear vinyl, colored zippers, and colored thread.