Friday, January 19, 2018

No Sew Duct Tape Heart Pouch

6:00 AM Gail @Purple Hues and Me no-sew duct tape zipper pouch 36 comments

Here's the perfect handmade touch for Valentine's or just about any time of the year! An adorable heart shape duct tape pouch! Isn't it just too cute! And it's oh so easy to make - with no sewing involved (yay!)

You just need:

Heart template
Medium weight decorative fabric
Scissors/craft knife
Ruler
Duct tape
Zipper - 9-12"

1. Make a heart shape template - take 12"x12" paper, fold in half and draw a half of a heart shape.

2. Cut out pattern and place open on folded fabric - right sides together.

3. Cut out two heart shapes.

4. Cut out strips of duct tape and place on the wrong side of fabric. It is easier to place duct tape on a self healing cutting board (if you have one) and use a craft knife and ruler to cut strips instead of scissors.

5. Trim off excess duct tape around the hearts using scissors.

6. Divide one heart in middle and cut into two pieces.

7. Take zipper and place on heart center edge with the zipper pull facing down. Begin stapling the length of the zipper on one side.

8. Take the other half of heart, fabric faced down, matching heart edge to the other side of zipper. Staple edge all the way, opening zipper to make it easier to staple, if necessary.

Turn heart over to see attached zipper.

9. Turn heart back over and place small strips of duct tape to hold zipper down on one side.

10. Place a regular size strip of duct tape over the staples and length of the zipper. Repeat adding small strips to hold down zipper and then a larger strip to cover staples on the other side of zipper, smoothing both sides out.

11. Cut off excess duct tape including the bottom of zipper. It's best not to cut off the top part of the zipper at this point - like I did.

12. Place right sides of fabric together and . . .

staple hearts together at least 1/4-3/8 inches all the way around (I stapled too close to the edge). Add extra staples around the V area of the heart to make it more secure and sturdier when using the zipper. Be sure to open zipper half way in order to turn the finished heart inside out.

13. Once the heart is completely stapled together, cut 1-3"strips of duct tape to fold over, covering both sides of the staples. Make cuts in the duct tape to smooth over the edges and curves to cover all exposed staples.

14. Turn heart inside out. Add a decorative tassel to zipper pull.

Have fun filling with your favorite treats!

Thanks for stopping by

and take a little time to enjoy,

Happy Crafting!

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

From T-Shirt to No-Sew Duct Tape Zipper Pouch Upcycle

6:30 AM Gail @Purple Hues and Me no-sew duct tape zipper pouch 15 comments

As promised, here is my tutorial for the no-sew duct tape zipper pouch that I attached a flower I made from a t-shirt to. There are many tutorials online for making a no-sew duct tape zipper pouch and this is my version upcycling a sleeveless t-shirt.

Cut out a 8"x15" piece of material from the t-shirt.

Cover the fabric with duct tape, slightly overlapping each duct tape strip

until the fabric is completely covered.

Turn the piece over and cut off excess duct tape along the edge of the fabric.

Draw 1/2" seam lines on duct tape sides for stapling guide (not shown).

Place the zipper face down on the right side of the fabric and begin stapling the zipper to the fabric about 3/8 inches away from edge. Make sure you are not stapling too close to the zipper teeth.

Open the zipper before finishing stapling so that it will lay flat.

Fold the fabric right sides together. Lay zipper flat against the edge. Use a piece of masking tape to hold the stapled side down, then, staple down the zipper, as before.

Adjust where you want the zipper to be on the finish pouch. In this case, 1/4 of the way down. Smooth out the folds.

Begin stapling one side, starting at the zipper, first, along seam lines, as a guide.

Open the zipper before stapling the last side edge so that you can turn the pouch inside out.

Begin taping over zipper staples, one side at a time, careful not to get too close to zipper teeth.

Cut off excess duct tape and zipper before taping sides.

Lay tape over front stapled sides and fold to back, smoothing the tape out.

Repeat taping on the opposite side.

Once finished taping over staples, turn pouch right side out, gently using the rubber eraser tip of a pencil to push corners out.

I love the way this turned out but in hindsight, there are a couple of things to be aware of.

First, check to make sure where the placement of the zipper opening is. (it should be on the left)

Second, using knit fabric to make this pouch is not a good idea. The final finish is not smooth although I ironed the fabric before adding the duct tape.