hip pouch sew-along | supplies list

Are you hip to the Hip Pouch Sew-Along next week (July 6, 7 & 8) right here, on the Daisy Janie blog? I hope so! Would love to have you! If you're joining us, please leave a comment introducing yourself. If you plan to blog your progress or have questions, leave those in the comments section of each sew-along post. I will answer those questions in the comments, just in case others have similar inquiries.

This project is fairly simple, as long  as you have your thinking cap on for the last few steps. It gets tricky at the end, but I'll do my best to photograph and explain. 

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Supplies List - see below
Day 1: Pattern Cutting, Interior Pocket, Back Lining Panel, Side Panels & Back Fabric Panel
Day 2: Front Panel - Fabric and Lining, Zipper Installation
Day 3: Attaching All Panels, Webbing
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SUPPLIES...

Please be sure to read the notes below the Supply List. If I've forgotten anything, I will update this post. Check back before next Wednesday.

• 1 fat quarter of fabric - 18"h x 22"w [updated: 13.5"h x 22"w is sufficient.]
• 1 fat quarter of mid-weight canvas - 18"h x 22"w [updated: 12"h x 22"w is sufficient.]
• 1"-wide cotton webbing. Measure where you think your hip pouch will sit when you're wearing it. Take that number and subract 5"; that should be sufficient.
• 10" zipper
• thread
• 1" buckle / fastener from these options:
  •  a plastic side release buckle - see here
  • an overall buckle and tack button - see here
  • d-rings like you'd use for a fabric belt - see here
• Optional: slide adjusters for your webbing.

OTHER STUFF...

• 4 sheets of cardstock to print your pattern pieces
• zipper foot
• iron
• ruler
• scissors
• point turner (optional)
• pins (optional)

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NOTES...

1. If you want to use up some scraps, think about sewing a patchwork of fabrics together ahead of time to equal the size of a fat quarter. That would be very cool!
2. The mid-weight canvas will serve as your lining as well as your interfacing. A 7 oz. or 8 oz. mid-weight will give your hip pouch some structure while keeping it light.
3. I like to coordinate my webbing with my zippers in handbag projects (kinda like matching your shoes to your belt), but you could also make your own "webbing" out of coordinating or contrasting fabric.
   • To make 1" wide fabric webbing, cut the length you'll need in a 4" width. Fold in half, press. Fold each edge inward, toward your pressed creased; press again. Scant edge topstitch along each edge, down the entire length. Done!
4. The fastener choice is personal - think about the look you want and how you plan to use your hip pouch. I chose the metal overall buckle because (1) I prefer metal to plastic and (2) it's what I had on-hand.
5. If you don't use slide adjusters (I didn't), you will have a webbing tail when you're wearing your hip pouch. To minimize the tail overhang, fit your pouch around your waist before you sew the ends of your webbing. Snip off the excess, and finish.

Any questions so far?? Lemme know!

Have fun gathering your materials - see you on Wednesday for our sew-along!