Make These Cute Monogrammed Zipper Bags!

One of the things I love about being a blogger is that I have an excuse to sew more often. I love working with my sewing machine. Not only are these little zipper bags adorable, they are fun and easy to make. This bag is literally 7 seams! I made them today as in inspiration for zipper bags that kids might use to hold their school supplies. The oilcloth is a perfect material for little hands as they are easy to wipe clean. And who doesn’t love to have something monogrammed? I am including a template for the alphabet of the letters I used in the contrasting oilcloth. My daughter is no longer in school, so I am imagining using these bags for either my own art supplies or for little travel bags. Below you can see my step-by-step tutorial for this project. If you have any questions, shoot me a note. You can make your bags any size you like, just use the full width of the zipper including the fabric ends as your starting point. Enjoy! ~ Lia

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20 Comments

renee barbour January 31, 2017 at 6:07am

Did you use regular thread for this project?

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1. Lia February 3, 2017 at 12:49pm
  
  Yep! 🙂
  
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Carla March 14, 2016 at 3:30pm

I love the polka dot turquoise. I see that you picked the fabric up at a local fabric store, Do you have the name of the store, maybe I could order it directly from them.

Thanks!

Carla

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1. Lia Griffith March 15, 2016 at 11:38am
  
  Hi Carla, you can purchase similar polka dot oil cloth from this store online http://www.oilclothbytheyard.com/collections/dot. Have fun making the zipper bag! Lia 🙂
  
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Sew Private June 23, 2014 at 3:52pm

If you’d like to make it for a lunch bag just slip a piece of oilcloth right side out (or thin vinyl) 1″ smaller than your bag (13″ instead of 14″) under the fold before you sew the zipper in. Do this same thing on the second side and you have a nice smooth inside easy to wash. I guess if you could use glue stick first to hold it in place if necessary. This way it’s lined with no extra bulk.

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1. Lia June 23, 2014 at 10:13pm
  
  Clever idea. Thanks!
  
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jenw January 18, 2014 at 9:53am

What about using these in lunch bags?? I ended up here, browsing, after seeing your waxed fabric on pinterest.

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1. Lia January 25, 2014 at 8:22am
  
  I think a lunch bag would be great, but I am not sure about putting the food directly into this bag. The inside texture might be harder to clean.
  
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Emma August 30, 2013 at 6:27am

Wow these are adorable! Where did buy the cute oilcloth material?

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1. Lia August 30, 2013 at 8:24am
  
  Thanks Emma, I picked it up at my local fabric store, but you can also order it from fabric.com. I am not seeing the polka dot, but they have other options. Here is a link. http://www.fabric.com/SearchResults2.aspx?Source=Header&SearchText=oilcloth&CategoryID=1d5f47dc-9991-4088-93f3-26a376046a5e
  
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Melinda August 28, 2013 at 6:01pm

Thanks, Lia! These are amazing. I want to try to make one.
I need to practice installing zippers. This will be a great little bag for travel to hold make up.

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1. Lia August 28, 2013 at 6:29pm
  
  I think this is an easy was to put in a zipper. It is more exposed than I would do for a garment, but works here. The larger the bag, the easier. 🙂
  
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