What’s not to love about a floral Plover Pouch?! This floral got my attention a while back and I knew I had to make something with it as soon as I finished sewing my other samples.
Link and Ideas
This is the Medium sized Plover that I sew in the video that comes with the pattern. I’ll mention it here again, the video is linked within the pattern (look for the red YouTube logo on page 3). I really enjoy pulling fabrics for the Plover, it’s a great way to use your favorite fabrics or even a fun opportunity to turn the main panels into patchwork (or use up a quilt block!).
When I grabbed these fabrics I thought they’d make the cutest toiletry bag, so of course I had to get some pictures of it in action! Of course you can use the pouches for anything, but it does work really nicely for toiletries.
Make a fabric interior pocket instead!
If you’re not into mesh and fold over elastic, or don’t want to buy some, you can absolutely make your own fabric pocket. I’d recommend going this route:
- using two pieces of fabric, fuse fusible woven interfacing on one of those pieces
- cut the pocket height 1/2″ taller than the dotted line on the Main Panel pattern piece
- sew them right sides together at the top edge using the 1/2″ seam allowance you added
- position them wrong sides together and press along the top edge
- topstitch!
After that, you can follow along with the instructions in the pattern.
Fixed-length zipper vs. Zipper by the yard
As always, be sure to read through the supplies list and instructions before sewing! Make sure to note your zipper measurements depending if you’re using a fixed-length zipper OR zipper by the yard (they’re different because those zipper types are NOT the same)! I have handbag zips (fixed-length) for the main zipper in my shop:
- 10″ handbag zipper (Small size)
- 12″ handbag zipper (Medium size)
- 14″ handbag zipper (Large size)
Project Details:
- Pattern: Plover Pouch (size Medium)
- Fabrics:
- exterior is Sanctuary by Louise Cunningham for Cloud9 Fabrics (this might be getting harder to find, I would recommend a google search to find shops that have it)
- accent is Yarn Dyed Essex in Graphite by Robert Kaufman Fabrics
- lining is Kitchen Window Wovens by Elizabeth Hartman for Robert Kaufman Fabrics (this is the Lingerie colorway in the smaller scale, here’s a google search link)
- main zipper is zipper by the yard from Zipper Zoo (I believe this is the Off-white color)
- interior zipper is a fixed-length metal zipper from my shop (Cream)
- mesh is the byAnnie’s brand (in Natural, my personal favorite since it seems to go well with just about any fabric I’m using) check at your local quilt shop or Etsy, fold over elastic from this etsy shop (Cream)
- waxed cord on the zipper pull
