Roo Art Pouch!

I was in one of my custom fabric and hardware groups and I saw someone post this super cute pouch that I just HAD to make.  The pattern is the Roo Art Pouch by Elaine's Sweet Life.

It's a square pouch but the zipper is diagonal and the pouch opens flat!  This would make a great retreat bag for when we are able to get together again.  I had #3 zipper tape and decided to use 2 pulls to open the bag with.

The interior of the bag has no exposed seams to bind since it's turned from the interior pocket.  I realized my photo was 180 degrees from the pocket, but you can see the zipper pull on the right if you look carefully.

If I were to make this pattern again, I think I want to sew across the foam at the base of the bag to make the fold a little more pronounced.  But the pattern itself was pretty easy to follow!  I did make the mistake of interfacing my zipper tabs, don't do that... the pattern doesn't tell you to and with the interfacing it was SUPER thick.

Pattern:  Roo Art Pouch by Elaine's Sweet Life
Fabric: Libs Elliott (I forgot the collections)
Thread: Aurifil 50wt 2024 (white)

A couple of reminders, the QAL by the Sea patterns are free for 1 more week!  Be sure to download the block patterns before next Tuesday. Here's a link to my quick links page.

This Saturday, I am going to be sewing November's Quilt in a Day!  Join me at 8am Mountain on my Twitch channel to sew along!

For those in the US, Happy Thanksgiving and remember to shop responsibly!