neil in gemini space

quick zipper bag overlocked - 2023-01-04

this practice project solves a few issues:

practice working with an overlocker

zips

practice making useful zip bags

i used:

cutting mat and rotary cutter

a zip longer than the width of the bag

outdoor material - but use what you want or have

overlocker - i used my Bernina L460

sewing machine for optional top stitches

thread obviously

this is my take on this project (standing on the shoulders, etc):

2023-01-04 - Bernina L450 35 Serger Zipper Bag on YouTube

process

cut out material to a size smaller than the length of the zip.

right side zip to right side material, clip if you need.

2023-01-04 - (115K) zip on cut material.

2023-01-04 - (121K) zip clipped to material.

overlock the edge, lining up the foot with the zip so that you do not sew into the zip teeth.

2023-01-04 - (86K) overlocked one side.

repeat for the other edge; with care to duplicate what you did with the first edge.

2023-01-04 - (96K) overlocking second side.

2023-01-04 - (112K) both sides overlocked.

top stitch the zip if you want, or not if you don't. care needed to avoid sewing through a random part of the bag that might come under the foot unseen; work to only stitch the material alongside the zip. i'm still working on that so a couple of wobbles and stop starts for me:-)

2023-01-04 - top stitching zip.

open the zip so that it is inside the width of the bag! if you do not do this you will have sewed a zipped up bag that does not have a zipper to open it:-)

optionally roll the zip down the material as far as you like so that the zip opening will be in one side of the bag rather than the top. i did this for this project.

overlock the two open sides. if you have a plastic zip you can overlock through the zip when you come to it. if you have a metal zip stop the overlock before reaching the zip teeth.

2023-01-04 - (94K) preparing to overlock side seam.

2023-01-04 - (80K) both seams overlocked.

turn the bag right side out.

bask in our making skills:-) or in my case notice that i can do better:-)

2023-01-04 - zip bag made.

safety

word is that pins and overlockers need great care to avoid the overlocker knife cutting a pin. this could be bad for pin, bad for overlocker knife, bad for us if a now fast moving shard of pin comes our way. **use clips with overlockers, not pins** same goes for metal zips!

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