FREE Tutorial - Creating a Fabric Zipper Tab - Andrie Designs

[@Kwozziedoll]

I have been sewing for many years and tonight I learnt a few new tips that will help me in the future. Thank you.

[@AndrieDesigns]

You are so welcome!

[@shelleysanterre8479]

At 24:50 (folding in the sides after front/back have been folded in over end of zipper) a stiletto can help with getting these folded side-edges/points even with the front/back folds

[@AndrieDesigns]

Great tip! Thanks Shelley!

[@lacekolmorgan605]

Excellent tutorial! You gave me exactly what I needed to know! Thanks.

[@AndrieDesigns]

Oh that's great to hear and you're most welcome! Thanks Lace! Happy sewing!

[@karina543]

That was excellent tips! Thank you so much for sharing this ☺️

[@AndrieDesigns]

You're most welcome! So pleased to hear it was helpful! :)

[@manuelevie]

Thank you!

[@AndrieDesigns]

You're welcome! :)

[@cynthiacatnott9012]

Wouldn't it be easier to add tab before zipper installation ? Kind of awkward to navigate with pouch.

[@AndrieDesigns]

Hi Cynthia, yes it is a little bit fiddly adding the tab at the end, but we find it's even more fiddly to attached a shortened, finished zipper to a pouch during construction. We recommend keeping the zipper full length and trimming/attaching during construction however, if you prefer a different method then that's all good too. Whatever works!

[@theresahalbert4044]

Great tutorial! I have never seen a guest pen like the one you used. Can you tell me who makes it?

[@theresahalbert4044]

Oops...glue...not guest. Stupid autocorrect.

[@AndrieDesigns]

Thanks Theresa! The glue pen I use is by Sewline and is simply called a 'Sewline Glue Pen'. I use it constantly and find it to be a game-changer when it comes to making bags! Plus, you can buy the glue refills so you don't have to buy a new pen itself each time, which is convenient as well. Hope that helps! :)

[@theresahalbert4044]

Andrei Designs....Thanks! I make bags too and I think will work for a number of things.

[@AndrieDesigns]

No worries! Happy sewing! :)

[@trishaquinn7176]

Fantastic tutorial, thank you! Please could you tell me what sort of glue pen you are using? It’s so neat. (I have recently had a horrible experience with a roll of double sided tape - it must have been an old one and totally gummed up my needle! I could not understand what was wrong with my machine until I spotted the nasty mess all over my needle! 😂)

[@trishaquinn7176]

I’ve just watched your tutorial on a recessed zipper panel and you’ve answered my question about the glue pen. 😀

[@AndrieDesigns]

@@trishaquinn7176 wonderful! And sorry to hear about your needle getting all gummed up!! That's the worst, especially if the needle itself isn't blunt enough to throw out yet! :( I find I use the glue pen probably 80% of the time now, but do find it easier to use wash away tape for things link zipper installations on pockets etc. :)

[@TheWanderingWife]

It looks like a Sewline blue pen

[@krisvanallen]

What is that height compensating tool you used?

[@AndrieDesigns]

Hi Kris! It's something that comes with Bernina machines but can also be bought online or perhaps even from your local quilting store. They are also known as 'hump jumpers', and come if a couple of different designs (but all perform essentially the same task).