Sewing a toiletry bag for beginners: Towe pouch

Sewing a toiletry bag for beginners: Towe is a stylish little pouch with paneling. It is quick to sew and looks simply irresistible. You can download the pattern and instructions for free.

The most important things at a glance

• In this post, I will introduce you to the beautiful and versatile Towe toiletry bag
• You can easily download the sewing pattern in this post
• Thanks to the panels, you can also wonderfully sew Towe from fabric scraps
• This pattern focuses on the beautiful zipper - I will show you how to bind it nicely and neatly in this post
• Sewing a toiletry bag for beginners - Towe is perfect for this
• Sewing time: 60 min.
• Sewing level: Beginner

Towe is a little pouch that is sewn in no time at all. The detailed, illustrated sewing instructions make it perfect for beginners!

Download the eBook including illustrated instructions and the sewing pattern for free now:

Download: Freebook Towe Pouch

Due to the panels, the little pouch is also great for using up fabric scraps.

Especially important for Towe: the neatly finished corners and zipper ends. They give the bag a chic, professional look.

Sewing a toiletry bag for beginners

What fabrics can you use to sew the Towe pouch?

Towe can be sewn from any non-stretch fabric. For cotton or linen, which are finer fabrics, it is important to reinforce the material with Vlieseline H 250 before cutting.

I personally find the combination of Kokka fabrics^* and chambray^* to be very beautiful.

But holo leather^* is also a great partner for cotton fabrics in all colors. And because the foil shimmers so beautifully, it goes well with many different fabrics!

What do I need to sew the toiletry bag?

• Fabric for the outside e.g. cotton fabric^*, linen^*, canvas^*, faux leather^*, denim^*, corduroy^*, SnapPap^*, Texipap^* or similar
• Cotton as lining; I like to use a solid-colored coordinating fabric as lining
• 10 cm bias tape^*
• Continuous zipper with pull^*
• Vlieseline H250^* or even better: Vlieseline S320^*, which creates nice, crisp corners
• Pins^*
• Fabric marker^*
• Color-matching sewing thread^*
• Rotary cutter^*
• Fabric scissors^*
• Patchwork ruler^*
• Sewing machine (feel free to also read my test report on the Janome Horizon)
• Fabric clips^*

Country-style fabric and a sturdy lurex zipper fit the dark chambray perfectly!

It's allowed to be a little crazy sometimes, right?

Here, glittery faux leather meets holo leather, iridescent sequins, and shimmering mermaid fish scale faux leather^* (one can hardly call it anything else...). ;)

Finally finished with a pop-colored rainbow zipper^*.

Exactly the right thing for my little darling. :)

For this chic little pouch, I combined two of my favorite faux leathers:

Caiman faux leather in dark blue^* and gold^* combined with a beautiful, wide zipper^* made of copper-colored metallized nylon. A dream, I think.

By the way: Did you notice the perfect corners of my cosmetic pouches? You should definitely bind the zipper for that - and do it right. :)

Of course, I am happy to share how you, too, can sew the perfect cosmetic bag!

Happy simple sewing,

yours, Sabine

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