Round Zipper Bag Sewing Pattern: the finished piece

Round Zipper Bag in every size, side by side to scale

Round Zipper Bag pattern pages: size table, supplies and cutting chart

Round Zipper Bag construction diagrams, step by step

Round Zipper Bag pattern cover page: large print, clear layout

Round Zipper Bag fabric layouts for every size

Close-up of the quilting and zipper on the Round Zipper Bag

Make it yours: the Round Zipper Bag in four more colorways

Round Zipper Bag: true-scale printable templates

Quilted bags

Round Zipper Bag Sewing Pattern

Quilted round panels, a zipper gusset and a strap; the curved pieces print at true scale. 3 sizes: Small, Medium, Large.

3 sizes · Small, Medium, Large
Skill · Confident beginner
You get · PDF download, 20 pages, US Letter and A4

Checkout is on Etsy. You download the PDF right after paying, then print at 100 %. How it works

Sizes

Small Small · 8 × 8 × 3 in · the phone is 2¾ × 5¾ in
Medium Medium · 10 × 10 × 3½ in · the phone is 2¾ × 5¾ in
Large Large · 12 × 12 × 4 in · the phone is 2¾ × 5¾ in

Printing and license

Print at 100 % and check the 1-inch test square; Letter and A4 included. Personal use and small-batch sales of finished items are welcome (credit DreamQueue); please don't share the files. Digital download, pictures are renders.

About the Round Zipper Bag

A round bag with a curved zipper. It's the one shape in this line you can't rotary-cut from measurements alone. The curved pieces print at true scale, and there's a test square on every page so you can check the print before you cut.

Round Zipper Bag sizes

Size	W × H × D (in)	cm	Zipper coil
Small	8 × 8 × 3 in	20.5 × 20.5 × 7.5 cm	11⅜ in
Medium	10 × 10 × 3½ in	25.5 × 25.5 × 9 cm	14½ in
Large	12 × 12 × 4 in	30.5 × 30.5 × 10 cm	17⅝ in

Finished sizes: width × height × depth. The zipper coil is the cut length between the tabs.

Supplies for each size

Supply	Small	Medium	Large
Outer fabric	⅜ yd or 2 fat quarters (42 in wide)	½ yd or 2 fat quarters (42 in wide)	⅝ yd or 3 fat quarters (42 in wide)
Lining fabric	½ yd (42 in wide)	½ yd (42 in wide)	⅝ yd (42 in wide)
Stabilizerfoam stabilizer, fusible fleece or cotton batting	⅜ yd (42 in wide)	½ yd (42 in wide)	½ yd (42 in wide)
Zipper#5 nylon coil by the yd	16 in, with 1 pull, or a 12 in zipper	19 in, with 1 pull, or a 16 in zipper	22 in, with 1 pull, or an 18 in zipper
Interfacingwoven fusible interfacing (Pellon SF101 or Vlieseline G700)	¾ yd (20 in wide) for the lining pieces	1 yd (20 in wide) for the lining pieces	1⅛ yd (20 in wide) for the lining pieces

Accent fabric (zipper tabs, strap): ¼ yd (42 in wide).
Strap: from the accent fabric.

Tools

all-purpose polyester thread
zipper foot
walking foot for quilting
clips

The steps

Quilt and cut the circles
Make the zipper tabs
Make the zipper gusset
Make the strap
Close the gusset loop
Sew the circles to the gusset
Line and finish

Step names only. Every step is drawn out in the PDF with the measurements for your size.

What's in the PDF

Cover with the finished sizes
Cutting list and fabric per size
Quilting guide for the panels
Step-by-step assembly with diagrams
Zipper-gusset and curved-seam steps
Finishing

See it in color

The same geometry in 5 fabric choices.

As shown
Charcoal
Navy
Oxblood
Sage

Every size side by side

Every size side by side

Questions about the Round Zipper Bag

What size zipper for the Medium?: #5 nylon coil by the yd: 19 in, with 1 pull, or a 16 in zipper.
What stabilizer do I need?: Foam stabilizer, fusible fleece or cotton batting: 1/2 yd (42 in wide).
How long are the strap?: From the accent fabric.
Is it beginner-friendly?: Confident beginner: quilted round panels, a zipper gusset and a strap; the curved pieces print at true scale.
How big is the Large?: 12 × 12 × 4 in (30.5 × 30.5 × 10 cm).