Sew a pouch

1 Download and print the templates by clicking the button above. Use them to cut two pieces in leather and another two from printed cotton. Replace your regular machine needle with a leather one so the needle can slip more easily into the leather.

2 Cut a 5.5cm x 8cm piece of printed cotton, fold and press in 1cm around all four edges. Cut a 2cm x 4.5cm piece of leather and place the strip in the centre of the fabric label. Insert an eyelet into each end of the leather strip through both layers, using the manufacturer’s instructions as a guide. Position the label centrally 4.5cm down from the curved edge on one of the leather bag pieces. Glue the label to hold in place while you edge stitch it in position.

3 From a scrap of printed cotton, cut two small rectangles measuring the width of your zip and 4cm long. Fold the rectangles in half and position them at each end of the zip, with the raw edges facing the top and base of the