DIY Fold-Out Travel Pouch You’ll Use Everywhere
If your suitcase turns into a black hole every trip, this fold-out travel pouch is about to be your new best friend.
It opens flat so nothing gets lost, and the two zippered compartments keep small items—cosmetics, socks, underwear—separate and tidy.
No special tools needed—just a regular sewing machine, a zipper foot, and a little patience.
The finished pouch is slim when folded, sturdy in use, and simple to customize with prints or labels.
Make one for travel, gym days, or emergency car kits, and you’ll wonder how you managed without it.
The finished measurements of this pouch are approximately
30㎝(11⅞″) W × 23㎝(9⅛″) H × 7㎝(2¾″) D.
You may watch the full video tutorial on my Youtube channel.
Share this video with a lot of people who need it.
Let's get started!!
◆ Main Panel
② 32㎝ × 25㎝ (12⅝″ × 9⅞″) Outer layer
② 32㎝ × 25㎝ (12⅝″ × 9⅞″) Lining
② 30㎝ × 23㎝ (11⅞″ × 9⅛″) Fusible fleece
◆ Mesh pocket
② 32㎝ × 5㎝ (12⅝″ × 2″) Mesh fabric
② 32㎝ × 19㎝ (12⅝″ × 7½″) Mesh fabric
◆Side panel
② 80㎝ × 5㎝ (31½″ × 2″) Outer layer
② 80㎝ × 5㎝ (31½″ × 2″) Lining
② 78㎝ × 3㎝ (30⅞″ × 1¼″) Fusible fleece
② 26㎝ × 5㎝ (10¼″ × 2″) Outer layer
② 26㎝ × 5㎝ (10¼″ × 2″) Lining
② 24㎝ × 3㎝ (9½″ × 1¼″) Fusible fleece
◆ Zipper panel
① 26㎝ × 3㎝ (10¼″ × 1¼″) Outer layer
① 26㎝ × 3㎝ (10¼″ × 1¼″) Lining
① 24㎝ × 1㎝ (9½″ × 3/8″) Fusible fleece
◆ Others
② 30㎝ (11⅞″) Zipper
① 80㎝ (31½″) Zipper
① 4㎝ (1⅝″) Wide bias tape 350㎝ (138½″)
Cut the interfacing into the shape of the pattern.
Fuse the fusible fleece, centered, to the wrong side.
Place the wrong sides together of the outer and lining and sew all the edges.
Place the right sides together of the mesh fabric and bias tape and sew with an allowance of about 1㎝(3/8″).
Fold the bias twice, cover the seam allowance, and sew.
Place the zipper so that it is 1㎝(3/8″) wide and visible between the mesh fabrics.
Top stitch on both 3㎜ (1/8″) away from the zipper.
Attach the zipper to the zipper panel.
Place the zipper panel on the right side of the mesh pocket and sew with a 0.7㎝(1/4″) seam allowance.
Attach the other mesh pocket to the other side of the zipper panel the same way.
Sew two sheets of the side panel into a single circle.
Place the zipper panel between the outer and lining of the side panels and sew with a 1㎝(3/8″) seam allowance.
Open out, press pieces away from and top stitch 3㎜ (1/8″) away from the zipper.
Attach the other side panel to the other side of the zipper panel the same way.
Place the main panel on the right side of the side panel and sew all the edges.
The bias tape is placed on the seam, stitch up to the end.
Fold the bias twice, cover the seam allowance, and sew.
You are finished!!!
