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Hello everybody,
Here is Lesley alias Frullemieke from the blog https://frullemieke.blogspot.com again.
Today I'm going to show you how to make the Ellie and Mac FREE Scrunchie with a zipper, ideal for the young ones to hide money and other small items ;-)
First of all you need fabric, a small zipper and the pattern.
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If you don't have a small zipper you can always make one smaller with needle and thread.
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As you can see, I took a few extra inches to make the scrunchie a little bigger and have a little more seam allowance to accommodate the zipper properly.
I also cut off the pieces at the beginning and ending of the zipper.
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Pin the zipper with right side to the right side of the fabric and sew 1 side in place
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Do the same with the other side of the zipper.
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Now sew the rest of the fabric with a little more seam allowance than said in the tutorial.
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For the rest you can follow the tutorial, you don't need to keep an extra hole for turning as you can use the hole of the zipper as a turning hole, leave the zipper open.
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You can also add the elastic through the zipper.
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And voila, your scrunchie with secret pocket is ready :-)
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Would you like to see more creations from me?
Visit my blog: https://frullemieke.blogspot.com/
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Post your beautiful creations at the Ellie & Mac Facebook Group!
(Written by: Lesley de Winter)