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In this Skill Builder tutorial I show you how to achieve a lovely flat join at the end of your zipper, rather than it dipping down into your side seam, and discuss the reason why it only happens on certain patterns.

I am demonstrating on the free OKSew Pythagorean Pouch, however this technique can be applied to a variety of patterns. The pattern template can be downloaded directly from Google Drive here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

If you have not already, consider checking out my tutorial “Better Boxed Bottoms”, where I give a detailed explanation of how and why we need to square up our boxed corners:    • Better Boxed Bottoms, featuring the OKSew ...  

If you are having trouble accessing the pattern, please see this walkthrough:    • How to Get Your Free OKSew Pattern Templat...  

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I am sewing on a Juki HZL-DX7

Exterior fabric: Cotton Woven from Art Gallery Fabrics: https://www.artgalleryfabrics.com/cgi...
Lining fabric: Kona Quilting Cotton
Interfacing for exterior: Wawak Profuse
Interfacing for lining: Pellon p44f
Stabilizer: Pellon Thermolam plus fusible fleece # TP971f
Main Zipper: Size 5 zipper by the yard from My Handmade Space

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Hump Jumper
Thread: Gutermann Mara 100
Needle: Organ 80/12 Universal

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction: What is the “Zip Dip”
02:19 Better Boxed Bottoms recap
02:28 Why we get the dip
04:53 The Math
06:33 How we fix it (demonstrated on the paper pattern)
08:46 How we fix it in practice (demonstrated on material pattern)
09:56 What to do when you use a different method of zipper installation
11:52 Sewing the first side of the zipper
13:28 Marking the second side of the pattern
15:33 Sewing the second side of the zipper
16:19 Top stitching
21:26 Sewing the side seams
24:10 Boxing the corners
28:30 Finishing up