A guided sewing project
Easy, useful + giftable
Everyday Pouch Set
Make a coordinated set of three lined zip pouches while learning the small construction details that give handmade projects a clean, polished finish. Your project kits are prepared before you arrive, so your two lessons can focus on sewing.
Basic sewing-machine familiarity is recommended. Both appointments are included, and a studio machine and tools are provided.
Learn by making
Three pouches. Seriously useful skills.
You’ll make all three pouches yourself with patient, one-on-one guidance. Repeating the process in different sizes helps each new technique feel more familiar and gives you skills you can use again.
- 01
Install a zipper
Learn how to position, stitch and topstitch a zipper for a clean, even finish.
- 02
Add a clean lining
Assemble the outer fabric and lining so the raw edges are neatly enclosed.
- 03
Finish it neatly
Practice accurate seams, crisp corners and the finishing details that make a project feel polished.
What's Included
What to Expect
From flat fabric to three finished pouches.
Choose your color combination.
Your coordinated fabric, zippers and notions will be prepared before the first lesson.
Build the set step by step.
Learn zipper installation, linings and clean construction details as you make three useful sizes.
Leave with a useful set.
Take home three finished zip pouches and repeatable skills you can use on future projects.

You're in Good Hands
Friendly guidance for the details that make sewing click.
Hi, I’m Hilary. I learned to sew from my grandmother, studied fashion design and have spent much of my life making things with fabric. Heyday is my way of sharing that love through relaxed, one-on-one lessons in my San Diego home studio.
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READY TO MAKE YOUR PROJECT?
Make your set of zipper pouches.
Two private 2-hour lessons • Project materials included • $280