Nightingale Zipper Bag Class

Spend the day with Darla creating the elegant and practical Nightingale Zipper Bag. This class will walk you through zipper installation, bag construction, and finishing techniques to help you build confidence and precision. It’s a great project for confident beginners and beyond who want to sharpen their skills while making something useful and gift-worthy. You’ll leave with a stunning bag and techniques you’ll use again and again!

Nightingale Zipper Case
By Center Street Quilts
Finished size: 8” w x 4” d x 6” h when closed
8” w x 22” d x 4” h when open

Skill Level: Confident Intermediate

Fabric And Materials:
Details of the quantities required are listed on the back of the pattern and are as follows:
•Pattern
•Fabric that is non-directional is best.
•Follow the fabric needs on the back of the pattern.
•Soft and Stable
•Vinyl – (16 gauge)
•Plastic Zippers by the yard #5 with 5 pulls

Helpful Sewing Notions:

•Sewing machine in good working order and that will sew through multiple layers.
•Walking foot, Zipper foot, Teflon foot, Edged foot and ¼” foot
•Bobbins and thread to match fabric
•Tissue paper to help with the sticking vinyl on the sewing machine
•#90/14 topstitch/jean needle
•Favorite marking pens for fabric – White Chalk, frixion pens, or favorite others
•Good fabric scissors, paper or plastic cutting scissors, straight pins, seam ripper, stiletto, and Wonder Clips (medium size)
•Double-sided basting tape – 1/8” works best.
•Quick Turn tool and Bodkin
•Rotary cutter with a good blade
•Rulers suggested: 6” x 24”, and square ruler
•Highlighter or pencil to mark notes on pattern.
•Painter’s tape – optional
•505 Basting Adhesive Spray - optional

Before Class:

To make better use of your class time, it would be helpful to quilt all your pieces (Harmony can quilt them on the machine for a small cost to save you time if she has availability) and cut them down to the right sizes and seal the edges. I would recommend using a small design for quilting, like 1” – 1 ½”.
Then finish cutting out all the other pieces for the bag and press.
If you are using the zippers by the yard, remember to add an additional 1” for easier sewing. Plastic #5 zippers are easier to sew with. Harmony has a beautiful selection of zippers and pulls to choose from.
KEY: Just remember to label all your pieces as you cut them out.