When you download in-the-hoop zipper pouch design, you will find multiple files. Some are the embroidery files, and the others are dieline files marked with the letters "DL". Dielines are used to cut the fabric to the correct shape and size.

Open and print each dieline file using embroidery software. If you do not have embroidery software Wilcom TrueSizer is a free program to use.

To begin preparing the fabric pieces, cut two rectangles out of the main fabric that are twice as big as the front (file "b") top and bottom pieces. Fold both fabric piece in half with wrong sides together.
Press the folded edge, and spray the wrong side of the fabric with temporary adhesive to hold the folded fabric together. Adhering the two folded sides together will help prevent shifting, and make the pieces easier to cut.

Then spray the back side of the two front pieces (file "b") paper dielines with temporary adhesive. Smooth them onto the right side of the fabric, matching one edge up with the folded side.

Cut the two front pieces out on the fold, and remove the paper dieline.

For the back dieline piece (file "a"), simply spray the paper dielines with temporary adhesive, and smooth them onto the right side of the flat unfolded fabrics.

Then cut out the shapes, and remove the paper.

Then repeat to cut out all the remaining dieline pieces out of unfolded fabric.

Now that the fabric pieces are ready, hoop a piece of tear-away stabilizer tightly. Madeira E-Zee Tear 1.5 oz. or Floriani Tearaway Medium are good choices. Those brands are more fibrous, less paper-like, and will gear more cleanly.

Load the back embroidery file (file "a") onto the machine, and begin to embroider the design. The fist thing to sew will be the "Back piece dieline". This marks the area on the stabilizer where the fabric piece will be placed.

Remove the hoop from the machine, but do not unhoop the stabilizer. Spray the back of the fabric piece with temporary adhesive, and smooth it in place right inside the sewn dieline.

Reattach the hoop to the machine and continue stitching. A tackdown stitch will sew next. This binds the fabric piece to the stabilizer for the remainder of the design.

Then follow the color change sheet, and embroider all the details that will be under the applique piece.

Sew out the dieline for the applique piece, and stop before sewing the daisy tackdown.

Spray the back of the applique piece with the temporary adhesive, and place it within the dieline.

Once placed, continue to sew down the daisy tackdown.

After the tackdown embroider out the inner details and finishing edges of the daisy.

When the applique is finished, trim or tear away the excess stabilizer from around the back piece.

Once the back (file "a") is completed, hoop another piece of tear-away stabilizer, and load the front file (file "b") onto the machine.

The first thing to sew will be the "zipper dieline". This marks the place where the zipper will be place on the stabilizer.

The zipper dieline sews a box with a center line through the middle. To place the zipper correctly, close the zipper, and match up the center of the zipper (the teeth that zip and unzip) with the sewn center line.

Make sure the wrong side of the zipper against the stabilizer, and tape it in place. The zipper should hang over the hoop on both sides, and will be trimmed away later.

Once the zipper is taped down, place the hoop back on the machine, and embroider the "zipper tackdown" step.

This will stitch the zipper to the stabilizer, and hold it in place for the remainder of the design. Don't worry if it sews over the tape.

Remove the tape, and embroider the "top front piece dieline" step. This will sew out an outline where the top front fabric piece will go.

Spray the back side of the folded top fabric piece with temporary adhesive. With the folded edge against the zipper, smooth the fabric piece inside the sewn dieline shape.

Then continue to embroider the "top front piece tackdown" step.

Repeat the previous steps to embroider the "bottom front piece dieline", place the fabric piece, and embroider the tackdown.

Again make sure the folded edge is against the zipper.

Then embroider all of the details that will be under the applique. Followed by the dieline for the applique piece.

Just like the back applique, spray the back of the applique piece with temporary adhesive, place it within the sewn dieline.

The next step will sew out the tackdown, and inner details.

Before sewing the "finishing seam" step, stop the machine and remove the hoop without unhooping the design.

It is very important to move the slider (also called the pull tab) of the zipper to the center of the fabric pieces. This will allow the zipper slider to be on the finished pouch. If you do not move it, the zipper will be unusable, so do not forget.

To add a wrist strap, cut a piece of ribbon, cord, or sew a fabric strip that is 12"-15" long. Fold it in half, and place the looped end on the inside of the pouch (so the raw ends hang over the edge of the fabric.)

Tape it in place, and make sure it is positioned where the loop will not get caught in the final seam.

Lay the back piece (file "a") on top of the hooped front piece (file "b") with the right sides together.

Match up the outer edges, and tape the back piece in place around all four sides of the design.

Place the hoop back onto the machine, and embroider the final "finishing seam" step. This will bind all the layers together, and create the final shape of each pouch.

Once the design is finished sewing, tear away the excess stabilizer from around the design.

Then carefully remove the stabilizer from the back of the front side of the design to uncover the zipper and give it more flexibility. Using the point of a seam ripper can help pull up the pieces of the stabilizer.

Then repeat to remove the stabilizer from the back side of the back piece as well.

After all the tear-away stabilizer is removed, trim away the excess fabric by cutting around the finishing seam. Only leave about 1/4" of seam allowance around the shape for best results. Also cut both sides of the zipper off about 1/4" away from the finishing seam.

Finally, turn the pouch right side out through the open zipper. Remove any tape, and press the edge if using a fabric that doesn't melt. The zipper can be opened more while it's inside out to help make the hole bigger when turning.