The Livingston is a slim zippered pouch perfect for travel or everyday carry. It's sized to hold your glasses and an eye mask, overflow toiletries, tech cables and batteries, snacks, or anything else that needs a home. It even fits in the water bottle pocket of most totes and backpacks.
Backstory - The Livingston is named after a foster kitten my wife and I took care of in 2026. He was part of an Ocean's Eleven themed litter and found a wonderful forever home with his brother Danny. We like to think he left a little of his charm behind in this pattern.
The entire pouch is cut from a single pattern piece with angled side seams that give it a slightly more refined silhouette than a standard box pouch. It features a full zipper closure with optional zipper pull tabs, a handle, and a hook and loop field for patches. The finished pouch measures 9" wide, 2.25" tall, 3.75" deep.
This is a PDF pattern delivered by e-mail, not a physical paper pattern.
Skills learned:
- Fundamentals of box pouch construction
- How to install a zipper
- How to finish seams with a binding
- How to adjust seam allowances for different zipper widths
Skill level: Beginner. If you can sew a straight line, you can make this pouch! There are no curves to sew.
Fabric Requirements:
Medium weight, 5oz - 10oz per sq/yd, 1 piece 12" wide x 13" tall
Hardware Requirements:
- #5 nylon coil zipper, 1.25” wide, 12” long (metal teeth zipper not recommended)
- #5 zipper slider, 1-2 sliders, 2 sliders optional to open pouch from both ends
- Grosgrain ribbon binding, 3/4” wide, 60” long, optional seam finish, handle, and zipper tabs
- Webbing 3/4” or 1” wide, 11” long, optional zipper tabs and handle
- Paracord, 1-2 pieces 11” long, optional zipper pull, 2 pieces for 2 zipper pulls
- Hook and loop, 1 piece 1.75” square, loop (soft) side, optional for patch
In addition to detailed instructions and illustrations included with the pattern, a full step-by-step video sewing tutorial is available here:
Please note that this is a PDF pattern. It will be e-mailed to you after completing payment. A guide on how to print and assemble the pattern is here. Your download will contain as a zip file with two separate files inside, one for directions, one for the pattern. Both files print on US Letter or A4 size paper.