I have read that a few of you tried to add a zipper to the bow tucks. I did too, and thought I would share my technique. It is not perfect. Just before the step to sew the two inside pieces together, I added in my zipper. I sew a folded piece to each side of the zipper with the raw edges to the zipper.

Bear with me. This is my first tutorial.

Did I mention that I am on dial up. This is taking forever.

Once I had my bows attached, I tucked the zipper ends down and stitched across them from the inside to keep them out of the way.

I cut my zipper connectors too wide. I think cutting them 3" and folding them in half, right sides together and sew the ends, then flipping open and attaching to the zipper would work better.

great job-thanks-I am looking forward to trying one of these

Thanks for posting the instruction! I'd love to make one with zipper.

Great idea! I've made 2 Bow Tucks, but hate that stuff rolls out if the bag falls over - I'll have to to try this!

WOW !!!! And you can make a diaper bag using your WONDERFUL IDEA !!!! THANKS !!

Thanks so much for the lesson,I will have to try one with a zipper!

Thanks for the tutorial. Getting ready to make my fifth bow tuck and wanted to try a zipper. I think you did a great job on your tutorial.

Wow, that's great. I like the look of the bag but have not tried it because I really like a zipper in my bags that I use when I travel. It helps a lot when the bag goes through the x ray machine at airports. Thank you so much for the info and the great tute.