How to Add a Side Pocket to Any Bag 

Sara, THANK YOU SOOOOO VERY MUCH !! You ARE AMAZING ! I am making a bed caddy for my nephew heading to dorm and I want to add a mesh pocket and one that is also gathered pocket . Now I can modify my creation to add this . Your are for sure THE Sweetest teacher sewist out in YT ! Love all that you do in these videos . 💕💕 GOD bless you and your family !

A very helpful video as I plan to add a water bottle pocket to each side of my day pack. However, I have a question, you methods seem to be for a bag in progress of being sewn, what do you if the bag is new off the shelf?

I come back to your tutorials so often, Thank You for generously sharing so many useful instructions!

Very good tutorial! It makes sense now! I was fighting with my pocket, did not understand where I went wrong! Thank you!

The mesh gathered pocket answered my problem perfectly. Thank you. Terrific video

Thank you so much for this! You were very thorough, didn't skip a step and went through a lot of work for this video, I can tell. Thank you for that! I got my daughter a cute backpack for starting kindergarten, and it doesn't have any cup pockets! Ty!

Wow! Thank you for simplifying adding pockets (and showing a good length for elastic :) ).

I'm so glad that this video exists! i really need to add pockets to my backpack! thank you💙

Such an easy method to use for adding side pockets to a bag pattern. Will try it for a tote bag I'm making. TYSM for sharing this video with us.

Another awesome tutorial. Thank you, Sara!

This video was exactly what I was looking for to make a mesh pocket! Thank you so much!

Very clear instructions - I will be adding mesh pockets to my latest backpack I am working on

Wow your bags are amazing!

so helpful thank you❤

Thank you, for this. It is brilliant!

These are great tips, thank you for sharing!

Great tutorial! Thanks a lot!

Great video, thank you!

Excelente explicación gracias

Thanks, that tutorial was really helpful 😻

You’re awesome!

Brilliant, thank you so much

thank you for this video and all your others you are awesome. Do you have a video on how to make that backpack. I have been looking for backpack tutorials and no one has a big one like you just showed or that looks as nice, I would love to see how you make the backpack you just showed on this video. . LOVE your work and tutorials

thank you Sara!

Thank you! I was stuck on how to do this!

awesome!

Great demonstration. Can’t wait to add pockets to my project!

thank you very much.

Thank for this!!!!!!!!

Thank you!!! 🙏🏽☺️

Great tutorial! I'm making a bag that has binding around all endings/corners. I'm wondering how you set up your binding to the bottom of mesh pocket for additional reinforcement so I don't end up with too many layers of fabric at the bottom (working with outdoor/duck thick fabric).

nice bag

I am making a Sydney Bag by Swoon, which I love by the way. I am making this bag with some modification. I need to make inside pockets to hold a regular water bottle. Would it be possible to make the pocket with a gathered elastic top and the bottom would be open but finished and fold the pocket in half and then seam it into the side seams of the lining? My measurement of the pocket...I'm thinking...would be 6" H x 10 1/2" long..allowing for seam allowance, but this piece would be folded in half and sewn into the seam allowance. Would I need the piece to be longer to accommodate fullness for the elastic? Or should I redesign the pocket pattern using your design...the V design as shown in your video? Thank you

Please do you have a video instructions on the 2 bags ?

Really helpful video!! Need a little help? So, i have a 3 inch side panel, 6" tall bottle with 2" diameter. How to measure the side pocket? Thank you~

Hello. How would I add a pocket with no sides? All I have is the front and back of the bag?

Grazie

Good

I've already sewn the pocket but my elastic must have still been too long as its not very stretchy. Is there anything I can do to help it ?

Hi! I have a question, I am making a DIY bag from scratch, so should I add this on to the side peice before I stitch the whole bag together or?

Do you need a specific type of mesh for the mesh pocket? I just have the kind from hobby lobby. It was cheap for what I need it for 😂

Can you attach mesh with no side panel?

You never said how many inches are the height of the pocket? The one that holds a bottle of water?

How long is the elastic.? Tks

Is there a part 2 or something? You didnt finish

Should have watch the whole video found my answer.

The title of the video is literally "how to ADD.." and it only showed the process of her making it. not add it to any backpack. that's stupid really

Your video should titled "how to make a pocket" because you don't show how to "ADD" a pocket.