Real Moms DIY: Crayon Roll Tutorial
I stumbled across this idea a few weeks back and fell in {heart} with the idea. I haven’t had the time to make my own yet, but I will very soon.
This weeks’ tutorial comes from Skip To My Lou! Make sure you head over and leave some love!
CRAYON ROLL TUTORIAL
Isn’t it perfect for church, in the car, or at Grandma’s house? I think so! A definite must-have for any mom with kiddos that love to color!
You need:
1 – 5 X 16 1/2 inch piece of fabric for the outside
1 – 5 X 16 1/2 inch piece of fabric the the inside
1 – 6 X 16 1/2 inch piece of fabric folded lenghtwise and pressed for the pocket
ric rac (if desired)
1 – 5 X 16 1/2 piece of iron on vinyl
1 Cord Stop
Iron on the vinyl to the right side of your lining piece following package directions.
Place pocket piece ontop of right side of lining. Starting 1 1/4 inches over from the edge, stitch from top of pocket (back stitch at top) to bottom. Then stitch every 1 inch. You should have 1 1/4 inches left on the other end.
If using ric rac pin it around the edges, overlap at bottom. I use fray check to keep ends from unraveling.
Place outside piece ontop of pocket and lining, right sides together. Place a 20″ piece of cord (folded in half) in the middle on the right side. Ends of cord go towards the center.
Sew all the way around 1/4 inch from the edge. Leave a 2-3 inch opening at the TOP.
Clip corners and turn. Press (don’t press vinyl with bare hot iron), making sure to press opening to the inside. Pin opening shut and then top stitch all the way around very close to the edge (making sure you sew all layers of the opening shut.)
Squeeze the Cord Stop and thread both ends of the cording through the center hole (have patience, thread ends one at a time). Tie the ends of the cording together into a knot. I placed a drop of glue in the knot to keep it secure and then put fray check on the ends.
Finished!
You can also view a different variation on the crayon roll by using Felt here: Felt Crayon Roll
Thanks Skip To My Lou for this great project for all those CRAYONS laying around!!!
I have one of these that my friend made, and LOVE it. Not only is it adorable, but very functional. I keep it in my diaper bag to use when we’re at restaurants, church, well, anywhere. Thanks for the tutorial, it’s super easy to make with any scrap fabric you have laying around. And mine just has ribbon that I tie instead of the cord, so another option.
I have seen these somewhere! SO cute! I’m going to give this a try! My nephew would love it!
love this, hollie! i just might have to make one of these for my girl! cute, cute!
Call me the anti-crafter, but isn’t easier just to throw them in a pencil box?
So cute! These look really good and they are sensible!
I am saving this. I LOVE new ideas and then you showed us how to do it too. THANK YOU. What a great idea and REALLY good party gift.
I can not wait to try this!!!
I am not a sewer at all, but I’m sending this to my sister b/c she’d love to make this for her daughters!
I totally love this! Gonna work on this one.
Oh, this is so cute! You could also have a few pockets of different sizes to hold things like stickers, tape & markers for the older kids.
These would make wonderful Christmas gifts…you could match the material to the child’s likes (airplanes for little boys, kitties for little girls, etc) or in their fav colors.
What a cute idea! I am totally going to make these as gifts! Thanks for sharing!