To welcome my new niece home from China on Sunday, I whipped up a crayon roll. I wasn't able to give it to her in person but my mom said she was mesmerized by all of the crayons and how they slip in their own pocket.
I see these crayon "cozies" holders everywhere and they are easy to make. If you don't want to have to figure out the measurements, here is a tutorial on how I made mine.
I used two pieces of fabric 5 X 16 1/2 inches (for the outside and inside), one 6 X 16 1/2 inch piece of fabric folded in half lengthwise and pressed (for the pocket), one piece of lightweight fusible interfacing 5 X 16 1/2 inches, one package of ric rac trim, 30 inches of ribbon, one package of 16 count crayons.
Iron the interfacing to the wrong side of the 5 X 16 1/2 piece of fabric that you want to be on the inside.
Line up the bottom edges of the folded piece and the piece with interfacing, pin together. Starting over from the edge 1 1/4 inches sew lines parallel with the edge starting from the top of the crayon pocket, back-stitching at the top to reinforce. Sew the lines one inch apart across the pocket. You will have 1 1/4 inches on each side.
If you want to use ric rac, pin it around the edge as shown. Fold the ribbon in half and pin it on the edge. On the one I didn't use ric rac I did a blanket stitch around the edge when finished.
Pin remaining piece of 5 X 16 1/2 inch fabric right sides together with the pocket piece. Sew around edges with 1/4 inch seam. Leave about 3 inches across bottom for turning.
Trim corners, turn, press and top stitch being careful to catch all layers of the opening to close.
Welcome home Faith! We are so happy to have you join our family! How very lucky we are indeed to have you!
So in honor of my new niece Faith, an entry "crayon cozy" to this months Whiplash.
Looking for a simpler version of the crayon roll? Try the felt crayon roll.
Check out this new closure for the crayon roll
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Thank You! These are very cute and I am planning on making these as part of “Operation Christmas Child” shoe box gift. I made my first one but got a little generous on the 1 inch spacing and ended up with 15 slots rather than 16 so my next effort I’ll be more careful
. I may also give a 24 count roll a shot.
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My mom is sewing these for my daughter’s birthday party but is having issues with the end of the rick rack where the two ends meet. Any suggestions how to make it so the rick rack ends don’t fray and look incomplete? Everything else looks great on it. I could submit a pic of that would help.
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