through our gifts! This Crayon Roll Holder is a great and useful gift for children!
I noticed on our crayon roll that the inner fabric lining gets marked up quite a bit from the crayons going in and out. So this time instead of using interfacing on the lining piece I covered it with iron on vinyl. This is such a cool product. I had to keep myself from covering all the pieces---and I am glad I didn't. The turning at the end gets it a bit wrinkled. I fear if I had done the whole thing it might look like a mess. The only draw back is that it is slicker and the crayons have less friction. However the new closure allows you to tighten it up to keep the crayons inside.
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!
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I love the idea of the vinyl. I’ll try it out on my next one!
love the vinyl idea… and the cord stop that was the problem with the other was I ended up doing hte tying all the time. I has thought of elastic or a button or even velcro but this will be so much faster!
So cool! My son would love this! His two favorite things- a bag and crayons! SMILE!
I absolutely love the idea of the cord and cord-stop, rather than the ribbon in your original pattern (although, I also love finding coordinating ribbon!). I’ve made a number of these, except I make them “taller” to accommodate colored pencils for slightly older kids (8+). The one problem we have is getting them tight enough with the ribbon so that the colored pencils don’t slide out.
Oh I wish I could sew! I’m just in love with the crayon rolls.
Great idea! I love this litle doo-dad.
Jessica
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I just LOVE that crayon roll! I think it’s the ric rack — I’m a sucker for ric rack!
Dang! You’re good! That iron-on vinyl and the cord stop… didn’t think you could make your original tutorial any better, but you proved me wrong. :0)
I love the cord stop! Love, love, love! And the vinyl? Seriously, I didn’t even know they sold that stuff! Brilliant!
I LOVE the idea with the cord stop. This was the only problem last time when I made your roll.
You always have the great ideas, Cindy. I just thought I’d share on my last pencil roll, I used a plain hair tie rubber band sewn into the seam for a closure. It worked great and was fast and easy.
Thanks for the great idea about the cord and cord-stop! I get tired of tying the ties all the time.
I love the cord stop idea. I have been sewing my own ’scrunchies’ onto them and my husband kept telling me – boys won’t want to use elastic covered in material. I can’t wait to try this closure method.
My Mom made me one of these when I was a child. Thanks for a trip down memory lane
This is such a great idea! it makes me want to run out & buy a sewing machine! Thanks for the inspiration.
Raimi
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Love all your cleverness with this update! Great ideas! These are somewhere on my list of things to make for holiday gifts!!
I love all the new little improvements! What a great way to take a really cool thing and make it even better, thanks so much!
This could be a silly question ,but is the cord included with the cord stop? And if not, how long should I make it? Sorry, never used one of these gadgets before! THanks!
Oops! Sorry! I just went back and looked more carefully… 20″ piece of cord. I’m 8 months pregnant so I’ll blame this on my Placenta Brain!
That is so pretty. It would make a great make up brush holder too! (If made a little taller of course)
I just noticed this here! I love the vinyl idea! I didn’t even know there is such a thing! I Looooooooove it!
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I was just looking at these cute crayon holders, and I had a thought. What if you made the top part a little wider and had a fold over tab to hold the crayons in. I am new to sewing, so I wasn’t sure how it would look. My son and daughter are on a competitive cheer team and the crayon rolls will make great goody bag item. Our girls and boys are ages 3-9 and they would come in handy for our trips to different competitions. Thanks for the tutorial.
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This is too cute! But I can’t find any of the iron on vinyl, I’ve tried three stores and nothing. Any ideas?
My girls love to spin things (think of your duct tape whip…) and I can just imagine crayons being flung around the room. To keep the crayons from sliding out, why not just make the top piece tall enough to fold over before rolling it up? When the roll is open, the extra can tuck back underneath the bag, making the openings slightly elevated…
Argh! I’ve got to uncover my sewing machine. You are positively inspiring!
JoAnn fabrics sells the iron-on vinyl online. Or try Amazon. I also found insul-brite lining this way after not finding either in my local store. I put the vinyl on the pocket, too, just because I was a bonehead and cut the first piece wrong and didn’t want to waste it.
If you ever write the tutorial over, I’d suggest putting the 20″ piece of cord in your supplies list at the top, like in a recipe.
I made the crayon roll and it turned out very nicely. They don’t fit the bigger, chunky crayons, though. Do you have measurements for those? (I’m just being lazy, if you already have it, fine, if not I can figure it out
Thanks for the visuals, I have problems following some patterns and diagrams, but if I can see how someone does it – no problem.
I love your blog, and my next project is the oven mitts.
Thanks for the tutorial! I made two crayon rolls for Christmas this year for my nephews. My only problem was finding the cord stops. I went to three different stores, including WalMart, and couldn’t find them anywhere, so I just used ribbon instead.
Any suggestions on where to get the cord stop?
Hello! I’m so inspired by your blog. I just received my first sewing machine for Christmas. I would love to try and make these for my kids – do you happen to remember the size of the rick rack you used – I’m such a novice I didn’t know there were different sizes. Thanks so much.
I have made a couple of these and came back for a refresher to make more. I LOVE the idea of the vinyl and that closure is great! I will definitely have to try those on this next batch.
I’m so happy to find the pattern for the crayon roll. It will be a great for travel and restaurants.
This is such a cute project. I’ve been in the mood to break out the sewing machine again, maybe I’ll try this one soon.
I love your ideas and can’t wait to make one! I think a little flap at the top would help keep the crayons from escaping and running willy-nilly around my tote bag. Thanks!
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Awesome tutorial!
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I am excited to try the iron on vinyl. I’ve seen it used in reusable snack bags. So cool. I make mine almost excactly like your original tutorial. Only I cut the pieces 14.5 inches long (instead of 16.5 inches) and make each “crayon pocket” 7/8 of an inch. The crayons stay in much better. Something to try.
Loved the idea, going to adapt it and make a pen/pencil-roll since I am 21 and don’t have as many uses for crayons in my travels. Already made an adaptation for my scrapbooking scissors. LOVE IT!! Great site