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!
Related Posts:
- Crayon Roll Tutorial
- Felt Crayon Roll Tutorial
- DIY Colored Pencil and Drawing Pad Holder – this one is perfect if you prefer colored pencils over crayons. It also makes a great gift for older children.
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’m so happy to find the pattern for the crayon roll. It will be a great for travel and restaurants.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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 😉 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.
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.
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!
This is too cute! But I can’t find any of the iron on vinyl, I’ve tried three stores and nothing. Any ideas?
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.
I just noticed this here! I love the vinyl idea! I didn’t even know there is such a thing! I Looooooooove it!
That is so pretty. It would make a great make up brush holder too! (If made a little taller of course)
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! 🙂
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!
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!
Love all your cleverness with this update! Great ideas! These are somewhere on my list of things to make for holiday gifts!! 🙂