Every parent needs a stash of crayons to help a little one stay busy. This crayon roll is a fun way to keep track of crayons and have them readily accessible. I’ve included easy-to-follow instructions to make this DIY craft super simple, and it is cute enough to give as a gift!
RELATED: These fabric roll organizers work great to hold other things too. Make the pockets more narrow on the make-up brush holder to hold colored pencils or markers.
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 into their own pocket.
Here are the supplies you’ll need
- 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
TIP: A rotary cutter, ruler and mat make it really easy to cut out these pieces. I love this folding cutting mat that also serves as an ironing board. (affiliate links)
How to Make a Crayon Roll in Five Easy Steps
Step One: 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.
Step Two: Line up the bottom edges of the folded piece and the piece with interfacing and then pin them 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.
Step Three: 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.
Note: On the one, I didn’t use ric rac I did a blanket stitch around the edge when finished.
Step Four: Pin the 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 the bottom for turning.
Step Five: Trim corners, turn, press and topstitch 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! Do you have a special child in your life that would love to have a fun way to hold their crayons?
Crayon Roll Variations To Try
Looking for a simpler version? Try this felt holder. It has a lot less sewing and whips up even quicker!
Check out this new closure for the fabric roll
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I think that you like these additional crafts. Your kids will love using up their broken crayons to make fun new shapes, and the felt turkey holder and egg holder is perfect for your holiday kid’s table!
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How to Make a Crayon Roll Crayon Holder
Equipment
- Pair of Scissors
- Iron
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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 and then 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. Note: On the one, I didn't use ric rac I did a blanket stitch around the edge when finished.
- Pin the 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 the bottom for turning.
- Trim corners, turn, press and topstitch being careful to catch all layers of the opening to close
- TIP: A rotary cutter, ruler and mat make it really easy to cut out these pieces. I love this folding cutting mat that also serves as an ironing board. (affiliate links)
I love it! I’ve got to figure out how to print your directions. Is there anyway you can email them to me?
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Thanks!!!
Love this idea..any printed directions
I think that this crayon roll is super cool and I like how the crayons have there own pocket and you can roll it up! The fun part is going to be sewing it but then putting the crayons in their own slips will be the BEST part. Instead of the boring crayon box that have the advertisement on it you could find some cool fabric you like and sew it together and make a roll with crayons in it! Remember ‘Roll with it!’
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thanks great for bizarre at our church. I will be making the crayron roll and a colored pencil roll for the older crafters.. appreciate the sharing.
mimi
i just completed this crayon roll for my niece for christmas. the directions are well written and easy to follow. can’t wait to put the crayons in and give it to her.
Good info and very cute. I do have a question though, why the interfacing?(FTY- I am a novice sewer).
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Dear Cindy,
Thank you for the wonderful turorial. It’s just the added extra project that I wanted to make for our China “sister” reunion group. All the families we traveled with still get together by arranging areas closer to one particular family each time. The girls love to see where each other lives!
I made reversable totes with their names embroidered on them and packed them with a journal so they can write little notes to each other, sorta like an autograph/memory book but wanted something else useful for them and the crayon wrap is perfect. I’ll probably alter the size to accomodate the retractable crayons or colored pencils since the girls are 8 years old and would probably enjoy those better.
Thanks again and congrats on your little neice. Our beautiful daughter came to us in March 2006, not long before you were blessed with Faith.
Sincerely,
Sharon L. Copperthite
I love this easy to follow tutorial! I modified the measurements just a bit because I used a 24 pack of colored pencils. I made mine for an older child who prefers to use colored pencils for homework assignments, etc that require color. Thanks for the tutorial!
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