10/31/2023 0 Comments Pencil bag factories![]() ![]() 2 pieces 8 1/4″ wide x 3″ tall (11 1/2″ wide x 4″ tall) for the front and back lining panels.1 piece 2″ wide x 7″ long (2″ wide x 10″ long) for the rear casing.1 piece 6″ wide x 3″ tall (7 1/2″ wide x 4″ tall) for the front slip pocket outer.2 pieces 8 1/4″ wide x 3″ tall (11 1/2″ wide x 4″ tall) for the front and back outer panels.TIP: I have said wide and tall rather than long and the measurements are supposed to be read with the case in front of you and the zipper away from you. I wasn’t sure whether to make an A4 or A5 sized pencil case for this post and then I thought, you know what, I think that you are worth both! So the making procedure is the same for both and the cutting instructions and other details are A5 and (A4 in brackets behind). I am using a little strip of leather but you could also use vegan leather, ribbon or a nice piece of cord. something to decorate the zipper pull.To keep the patterns simple, I have used my canvas outer fabric to make mine to match. ![]() To make your own, click the link above and you can see how as part of the original pencil case tute. You can make your own or use store bought. These are really strange zip measurements too and you will find a continuous zipper much easier to work with I like a slightly chunkier zipper so I have gone for #5 for the A4 case and a #3 for the A5. You will need slightly more than one FQ to make both. I am using Style-vil sew-in foam interfacing by Vlieseline. You can make both from this quantity of fabric and simply swap the outer and lining for a different look. 2 Fat Quarters of fabric, one for the exterior (canvas, denim or similar weight) and one for the lining (pure cotton).But before we get into that, what do we need for this make… I scaled it down so that it fits either an A5 or an A4 notebook depending on which style you choose and added a front slip pocket and then a little sleeve for elastic on the back. I have been seeing pencil cases which are designed to attach themselves to the front of notebooks a lot lately (either a frequency illusion (most likely) or a sign from above) and I decided that my Super Easy Pencil Case which has been very popular, would be so simple to adapt to this use. Now we are not quite up to the bit where we make pens and rulers but, as sewists, we are more than equal to the task of making a pencil case. I use my ‘good’ pens and pencils every day and it gives me (unreasonably) great pleasure just to look at them. Let me know if you would like a blog post about that by the way….īut to get back to sewing, one of the things that I love about stationery is actually using it. I have even started MAKING sketchbooks for my art now! I know right! It is just too perfect. I love pens and markers and cute erasers, rulers, notepads….you name it, it is on my favourites list.
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