DIY Pencil Case

I needed a new pencil case for my last year of school in which I could fit everything. And as I don't like spending money on things I could make myself, I made one myself.
What I show you requires sewing skills.

Things I used:

• Scap fabric in two colours
• Sewing Needle
• Thick and thin matching thread
• Two press studs
• Scissors

1.

I cut out two rectangular pieces of cloth equal in size ( they don't have to be squares). The purple is a leftover from a dress my sister made some time ago and the other was part of a jeans which ripped. I used a pencil to measure and added about 10 centimeter. 


2.

Fit them on top of each other with their "outsides" facing each other. You will have to decide which sides you find prettier. I placed the rougher fabric on top for sewing. Using a sewing machine is helpful but I didn't want to pull mine out so I sewed with a needle and the thin thread all around the pieces leaving only 4cm open.
This step is the most important as your pencil case could fall apart inadequate sewed.


3.

 The 4cm unsewed work as the hole which I needed to pull all the fabric through to get the inside out. Because we sewed the prettier sides facing each other. Now the joint is inside and the nicer side is outside. Take extra care for the corners as they sometimes are harder to push outwards. After that I sewed the hole with really small stitches. This has to be done by hand to make the stitches less visible.


4.

I then folded it in half with the jeans being on the outside. With the thick (black) thread I made obvious and nice looking stitches to close the sides.


5.

I then took the press studs and sewed them on the inside close to the edge. They have four holes on each half and I went through each of them five times to make sure they will not fall off.

This was the last step. It took me about 30 minutes to make.


Katrein