Crayon Roll Tutorial

I'm in love with these crayon rolls! They are adorable and so easy to make. I found a few patterns online and have combined ideas from each for this tutorial.

This particular roll was made with Fletcher's "to-go" crayons in mind. It's a set of 8 Crayola Roll Ups. (Not exactly environmentally friendly encased in plastic and all, but they were a gift and they keep him entertained when we go out somewhere.) You'll see that it's simple to adjust the dimensions depending on the size and number of crayons (or markers or colored pencils) that you'd like to include.

For this roll, I used three pieces of fabric, each 8.5" long by 6" tall and a piece of ribbon about 16 inches long. I used some scrap Disney Cars fabric for the outside and inner lining, and a yellow plaid for the pocket - it used to be one of Fletcher's crib sheets.

Take your pocket piece and fold it in half, with right sides facing out. Iron. 

Place it on top of the inside lining, pin and sew along the sides and bottom, using a 1/8" seam allowance.

Starting from the left edge, measure in 1 1/4 inches and mark a line from the top of the pocket to the bottom using a fabric pen. Then measure and mark every inch. When you get to the right side, you'll have 1 1/4 inches left. So, you will have 6 one inch pockets with a 1 1/4 inch pocket on both ends. 

Pin and sew from the bottom up each line. Remember to back stitch when you get to the top of each line. This is what you'll have:

Now we're going to sew on the ribbon that will hold the roll closed. Fold your ribbon in half and pin to the right side of the pocket so that the tails are going to the left. Sew a few stitches over it either by machine or hand.

Next take the outside piece and place it on top, so that the right sides are facing, pin. Sew around all sides, using a 1/8" seam allowance. Be sure to leave an opening so that you can turn it out.

After sewing around the edges, clip the corners. (The ribbons should still be on the inside of the roll at this point. I sewed it on backwards in this photo and had to remove and re-do it.) 

Turn right side out and push the corners out using something sharpish. Fold the edges in where you left the opening for turning. Iron the whole thing. Pin the opening, then sew all the way around the whole roll again using a 1/8" allowance. This gives it a bit more structure.

The finished product:

If you'd like to make this for colored pencils or the tall skinny markers, you'll want to cut your fabric a bit taller so that they don't stick out the top. For regular sized crayons, I only made this one 5 inches tall, but I added more pockets:

For each additional pocket, you'll just want to add one more inch in the length of the fabric.