pencil case

i never posted on here the gifts i made for this past Christmas.

the nieces and nephews all got pencil cases made by yours truly filled with markers and a couple coloring books.

the nieces got fabric that was brown with blue polka dots but i only took pictures of the nephew's star fabric.

i followed this simple tutorial but made mine a little bigger.

i took a piece of my fabric and measured 10" by 12".

and folded it in half.

i cut squares at the bottom on both ends 1.25" by 1.25".

i marked 1" in at the top on both sides and diagonally cut from that point to the bottom.

it looked like this when opened up.

then i started adding the zipper.

i folded down about a quarter of an inch of fabric along the top and ironed it so it wouldn't move while i was sewing.

then i pinned the zipper to one side and sewed.

and pinned the other side and sewed.

next i added my own little piece of flare, the first initial of the niece or nephew.

i pinned that on the front in the middle and sewed it on.

after sewing the letter on i finished with the zipper by sewing up the ends.

next i flipped the bag inside out and sewed straight down the side.

and pinched the bottom to sew it together.

i flipped it right side out and i was done!

i repeated this same process with all 8 cases.

it was a super easy gift and all the nieces and nephews loved them!