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    Home » Sewing

    How to Sew a Makeup Brush Roll Bag

    Updated: Apr 2, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 1 Comment

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Today Kim from Sweet Red Poppy is here to teach you How to sew a makeup brush roll bag. This Makeup Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial would great to use to stitch up a gift for one of your best girlfriends! If you like this project, you may also like this Lined Drawstring Bag Tutorial. 

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Hi, It’s Kimberly from Sweet Red Poppy! We’re down to Christmas present crunch time and I have the perfect gift idea for you if you still have some last-minute gifts to sew!

    Table of Contents
    • Supplies
    • Sewing Instructions

    This makeup brush roll-up bag is a wonderful gift! It’s easy to sew and it’s absolutely adorable!

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Supplies

    • 3 Coordinating Shine Bright Riley Blake Fat Quarters
    • 1 Roll Velvet Ribbon
    • Thermoweb High Loft Fusible Fleece
    • Clear Iron-On Vinyl
    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Cut Chart (Width by Length)

    • Main, Lining, Lining Iron-On Vinyl, Lining Fusible Fleece 17″ x 13″
    • Lower Lining Brush Holder 17″ x 7″
    • Ribbon (Cut 2) 23″
    • Bias Tape 65″
    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Sewing Instructions

    Let’s get started!

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Cut out all of the pieces listed in the cutting chart above.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers
    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers


    Place the sticky side of the fusible fleece against the wrong side of the lining fabric. From the right side of the lining fabric, press with a hot iron to fuse the fleece to the fabric.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Pull back the paper lining from the clear vinyl and place the sticky side against the right side of the lining fabric. Cover the vinyl with the paper liner and press according to the directions listed on the packaging.

    The clear vinyl will create a barrier between the fabric and the brushes making for easy clean up if the brushes have any makeup left on them.
    Allow the vinyl to cool completely.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Take the lower lining and fold the top edge back ½ inch and press. Fold back ½ inch and press again. Sew ⅜ths inch from the folded edge.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers
    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers
    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Fold the lower lining in half and in half again. Iron the lining to make vertical creases.

    From this point, if you would like smaller pockets you can fold each fourth in half again or leave some of the pockets larger.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    With the lining right side up, lay the lower lining on top aligning the edges and the bottom.

    Sew along the markings, making sure to backstitch at the beginning and the end of each seam.


    Place the wrong side of the main fabric against the Fusible Fleece. Using Craft Clips, clip the sides together.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers


    Use a large plate as a template to create a rounded edge on each corner. Place the plate face side down against the corner and trim around each edge.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers


    Clip the two pieces of ribbon against the main fabric halfway down the shorter edge with the ends facing inwards

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Open up the bias tape so that the wrong side is facing upwards.

    Place the bias tape along the perimeter of the bag with the fabric right sides together. Align the edge of the bias tape with the edge of the main fabric.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Stretch the bias tape ever so gently around the corners.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Once the bias tape has been clipped around the entire outside edge, take the ends of the bias tape and place them right sides together at a 45-degree angle. Sew from the top corner to the bottom corner. This will create less bulk than sewing the binding together with a straight seam

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers
    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Trim the excess.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Sew along the first fold closest to the edge all the way around the bias tape.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers
    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Press the bias tape away from the bag so that it wraps around to the other side. Clip the bias tape around the entire bag making sure that the bias tape is even on both sides.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Top stitch around the entire bag.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    Wasn’t that easy? I’ve already made a few of these bags for Christmas presents! Grab the tutorial for the matching lipstick zipper bag here.

    Free Make Up Brush Roll Sewing Tutorial by Sweet Red Poppy. Learn how to sew a make up brush roll case, could also be used for a jewelry roll. Great gift for travelers

    About the Maker:

    Wife and mother to three by day, quick-stitching seamstress by night. Kimberly is the “sew”cialist behind the blog Sweet Red Poppy (http://www.sweetredpoppy.com). She is a fabric-hoarding, embellishment loving, color enthusiast, who enjoys putting her modern spin on sewing. In her spare time, you can find her dreaming up her latest design, stitching away like a wild woman and taking way too many photographs of her children, all in an effort to avoid the menial daily household tasks of motherhood. Take a look behind the seams at her refreshingly honest posts about the daily challenges of motherhood, the chaos of three children under four and her passion for fashion and sewing on Instagram. (@sweetredpoppy)

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. Cindy neely says

      January 13, 2018 at 12:23 pm

      Was wondering what the stripe material on the brush bag. So cute!

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