How to Sew an Oilcloth Pencil Pouch
To celebrate back-to-school, I have been sharing sewing patterns for zippered pencil pouches this month. Today I’m sharing the 3rd of these projects with you: an Oilcloth Pencil Pouch. Make sure you also check out the chalkboard vinyl and zippered pencil pouch sewing patterns I posted last week.
I absolutely love a quick sewing project, and I love even more one that makes good use of my fabric scraps (because I have a lot of them)!
Oilcloth Pencil Pouch Tutorial:
Today’s project fits right in with both of those things. You can stitch it up in less than an hour, and it’s the perfect project to make use of some of those scraps you’ve got lying around.
How to Sew an Oilcloth Pencil Pouch
To celebrate back-to-school, I have been sharing sewing patterns for zippered pencil pouches this month. Today I’m sharing the 3rd of these projects with you: an Oilcloth Pencil Pouch. Make sure you also check out the chalkboard vinyl and zippered pencil pouch sewing patterns I posted last week.
Equipment
- Teflon Foot for Sewing Machine
supplies
- 2 pieces of oilcloth each 9″ x 4″
- 2 pieces of laminated cotton each 9″ x 4″
- 1 9″ or longer polyester zipper
- scraps of tissue paper
Instructions
- This pencil pouch is made from oilcloth. Oilcloth is a heavyweight fabric that is coated to make it feel like plastic. It’s great for kids because it wipes off and cleans up easily. I picked it up last winter in a Cath Kidston after the holiday sale.
- I had my eye on it when we were in London last summer, but I was afraid that buying a bunch of it would weigh down my suitcase too much. When I spied it on clearance last winter, I grabbed a few yards and am so glad that I did.
Tips for Sewing with Oilcloth:
- If you’ve never sewn with oilcloth or other “coated” fabrics before, don’t be intimidated. There are just a few things that you need to do differently. The most obvious one is not to touch the right side of the fabric with a hot iron (it will melt and make a big mess out of your iron).
- For other tips for sewing with laminate fabrics, check out this post that I wrote a couple of years ago.
Where to find the Sewing Tutorial:
- This pencil pouch is constructed in the same manner as the chalkboard cloth pouch that I posted last week. The only difference is in the size of the fabric, which makes this pattern really versatile. You can make it ANY size you want, just adjust the size of the fabric you start with.
- Click here for the full tutorial.
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I am sorry for your loss. God bless you, your family and your friend’s loved ones too.
Where did you get that cool fabric? The one with the double decker buses.
It’s from Cath Kidston, you can get it online