Simple felt pencil cases

I just love felt right now. There is something inherently warm and fuzzy about it which suits this time of year. It is a perfect medium for the transition into winter.

Not that I’m used to working in it. In fact I think I have only worked in felt once before in my adult life; earlier this year when I made a rather poor attempt at a St Patrick’s Day banner. I’ve kept dreaming of all the wonderful felt creations I was going to make though and today I took one step closer to fulfilling those dreams when I, on a whim, decided to make some pencil and crayon cases for Aoife.

felt pencil case 

felt crayon case 

As you may have guessed I’m not used to working with blanket stitch either, mostly because I have a slight fear of sewing (yes, I know I do cross-stitch and embroidery!) but I wasn’t going to let that stop me. 

The cases themselves were very easy to make. I just folded a couple of sheets of wool felt in three (making sure two sides were higher than the third), rounded the shorter side to make a more attractive edge, then blanket stitched the bag together. Finally I made a slit in the centre of the flap and attached a button from my stash. Aoife wanted to play with them straight away, so left it at that but will probably secure the buttonhole a bit at a later time and maybe add some embellishments.

Comments

  1. These are really cute. I’m beginning to see the beauty in felt. Until recently, I thought felt was just for kid’s crafts, but I’m finding out you can make some darn cute stuff with it!

  2. Once I started using 100% wool felt (which is thicker and stiffer than the felt most of us are used to from our youth) I realised the possibilities are endless. I’m still learning to work it, but love it.

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