The Most Useful Handmade Gift for This School Year
I wanted to create something that wasn’t just "pretty" but actually made life easier. Enter: the Multi-Section Pencil Case.
I’m obsessed with how this turned out! It’s the perfect blend of style and utility.
Whether you’re an artist with a million brushes or a student with a mountain of pens, those internal pockets are a lifesaver.
It looks so professional when finished, making it a thoughtful gift that anyone would actually use every single day.
Grab your favorite fabric and let’s sew something that brings a little more joy to the study grind!
The finished measurements of this pouch are approximately
10㎝(4″) W × 20㎝(8″) H × 5㎝(2″) D.
10㎝(4″) W × 20㎝(8″) H × 5㎝(2″) D.
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◆ Main panel
② 12㎝ × 22㎝ (4¾″ × 8¾″) Outer layer
② 12㎝ × 22㎝ (4¾″ × 8¾″) Lining
② 10㎝ × 20㎝ (4″ × 8″) Fusible fleece
◆ Zipper panel
② 52㎝ × 4㎝ (20½″ × 1⅝″) Outer layer
② 52㎝ × 4㎝ (20½″ × 1⅝″) Lining
② 50㎝ × 2㎝ (19¾″ × 3/4″) Fusible fleece
◆ Bottom panel
① 8.5㎝ × 7㎝ (3⅜″ × 2¾″) Outer layer
① 8.5㎝ × 7㎝ (3⅜″ × 2¾″) Lining
② 6.5㎝ × 5㎝ (2⅝″ × 2″) Fusible fleece
◆ Inner pocket
② 12㎝ × 34㎝ (4¾″ × 13½″) Contrast Color Fabric
◆ Side panel
② 19㎝ × 32㎝ (7½″ × 12⅝″) Contrast Color Fabric
② 17㎝ × 15㎝ (6¾″ × 6″) Mid-weight woven fusible interfacing
◆ Divider
② 10.5㎝ × 32㎝ (4¼″ × 12⅝″) Contrast Color Fabric
② 8.5㎝ × 15㎝ (3⅜″ × 6″) Mid-weight woven fusible interfacing
◆ Handle
② 14㎝ × 4㎝ (5⅝″ × 1⅝″) Outer layer
◆ Others
① 50㎝(19¾″) Zipper_seam allowance excluded
① 4㎝(1⅝″) Wide bias tape 130㎝(51⅜″)
Cut the interfacing into the shape of the pattern.
Fuse the fusible fleece, centered, to the wrong side.
Place and sew the handles 5㎝(2″) apart.
Place the inner pocket on the right side of the lining and sew.
Fold the side panel and the divider fabric in half and sew the bottom edges.
Flip the side panel and the divider fabric right side out and stitch the top edge.
Align the divider with the folded edges of side panel and sew them together.
Place the wrong sides together of the outer and lining and sew all the edges.
With assembled lining right side up, center zipper right side facing up along top edge.
Place the outer layer, right side down on top. Pin in place.
Using your zipper foot, sew along top edge using a 1㎝(3/8″) seam allowance.
Attach the outer and lining to the other side of the zip the same way.
Open out, press pieces away from and top stitch on both 3㎜ (1/8″) away from the zipper.
Sew the zipper panel and bottom panel together to form one circle.
Do this by marking the quarter of your main panel and the quarter of your side panel.
Now, using your quarter marks, start pining the bottom of your side panel around the perimeter of your main.
Sew all the edges with an allowance of about 1㎝(3/8″).
Place the bias tape right sides together with the seam and clip in place.
Sew in place. Press the seam toward the bias tape.
Fold the edge of the bias tape over the seam allowance. Then fold over again flush with the seam. Press in place.
Stitch along the folded edge of the bias tape.
You are finished!!!
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