Projects

Crayon Roll Up

Created By:

Kaitlin Witte

Skill Level: Intermediate

Use up those scraps! Kaitlin Witte, co-author of the book Thread and Bobbin, brings us another terrific and inspiring project! This cheery crayon roll up is the perfect gift for a toddler or grammar school student. It is pretty and compact, and holds 14 crayons, and rolls into the perfect size for transporting in a backpack. You can also adapt the project for an older crowd by making the holder taller to fit colored pencils.

Janome Supplies Required

Janome Supplies Required
Any Janome sewing machine
Blue Tip needle size 11
 

Fabric and Notions Required

Fabric and Notions Required
Scraps of fabric in a rainbow of 14 colors – scraps will be cut to 2” x 6 ½” pieces
Fat quarter White for inside background
Fat quarter in color of choice for outside
6” x 22” piece of batting
¼ yard in contrasting color for binding and tie
Thread in colors to match fabrics
Hand sewing needle
 

Instructions

Cutting
From each of the rainbow colored scraps, cut:
One 2” x 6 ½” piece

From the white background, cut:
One 6” x 21 1/2” piece

From the outer fabric, cut:
One 6” x 21 1/2” piece

From the contrasting fabric, cut:
Three 1 ½” x 45” strips (for binding and tie)

Instructions
1. Lay out the fourteen 2” x 6 ½” colored pieces in rainbow order. Stitch them together along the long (6 ½”) side to create one long strip.



2. Fold the 21 ½” x 6 ½” piece in half, with WRONG sides together, along the long end. Press.



3. Place the rainbow strip on top of the 6” x 21 1/2” white background piece. Align the bottom raw edge of the rainbow strip with the bottom edge of the background piece, and baste in place along the bottom edge.



4. Stitch in the ditch in the seam between each color, stopping at the fold. Use a very short backstitch to secure the stitches, or use the locking stitch if your machine has this capability.



5. Layer the outer fabric right side down, batting, and rainbow/white background piece right side up. Align all edges and baste together, placing stitch 1/8” from the edge on all sides.



6. Stitch two 1 ½” x 45” binding strips together along the short edge.
7. Fold in half along the long edge, with wrong sides together.
8. Align the raw edge of the binding strips with the raw edge of the outer fabric. Stitch binding in place along all four edges, using a ¼” seam allowance, and mitering the corners.
9. Flip the finished binding edge over to the white/rainbow side, and hand stitch the binding in place.
10. The remaining strip will be used for the tie closure. Fold the short ends of the remaining strip over, with wrong sides together, ½” and press.



11. Next, fold strip in half along the long side, with wrong sides together, and press. Open with wrong side up. Then fold the long edges of the strip, with wrong sides together, toward the center crease. Press in place.

12. Fold the strip in half along the long edge, aligning the pressed edges and press.
13. Stitch all edges closed.



14. Measure 18” from one finished short end. Pin at this location, to the outer side of the crayon roll, aligning the 18” mark with the ditch of the binding. Stitch in place.
15. Insert crayons, roll up, tie, and enjoy!

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Reviews


Tako
Beautiful
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

cpindzola
Around the Table Dresden Placemats
Saturday, December 17, 2016

I like the concept, but the directions are "sloppy." Nowhere in the supply list does it mention the felt or the batting (how much?). Also, I would never use a high loft batting in a placemat, or a table runner, as I think that it would be too unstable for a glass. The next time I make these, I will cut out the batting (I use flannel) and spray baste it to the wrong side of the Dresden plate before I put the Dresden plate on the felt to cut out. I have not yet washed the finished placemat, and am hoping that the single layer of felt does not curl up, or become distorted after washing/drying.
Txmaid
Fun Great Gift!
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

MargieARK
Teatime Quilted Tablecloth
Friday, February 24, 2017

I made this today but your cutting directions need to be changed. You only need 4 of color 1 and color 3 4.5 squares for the triangles. Also the inner border, you only need 2 cuts as WOF is long enough to cut each in half to fit the sides.
MickelSews
Great Machine
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

I've had this machine for only a week now. I bought it used from a lady who makes her own clothes, but she no longer needed the machine. During the purchase, she noted that she is almost sad that it's better to give it away because of how well the machine performed. (I also bought it along side a computerized machine of another brand.} She demoed the machine for us, showing it worked and gave us everything (including the box it came in!) She took amazing care of this machine. I have used it a few times now, and the directions for threading were easy to follow (albeit my hands are quite large so the lower looper was a pain, but that is no fault to the machine or brand.) And I recommend this machine to anyone who wants to learn to serge and wants a machine that can grow with them. I will happily use this machine time and time again.
rvstan
S9 Review
Sunday, February 25, 2018

I love, love, love my S9! It's sews and embroiders beautifully and it's simplicity of use amazes me. I would recommend this machine for both a beginner and an experienced seamstress. If I would ask anything of Janome it would be to upgrade the programming to run a larger hoop size. I understand that it can't get much wider but there is most definitely room for it to go longer. That is the only limitation of this machine.
pjmnana
PJMNana
Monday, February 26, 2018

I purchased a Memorycraft 15000 a few years ago and it was the best purchase I ever made! This machine can do just about anything you would would ever want! I love the capability of using the Acuedit app to set up my embroidery pattern on my Ipad and then download it to the machine! I love how my embroidery looks upon completion and I love all the good lighting it has to light up your workspace. That way you don’t need to worry about where to set up your machine. It also has plenty of room to do machine embroidery on any size quilts! There are many decorative stitches from which to choose that are outstanding! It’s hard to choose which one to use! There are so many great features it is hard to decide what I love the most. If you want to buy only one machine to last a lifetime, I would recommend this one!
KLWash
S9 Review
Sunday, February 24, 2019

The S9 is amazing. I learned to sew by hand when I was just 5 and in my grandmothers way as she was quilting. I took seeing classes in high school until they would no longer let me sign up. The S9 makes me appreciate my current skills as well as motivate me to want to learn more. This machine is awesome.
SewSueMe2002
Horizon Memory Craft 15000
Thursday, November 19, 2020

My Janome Horizon Memory Craft 15000 is fantastic! I love, love, love this machine! When I came across the Eye for and Eye embroidery design today, I wanted to make it. However, the embroidery file is missing. Nothing downloads when I select the download button. Please help!
Jillfmischo
Treat Bag fun!
Monday, August 16, 2021

I made the Halloween treat bag for my new granddaughter and I’m sure it will last for years. No embroidery machine so I appliquéd the lettering. Need a little more skirt fabric for a better gathered look, and I used thin double-bias tape for the skirt hem, over edge stitch on skirt sides. I’m pleased with my results!
elenaz
Very helpful tutorial
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

I want to say thank you for teaching me this method of applique. I was able to do it with a small letters. This method is the best so far from all of those I've seen and tried.
plonkar
So useful
Thursday, November 30, 2023

I'd like to express my gratitude for teaching me this appliqué method. I successfully applied it with small letters, and, so far, it's the most effective among all the methods I've seen and tried.

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