15 Pencil Pouches You Can Sew for Back to School

It’s almost back-to-school time and you know what that means – shopping for school supplies! Such a fun time of the year! Even if you no longer have kids in school or are not going to school yourself, it’s hard not to get a little excited at the thought of a new set of pens or pencils. And when you get all those pretty new pens and pencils, you’ll need a cute little pencil pouch to keep them all organized! Pencil pouches are a quick little sewing project great for back-to-school or for organizing art supplies. We’ve rounded up 15 cute pencil pouches you can sew. Any of them would make great gifts for students, teachers, or anyone who loves office supplies.

Here are 15 cute pencil pouches you can sew:

How to Sew a Pencil Case – Easy Sewing Tutorial by Orange Bettie

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Canvas Pencil Pouch Tutorial by Noodlehead

[photo credit: Noodlehead]

Shark Pencil Case Tutorial by Patchwork Posse

[photo credit: Patchwork Posse]

Rainbow Zipper Pouch Tutorial by Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

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Striped Pencil Pouch Sewing Pattern by Polka Dot Chair

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Three Ring Binder Pencil Case Sewing Tutorial by Stitched By Crystal for The Cottage Mama

[photo credit: The Cottage Mama]

How to Sew a Beautiful Colored Pencil Pouch to Organize Your Creativity by Ameroonie Designs

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Boxy Pencil Pouch Sewing Tutorial by Orange Bettie for Bombshell Bling

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Gingham Style // Knotted Zipper Pencil Pouch Tutorial by See Kate Sew

[photo credit: See Kate Sew]

Back to School Personalized Pencil Case Tutorial by Rae Gun Ramblings

[photo credit: Rae Gun Ramblings]

Cat Pencil Case by Craftbits

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Pencil Pouch Sewing Tutorial by Girl. Inspired.

[photo credit: Girl. Inspired.]

Notebook Paper and Pencil Zipper Pouch Tutorial by Melly Sews

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

Vinyl Pencil Pouch Tutorial for School or Craft Supplies by Gluesticks

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How to Sew a Pencil Case by Minki Kim for We All Sew

[photo credit: We All Sew]

Round Pencil Case Sewing Tutorial

DIY Chalkboard Fabric Pencil Pouch – Easy Sewing Tutorial

Easy Zipper Pencil Pouch Sewing Tutorial

Round Pencil Case -DIY Sewing Tutorial

Sewing pattern: Binder pencil case

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I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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