The Friday 15

Why oh why do we keep things we don't need?

Do I need a binder I've had in the kitchen since we've moved into this house? Full of dividers and inserts and menus from a city we don't even live in anymore? With daily menu plans from a lifetime ago? I even had a dried up pen and dry erase marker in there. Do I need those? Heck no.

Do I need the curtain valances I made for the bedroom when we first moved into this house? Nope.

What about a USB wall charger cube we bought at the Fisherman's Wharf CVS in San Francisco years ago? No, because it took forever to charge on that trip. And besides, now I have a wall charger I always keep in our travel things so we don't ever forget one again.

What about all those bobbin boxes? Yes, I like my bobbins neat and organized but I don't need all those boxes.

So adios to 15 more!

Roll Up Colored Pencils Holder Sewing Project - Tutorial Tuesday

For today's Tutorial Tuesday we are making a holder for colored pencils. Or in my daughter's case, a  holder for her gel pens, too.

For this project you will need:

*Main fabric (I’m using a heavier weight fabric. More of a canvas-type fabric.)
*Lining fabric 
*Fusible fleece 
*Elastic
*Hair tie or elastic for the loop
*Button with shank

*Sewing machine

*Matching thread

*Iron

*Rotary cutter

*Cutting ruler

*Cutting mat

*Scissors

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Now available in my Etsy shop as a digital download with the written step by step directions, photos, and link to the tutorial video. Get it here!

Looking for more ideas for kids? Check out these projects!

Otherwise you can find the how to video instructions for the homemade roll up fabric pencil storage case sewing project here: