A Crayon Caddy

Our little Sweet Pea FinallyAGirl had a birthday last month — FOUR years already! Where oh where has the time gone? It seems like she was just born — in spite of the fact that she has two little sisters LOL. Birthdays and Christmas always seem to be a challenge because our babies these days have everything — especially when they have parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts and uncles, great- aunts and uncles, cousins and friends that all adore them! Luckily we have the internet for inspiration and lots of fun gift ideas. So, this year, at the last minute, I decided it might be fun to make her a little crayon carrier from my stash of Heather Ross Kinder fabrics.

I pieced her name with letters from one of the prints for the front of the caddy. (And then I thoughtfully blocked out her name for the picture — just for you — you’re welcome LOL.) I used a size 8 thread to big-stitch around each letter and it was so fun.

I made it as a tri-fold pack with crayons and colored pencils on the left side, a blank drawing pad in the middle, and a zippered pouch where she can stash treasures or art supplies on the right side.  It’s hard to take a picture of something that is long and skinny, but you get the idea.

The zipper-pocket has a vinyl top layer so she’ll be able to see the goodies that she’s keeping in her pocket.  I had everything I needed to make this carrier in my stash — ahhh, the joys of being a fabric hoarder!  I used the By-Annie’s Soft and Stable in between all the layers — I love that stuff.  It gives the carrier such a nice feel and keeps it from being too flimsy.  I also gave it a button closure with an old Sweetwater Make Life Special button and an elastic ponytail holder sewn into the binding of the right hand side.

I think our little sweetie likes it — she’s used it a lot.  One thing I might change for the next version would be to put the see through vinyl behind the crayons — they mark up the fabric when you place the crayons into the holder.  I imagine after a year or two it might get pretty marked up!

Speaking of next versions of things, I’m behind on making projects for FinallyAGirl’s little sisters. I’m at least quilting on the baby quilt for FinallyAnotherGirl, but I really need to start piecing the baby quilt for HurrayAThirdGirl — in hopes that it will be done before she goes to college. I’m finally working on her little bath towel (which will look like the hooded bath towel in this post except with the hippo instead of the elephants on the hood) — at 8 months it’s WAY past time. So, I’m off to get it bound — have a great week!
XOXO,
Anna