Pencil Holder: free PDF sewing pattern

A free PDF pattern to sew a transformable pencil holder

This free Le Papa de Jojo pattern lets you sew a transformable fabric pencil holder, handy for organising felt pens, pencils or biros on a desk, or for making an original child's pouch.

The design is a small soft pot with a rounded flap, bias binding and a zip closure. A functional, pretty and useful make for back to school, craft sessions or budding artists.

📄 What this free pattern includes

• the full-size pattern, available in French, English, German and Spanish;
• three paper formats: A4 for French, German and Spanish, and A4 plus US Letter for English;
• the main pieces of the model shown in the tutorial;
• a 5 cm test square (and 1 inch on the US Letter version) so you can check the print is at 100%.

What you need

• For the outside: a rectangle of 16 cm high × 34 cm wide for the base.
• For the top: a rectangle of 12.5 cm high × 30 cm wide.
• The same sizes in H250 fusible interfacing.
• 35 cm of zip.
• 30 cm of bias binding.

Tutorial video

The full step-by-step is available on video on Couture Enfant: