I decided to make a few of these little travel coloring clutches for Anneliese and some of her toddler friends. I thought they would be easy to throw into a diaper bag or stroller to take along anywhere you might need a little distraction. A doctor’s appointment or a trip to the DMV or whatever.
It’s pretty compact. See?
And when you open it up, there are slots for 8 mini colored pencils (which I got at Michael’s) or crayons.
The other side is one big pocket for storing coloring pages. I drew my own, scanned them in and printed them 4-to-a-page. If you do a google image search for “coloring pages” though, you’ll find lots of line drawings you can print out the same way. Simple!
The fabric I used is cotton flannel, and I fused together two pieces with Pellon Wonder Under, which is an iron-on fusible web.
I trimmed the short ends of the rectangle with pinking shears, then folded in the sides and ironed firmly, folded the whole thing in half and ironed the center crease.
A line of stitches 1/4” in from each of the longer sides, and I trimmed those sides with my pinking shears too.
After that, 7 more lines of stitching on the crayon/pencil side (evenly spaced of course), and the coloring wallet is ready for filling!
Ready for on-the-go coloring or gift-giving!
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and brand new stay at home mom. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate on a budget, and keep a happy home. I breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
These are cute, and reminded me of. . . picnic basket silverware wrappers. I think I saw it on Martha Stewart–same type of thing, with (obviously) larger fabric and slots for knives, spoons, forks and then pack along your fabric napkins and regular/plastic regular plates for a easy picnic basket that is good for the environment.
What size did you cut the colouring wallets?
This is very sweet!! I’ll bet that you could make a bunch in no time at all!! Thanks for sharing a fantastic idea!!
How cute! When I saw this, I immediately went over to Etsy to look for similar ones. Once I have my own sewing machine, I’ll definitely be on sewing madness, lol!
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Thank you for the great information along with all the resources that are needed to make it happen. I wanted to make something by myself for my twin nieces for Christmas, but didn’t get a chance. This is a great idea and I will make two of them before the New Year. Thanks again!
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Such a great idea and very cute. You are inspiring me to learn to sew.
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I love this! I have tons of flannel from different projects, and this is a perfect thing to do with it. You’ve done such an awesome job with your projects!
Super cute…can’t wait to try making these…they are a great little gift or to use for party favors