Kid’s Art Portfolio from Fabric Samples And Scraps

I made this kid’s art portfolio for my nephew as a birthday present using leftover fabric samples and scraps of kid’s fabric.

KID’S ART PORTFOLIO TUTORIAL

I had two thick upholstery type fabric samples, in bright red and navy blue check and I thought they would work well with the Thomas the Tank Engine scraps pieces.

The fabric samples were just a smidgen off the measurements recommended in the tutorial I used but I decided to just go with it.

SEWING WITH FABRIC SAMPLES

As the cardboard was around the edges I thought maybe it was okay to leave it in to give it even more stiffness.

NOVICE APPLIQUE TECHNIQUE

I just folded the raw edges behind each scrap, ironed the fold and machine sewed it down around the edges.

TOP TIP FOR CRAYON POCKETS

Probably the best bit of Just Another Hang Up’s tutorial for me was her tip about how to get straight lines when sewing the crayon pockets using tape.

EXTRA PENCIL CASE

I had two extra Percy the Train and Fat Controller scraps that didn’t make it onto the Art Portfolio so I decided to put them on either side of an extra little pencil case to go with the portfolio.

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