Double Banger Pencil Case

This pencil case is a great option for anyone battling the endless packets of stationery as we all get the supplies ready for the new school year. It keeps the colouring supplies separate from the every day lead pencils, biros, glue stick and scissors but keeps everything together in one place. If you've made a basic zipper pouch of any sort before you will have no trouble with this.

Chunkster Pencil Pencil Case

The Chunkster Pencil Pencil Case is a less fiddly version of the Pencil Pencil case which was included in the last edition of One Thimble.

Pencil Case

It's nearly time for another addition of the One Thimble e-zine. It's Kate here and for various reasons in my life (mostly the washing beast), I have not blogged in months. It's just a quick one to let you know that my tutorial for a patched pencil pencil case will be in the next One Thimble e-zine.

Paper City Quilt

I've been a big fan of Made By Joel ever since I discovered his Paper City a few years ago. I can't explain why I like it so much but I just do. Since then he's done a paper city Sydney, which I love because, although I live in Perth now, I grew up and studied in Sydney and I love it. There's also a Paper City Paris and a Nativity and they're all fantastic with that distinctive Made By Joel style.

I have been wanting to make a Paper City Quilt for some time now. It was always one of those projects in the back of my mind, brushed aside by girls needing new dresses and the like. When I found out my friend was having her fourth boy last year, it was just the excuse I was looking for to make it a priority on my projects list.

Pencil Scrolls

This is a wonderful project if you are new to sewing (and yes, you can find dozens of tutorials for them in Blogland).

I usually make my pencil rolls for standard sized pencils (as opposed to chunky ones), with 13 spaces for a set of 12 coloured pencils and one lead pencil or pen. If you want to make a scroll for different sized pencils or for crayons it is easy enough to change the

dimensions. Simply measure the length of your pencils/crayons and add 4cm to allow for seams. For each pencil space I allow 2cm (13 x 2 ) and then add on another 3 cm to the width for seams.

Baby Boy

One of my best girlfriends had her 5th baby a few days after Christmas.