Recycled Jeans Artist Roll

Artist rolls are fabric containers used to organize and transport pencils, pens, and other art materials. You can buy them in many different sizes and styles, but you can also make your own. This simple version for kids is made with a recycled jeans pocket and is easy enough for beginners to sew. Affiliate links above and below. 

Here's what it looks like when you untie it.  

While this project is intended for kids, I recommend using adult-sized jeans so that you can fit more into your artist roll. Kids' jeans pockets can be really small. 

Recycled Jeans Artist Roll

Materials:

• old jeans
• fabric scissors
• dressmaker's pencil
• sewing machine
• Mod Podge (Fabric)

Steps: 

Remove the pocket from a pair of jeans by cutting as closely to the seams as you can without actually cutting the seams themselves. All seams need to be intact for this project. Cut a strip of denim from one of the legs that is approximately 10" x 2". 

Use a ruler and the dressmaker's pencil to draw a vertical line in the center of the pocket. Draw two more vertical lines to the right and the left, dividing the pocket into four sections. Sew along the marked lines. 

Fold the strip of denim in half lengthwise, with the right sides facing in. Sew along the edge to make a tube. Turn the tube right-side out. I used the safety pin method, but there are other even easier methods you might want to try. 

You can sew the edges of the tube, but I chose to seal mine with Mod Podge.  

Now fill your artist roll and tie it closed. 

You're ready to take your pens and pencils with you wherever you go!