I saw some pencil pouches somewhere, and knowing some people on their way back to school soon, I thought it would be fun to make some with the Celtic art fabric I designed and the eco-friendly cactus leather.

Making these has been educational, and has improved my sewing skills (though there is still plenty of room for more improvement). I learned both that I have a zipper foot for my Elna, and how to use it. I learned about boxed corners for bags.

All of the fabric is 100% cotton (organic, in the case of the Celtic art prints), and the Desserto cactus leather is made mostly from fast-growing, sustainably-harvestable nopal cactus, or from agave fiber that is waste from tequila production.

The pieces (fabric, cactus leather, and interfacing) were all cut on the laser cutter for optimal precision.

I printed my Evermore ambigram logo in silver on the linings with quick Ikonart photo screens.

The pouch design is adapted from one by Anna Graham of Noodlehead.

If you have a use for them, I made the Celtic art print fabrics available from Spoonflower.

I still have some stock of the Celtic art washi tapes seen in some of the photos, if you want some of that. Given the global war on small business, I am not sure when there will be more stock after what I have is gone.

Three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a continuous Celtic knotwork design in green, and one-third green cactus leather. An open blue and brass zipper is at the top. A Blackwing pencil with a point guard, a brighter green pencil, a Retro 51 Cioppino pen, and three rolls of different Celtic art washi tape sit in front of the pouch. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a continuous Celtic knotwork design in green, and one-third green cactus leather. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. A Blackwing pencil with a point guard, a brighter green pencil, a Retro 51 Cioppino pen, and three rolls of different Celtic art washi tape sit in front of the pouch. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Close-up side view showing about half of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a continuous Celtic knot pattern design in green, and one-third green cactus leather.. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a continuous Celtic key pattern design in blue, and one-third black cactus leather. An open blue and brass zipper is at the top. A blue Blackwing pencil with a black point guard, a metallic blue Retro 51 pen, a rectangular white eraser in a black metal sheath, a cylindrical black metal pencil sharpener, and two rolls of different Celtic art washi tape sit in front of the pouch. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a Celtic key pattern design in blue, and one-third black cactus leather. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Close-up, front, top-down view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a Celtic key pattern design in blue, and one-third black cactus leather. An open blue and brass zipper is at the top. The Evermore ambigram logo and web URL are visible printed in silver on the blue canvas lining. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a Celtic spirals design in blue, and one-third red-brown cactus leather. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Close-up side view showing about half of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a Celtic spirals design in blue, and one-third red-brown cactus leather. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Top-down three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a Celtic spirals design in blue, and one-third red-brown cactus leather. An open blue and brass zipper is at the top. The Evermore ambigram logo and web URL are visible printed in silver on the blue canvas lining. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a Celtic key pattern design in brown, and one-third red-brown cactus leather. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Close-up side view showing about half of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a Celtic key pattern design in brown, and one-third red-brown cactus leather. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a Celtic key pattern design in green, and one-third green cactus leather. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Close-up side view showing about half of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a Celtic key pattern design in green, and one-third green cactus leather. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Top-down three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a Celtic key pattern design in green, and one-third green cactus leather. An open blue and brass zipper is at the top. The Evermore ambigram logo and web URL are visible printed in silver on the green canvas lining. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a continuous Celtic knot pattern design in green, and one-third green cactus leather. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a continuous Celtic knot pattern design in blue, and one-third black cactus leather. A blue and brass zipper closes the top. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper. Top-down three-quarter view of a pencil pouch that is about two-thirds fabric printed with a continuous Celtic knot pattern design in blue, and one-third black cactus leather. An open blue and brass zipper is at the top. The Evermore ambigram logo and web URL are visible printed in silver on the blue canvas lining. The surface and background are a pearlescent white crumpled-finish paper.

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