Cat pencil bag

Last year I made Zach a pencil bag using this tutorial. After I finished it, I thought the zipper looked kind of like a mouth, so I made a few changes and came up with this cat pencil bag for my niece. It's made of wool-blend felt and a cotton print for the ears and stomach.

Pleated Zipper Pouch

I like to travel light, but know with baby on the way I'll be toting a lot more around, including a diaper bag.  To keep my personal items (the things I would usually carry in my purse) organized and easy to find, I made a zippered pouch to go inside the diaper bag. It keeps everything in one place and can be easily removed if I need to hand over the diaper bag to Zach.

I followed Skip to my Lou's Pleated Pouch Tutorial, enlarging the pattern to 150% since I needed my bag to be a bit larger (Finished size is approx 11" x 8.5"). I used leftover upholstery fabric from the nursery for the bag exterior and a cotton print for the lining.