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Car Craft Caddy
By Andrea DeHart

Caddy Final
What better way to celebrate summer then to hit the open road. If you’re a constant crafter, such as myself, you look for every opportunity to take your projects on the go. On our last road trip, I was constantly fishing scissors and balls of yarn out from under my seat as they rolled off my lap. Hence, I came up with this Car Craft Caddy pattern. Feel free to customize the pattern to fit your crafting needs and supply requirements. I would recommend sitting in the car with a large piece of paper, pencil, and measuring tape. This way you can figure out the exact dimensions of your caddy.

Materials

Basic sewing supplies
4 fabric quarters or at least 13″×17″ fabric swatches
¼ yard clear vinyl
¼ yard heavyweight interfacing
13″×3″ sheet of plastic an old plastic notebook cover works just as well
1/4″-wide elastic
8″ zipper
½”-wide ribbon
1½”-wide ribbon
Download Car Craft Caddy pattern (tiled version)
Download Car Craft Caddy pattern (full-scale version)
Note: For cars with side impact air bags, please make sure your craft caddy isn’t covering the air bag area.

Directions

Step 1: Sew or fuse interfacing to the backside of the caddy base for stability.
Caddy Step2
Step 2: Trace pocket and pouch placements, using chalk, directly onto the caddy base for easy reference. Cut out all the caddy pocket pieces.
Caddy Step3
Step 3: Use a basting stitch to gather the base of the yarn pouch. Press under ½” at the top edge, and sew the elastic strip to the backside using a zigzag stitch. Press under a ½” seam allowance on sides. With right sides facing each other, sew the base of the pouch to the caddy.
Caddy Step4
Step 4: Flip the pouch upwards and topstitch along the pouch sides. Don’t forget to add the ½” wide ribbon into the right side seam to hold your scissors.
Caddy Step5
Step 5: For the zipper pocket, press under a ½” seam allowance around all sides. Topstitch the top edge of the pocket to one side of the zipper. Align the pocket according to your chalk placement on the caddy and topstitch around all 4 sides.
Caddy Step6
Step 6: Sew the clear vinyl hook and needle holders to the front of the caddy. Adjust the size of the scissor holder according to the size of your scissors, and sew into place.
Tip: To prevent pulling when sewing with vinyl, insert a piece of tissue paper between the presser foot and vinyl. When you are finished, just tear away the tissue layer.
Caddy Step7
Step 7: Cut two 4″ strips of the wider ribbon and pin to the front of the caddy base, ½” from each side. Line up the raw edges and baste into place. With right sides together, sew the back of the caddy base to the front, leaving the bottom edge open. Turn right-side out and press seams. Insert a 12″×1″ piece of plastic or cardboard between the 2 layers. Push to the top of the caddy and topstitch through the front and back layers to hold the strip in place. This will give stability to the top edge of your caddy.
Step 8: Finish the bottom raw edge of the caddy with the wider ribbon trim, by folding in half lengthwise then stitching through all layers.
Caddy Step9
Step 9: Cut a 13″×2″ plastic strip. This piece will anchor between the window glass and the rubber edge. Line up the plastic strip with the caddy and mark where the ribbon lines up. Cut a slit in the plastic and thread the ribbon through it. Sew the ribbon back on itself to secure.
Caddy Final
Step 10: Fill your finished caddy with all your crafting essentials. The yarn pouch can also house instruction sheets. Don’t forget to tie your scissors to the ribbon attached to the yarn pouch. Fill the zipper pocket with your crafting notions and accessories. It also doubles as a pincushion.
Alternate Pattern Suggestions
There are so many uses for a craft caddy so I am including some adjustments to this pattern to fit your creative needs. To make a craft caddy for the kids in the backseat, tie longer ribbon strips to the top edge and simply tie them around the back of the front seat headrests. Fill with paper, pencils, and crayons.
If you jet-set by airplane, add a sleeve to the backside of the top of the caddy to slip over the tray table in it’s closed position. The average tray table measures 16.5″ wide by 9.5″ deep.
If you prefer to have your caddy in front of you in the car, try adding an elastic strip that runs along the backside. This will allow you to attach your caddy to the door of your glove compartment.
About the Author:
Author Andreadehart
Andrea DeHart is a self-proclaimed Craft-o-holic. She looks for every opportunity to use her crafty skills and wastes no supplies. With a toddler in tow and another on the way, she keeps herself busy behind the sewing machine. You can follow her crafty creations at www.craftybitch.com.

28 thoughts on “Car Craft Caddy

  1. Susan (nightbear) says:

    This is such a cute and useful idea. I am constantly laying my scissors down and can not find them even though I haven’t moved 2 inches. Very frustrating. And this would be in plain site, right there for everything you need. And I loved you showed us how to make it. Very innovative. Thank you for sharing. Susan

  2. Erika says:

    I was just fumbling around in the car this morning with my knitting needles and yarn, trying to balance my pattern and cast-on at the same time – What a fabulous idea! I love it and it will keep me from spending my commute looking for dropped scissors, stitch markers, holders, tape measure, etc! Thanks!

  3. Shelley says:

    never would have thought of this, but am so tempted to make one tomorrow, since i know i have a minimum of 6hours in a car with significant other this commingweekend. i always cutter where-ever i am crafting, and since he is the only one to drive i am not perpited to clutter his truck. but this, this could work!

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  8. Danielle says:

    Just a suggestion I am going to implement when I make my caddy: add a clip to the top edge of the caddy. My husband and I do a fair bit of driving and I often don’t end up crafting even if I have a tote or what have you to store my supplies because I have nowhere to put my pattern where I can easily see it. If I had the caddy attached to my glovebox or my side window, I could use a clipboard type clip (or potato chip bag clip) at the top of it to hold my pattern where I could easily read it.

  9. .Kristye says:

    Thank toy thank you I will be making one of these for the back of an airplane seat. This made my day.

  10. Buffy says:

    This is a wonderful project and I plan to make one for my friend too. She does other crafts and does not sew but ends up in the car traveling alot so I think she will enjoy using one as will I! Thank You for the details on how to make one, YOU are brilliant Andrea DeHart :)

  11. Marsha Hicks says:

    Great Idea Love it

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