I wanted to make a simple pencil case as a gift. I've made many of these over the years, but it seems like the last two years I've only made masks. I forgot what dimensions work well and overdid how much I took off the corners. My second attempt was too big and too floppy.
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The second attempt
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My goal of being quick and simple was long lost. I decided to use one of my favorites as a guide, but smaller. I cut 8" x 10" of heavyweight cotton, thin batting and a cotton lining, slightly smaller on the batting. It's a tight fit for pencils. A bit longer would be better. I used a zipper foot and ½" seam allowances.
My goal of being quick and simple was long lost. I decided to use one of my favorites as a guide, but smaller. I cut 8" x 10" of heavyweight cotton, thin batting and a cotton lining, slightly smaller on the batting. It's a tight fit for pencils. A bit longer would be better. I used a zipper foot and ½" seam allowances.
First I took the three layers and sewed lines through all the layers.
Then I installed the zipper right sides together on the right side of the heavyweight cotton using my zipper foot and adjusted the needle position. After doing both sides of the zipper tape, I topstitched. 
This style of bag is nice because of the way the seams incorporate the zipper.
With the zipper half way open, center the zipper over the bottom with right sides together.
Sew across the two ends and then create the corners. I boxed all four corners and took 1” off.
Just big enough for a new sharpened pencil.
Finished size is about 8”.
