Toilet Roll Hanger Tutorial

Toilet Roll Hanger Tutorial

I didn't plan to write this tutorial. I was trying to design an organiser for my grocery bags. And the toilet roll hanger came to mind. Mary, a dear friend from Tennant Creek, showed me one of these toilet roll hangers years ago. She never did show me how to make one, I worked that out for myself.

I'm thinking of how to use the same sort of design to make an organizer to keep all my groceries bags in when not in use.

Requirements

• Calico or any firmly woven fabric
• Interlining or batting scraps.
• A rotary cutter and ruler makes it easy to cut a straight line
• Sewing machine threads

Cutting

• 1 strip of fabric 9 inches by 44 inches (the length of the fabric)
• 1 strip of wadding or medium to heavy weight interfacing 4 inches by 44 inches. ( you can make them without the wadding but I think they are better with)

I started by measuring a toilet roll. This one is 4 inches wide.
I think they are all that wide so you probably don't need to do this.
I doubled the measurement and added 2 x .5 inches = an inch for seam allowances.

I folded over the long edges .5 of an inch, these are the seam allowances.
I pressed them well with the iron.
I butted the wadding up against the fold of the seam allowance.
My wadding has a lot of cling so I didn't need to baste it.
You could use an iron on pellon or medium to heavy weight iron on interfacing.

I folded the two long edges together, sandwiching the batting between the fabric.

I top stitches both long edges

Next I did a little trial and error pinning in my toilet rolls
You need to leave at least 3 inches at the top to make the hanging sleeve.
Use the photo above as a guide.

Next I pinned in the second toilet roll. This one is at the bottom.
Use the photo above as the guide.

Take the toilet rolls out and use the pins as a guide to the sewing lines.

Sew with a straight stitch across the first pin marked line.
i eyeballed it straight, you could mark it with chalk if you aren't as confident.
Being a quilter I often forget to backstitch but you need to do it here.

At the next pin I turned under the raw edge.

I then did a double row of stitching.
The first close to the edge then next a quarter of an inch away.
This encases the seam I turned under.
I probably didn't need to turn under the seam as it was a selvedge but it looked neater.

Put your toilet rolls back in to hanger to check the fit.

Turn down the top edge 1.5 inches to the back.
And stitch it down, creating a loop for the hanger.
You can use a simple piece of dowel or a fancy bag handle like mine.

Tie some ric rac, ribbon or cord to the wooden hanger and you're done.

Variations..

• Make it longer so you can hang more rolls.
• Sew some ric rac down the center before you sew up the pockets.
• Make the hanger wider and use it to hang magazines or other items.

You are welcome to make and sell.