When I said I meant it?

So a couple weeks ago I said I had a new project to post...and I quote "really mean it."

Well I suck and I barely even started it!

Trying to start and finish a sewing project the weekend of Easter is just not a good idea.

Everything is closed on Sunday and I forgot to go Saturday
so I didn't have fabric until the next week. 

I started with this really pretty maritime chevron fabric from Riley Blake. 

I have been planning on making a brush roll and a new make up bag for some time
but couldn't find any fabric I loved.
Until this aqua chevron.
I loooove it.

But I needed to find some kind of lining fabric.
 I started out looking for a light pink or a stenciled white.

I ended up with this great white fabric that has silver pin dots.
I got the last yard.

Here's what I'm working with:

My big girl camera is acting funny so I had to settle for some iPhone pics. 

Now I've never really been good with patterns.
I'm more of a figure it out as you go girl. 

So I used some tissue paper to use as my template. 

I measured my longest brush with some extra room to figure out the dimensions. 

Then for the length I just laid all of my brushes spaced out.

I left some extra room in case I add to my collection.

I used a CD that just so happened to be laying on the table to round out my corners. 

Like I said I'm a figure it out as you go kind of girl. 

Well this girl forgot about interfacing! 

It would've been so much easier to cut out the fabric 

if I had remembered to iron on the interfacing.

Oh well you live and you learn. 

After I pinned my template to my fabrics I lazily happily cut them out.

Here is what I was left with:

p.s. you should always iron your fabrics beforehand. OOPS!

So I ran out of time and didn't get to finish
 but I did lay it together to see how it would look.

I'm very excited! I'll be back Wednesday with the finished product.

I still have to add interfacing, cut out another piece of the lining to secure the brushes, 

possibly laminate the lining, and bind the whole thing... 

I love it so far though! 

I will also have some measurements when it's all said and done.