Travel Toothbrush Holder Tutorial

The first time I saw this pin for a travel toothbrush holder, I thought it was a brilliant idea.   Every time we go somewhere, I find a plastic bag, throw everyone's toothbrushes in it, and they all touch and share germs.  The bag gets all sticky and I throw it out after because it's so dirty.  With this genius idea, each toothbrush gets its own section, and they don't touch.  You can throw it in the wash afterwards, so it's always clean!!

Even though it looked pretty simple, I clicked through it to see how to make it.  It was a link to someone's Etsy site, which is a great little thing to make and sew.  But it's also so very easy to make yourself if you'd rather not spend $8.50 on it.

You don't need to be a great seamstress...all you need to do is sew a few straight lines.

You need one washcloth (whatever you have on hand, or buy a nice new one). I just used this old one.

 1. Keep the trimmed end flat.  You will need to figure out approximately how far to fold up the other side of the washcloth - just far enough to cover the brush plus a little extra.
 
2.  Decide how many "pockets" you want - we have 6 people, so I made 6 slots.  Some people might want an extra one for toothpaste, but you won't want them any  closer than this.  Since it was about 30 cm across, I drew lines every 5 cm and stitched from the bottom to the top.

3.  Cut a piece of ribbon about 50 cm long, fold it in half, and sew it to the edge of the washcloth.

Roll it up, and you're done!

These are so quick and easy to sew up.  They would make great little Christmas gifts to give, or even to make for a bazaar or fundraiser.

Again, go here for the original Etsy link.