Jeanne S has it right. Both ribbons should be sewn at one end. Then when you roll up the pouch, you wrap one length of ribbon around the roll and tie to the other ribbon.
There's a Crayola holder pattern similar to this. The rectangular pouch is quilted (to help prevent breakage) and each crayon fits in a little tube like slot on the face of the pouch, created by sewing a straight piece of fabric along the quilted piece, and then sewing vertical lines of stitches to form the tubes. Then, with crayons inserted, the whole thing can be rolled up and tied. I've made several of them; cute gifts for children. And handy for car trips where coloring books and crayolas are included to pass the time.
Last edited by Friday1961; 02-20-2015 at 10:47 AM.