Catfish Pencil Case With Zipped Lip

I was asked to make a catfish case for a little boy, so I adapted the pattern which you can find in this tutorial.  After doing some research, I changed the fins to resemble those of a catfish and added some whiskers using double fishing wire that I wrapped in heavy duty nylon thread.

 For this fish, I cut some thin foam to insert into the fins to give them bit of stiffness.