Sew many gifts . . . So little time

This & That Nifty Notes - Holiday Gifts

I don't know about you but I love to give handmade gifts for the holidays, birthdays and any special occassion. However, since I work full-time I don't always get to make as many handmade gifts as I would like.  Sometimes I think it's because I really don't enjoy making the same item over and over and making just one of a new pattern takes a lot of time so I end up having to purchase a gift or gift card.  Recently, I found a pattern that I do enjoy making a lot of, it is a This & That pattern called Little Notes by designer Sherri K. Falls, this can be made in so many different color choices and fabrics that it feels like I am creating a new one each time. On one of the blogs I was looking at I read that keeping your fabrics in the same color family helps save you save time as you don't need to keep changing the thread in your sewing machine.  For this batch of Nifty Note holders I tried that and found it really did save me time! Now the hard part will be deciding who to give one to so as not to hurt anyone's feelings-so if any of my family reads this and would like to have me make them one just send me an email with the colors you would like it to be made in and I will try my best to get you one made in the near future. These really do not take a whole lot of time once you decide on the fabrics and get them cut out - I had four ready to be assembled so that is what I spent last weekend doing which is why I didn't get anything posted.  I enjoy the blog but I'd really rather be crafting.

Inside the Nifty Notes note keeper

Here is a picture of the inside of the This & That Nifty Notes.  A very wise person I know suggested I take more photos to should show more of the details so they can really see what the whole item looks like.  I agree.

If this looks familiar to you, I did make one of these for my mom using fabric dyed with different teas.  The one I made for me I added a loop to hold one of the wood pens my husband turned for me.