Note tote

I made this note tote for a good friend's birthday today.

In fact, she is the original author of this blog!

Happy birthday, Tania.

:o)

I found a great tutorial at http://thecottagehome.blogspot.com/2011/06/fabric-portfolio-and-notepad-holder.html and thought I would give it a try, with a few of my own minor modifications...

The front cover, with a vintage button and elastic closure

The entire outside cover


The inside of the note tote -- lots of pockets to store bits of papers in, or business cards or coupons!

A close up of the left inside

All closed up again

With a pen and memo pad -- to write notes, shopping lists, whatever!

I had looked in one store this morning to find a good sized pad, but this plain one was the best I could come up with.

On the way to Tania's house, I stopped in at another store, and found the right size pad there... this note tote holds a 5 x 8 memo pad!

These would make great gifts for the ladies in your life -- use them for church, shopping, notes as you go!

If you are not a sewer, ask me to make one for you... I can make them smaller as well, to hold a 4 x 6 pad, or a 3 x 5. The choice is yours!

I plan on making some for Christmas for my kids to take to church for notes -- the boys will get manly material, of course. ;o)

So really, these totes are great for anyone!