When the options for Gifty Galore projects were floating around the office, I was hoping for something really useful. Then! Bam! This nice little free pattern for cord keepers from Tricia at Leafy Treetop fit the bill perfectly. Functional, versatile, and pretty easy on the eyes? Sold.

See, my husband and I are technophiles and due to this; we have a lot of cords plugged into a lot of things. (Not to mention copious cords living in a black hole drawer that “could one day be useful”.) With that, I used to zip tie the cords to keep them tame. While this definitely works—and I totally recommend this method, especially in cute colors, for things that won’t be moving much—it’s not terribly practical if you move things around regularly or for cords that aren’t permanent fixtures… like charging cables, which these are originally intended for!

We’ve been “getting by” using rubber bands or careful wrapping for charging cables. For home cords, my husband started utilizing toilet paper tubes as a very functional solution. While I don’t see them all the time, they are seriously hideous to look at.

Time for an upgrade!

I’d been wanting to do something with this awesome binary code print from the Text Me collection by MYKT for Windham Fabric—and until I come up with something more substantial, this project fits the bill nicely.

These really do sew up as quickly as Tricia says on her blog post. I think cutting the fabric out took longer than any actual sewing!

For some reason, I was a bit miserly when I cut my velcro pieces–which caused my sewing to be a little bit wonky, but oh well. “Better finished than perfect” is a common saying for a reason. 🙂

Considering their size, you can use up a lot of small scraps you’ve saved. I plan on keeping one for my handbag, a few for our workspaces, one for my husband’s school bag; and making up a few more to gift to a few family members.

A+, would sew again!

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