Post-It Note Holder Tutorial

 Post-It Note Holder Tutorial   

 

3 inch square little "Diddy"

        A few months ago, I was sewing this little     "diddy" and when I posted it on Instagram,         someone asked what I was going to make with it.   I had a spark of an idea that might make a cute   gift....something to hold a small pencil and a pad   of Post-It notes.   

  The image below is my first little Post-It Note   holder.   I have since made several more and   have improved a few things.    I like how  it can   now stand up on it's own or just as easily be   slipped into a purse.    

Closed Post-It Note Holder

Open Post-It Note Holder

Side View of Post-It Note Holder

 Here is my Tutorial for a Post-It Note Holder:

This finished project is 4 inches by 4 inches and can stand up on your desk.

Use a 1/2 inch seam allowance throughout.   

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Along with your selected  3" square, you will need to cut the following: 

• One 6  x 11 inch piece of fabric for the outside of your Post-It Note holder 
• One 6 x 11 inch piece of fabric for the inside  of your Post-It Note holder  
• One  5  x 6 inch rectangle of fabric (for the inside pocket) 
• One 4  x 9  inch  piece of fusible cotton batting
• One 3 1/2" square and one 3 3/4" square of extra firm stabilizer - Pellon 926

 

Materials Needed

Stitch your 3" square to the bottom half of the 6"x 11"  piece of fabric for the outside of the Post-It note holder, centering it in the middle of the bottom half.  Press.  This becomes the outside  front and the back  of your Post-It Note holder.    

 

   Then place your piece right side up on top of your 4 x 9 inch piece of fusible cotton batting.   Fuse the batting to the wrong side,  making sure it is centered on the back.

   Now is when you want to embellish your piece with extra quilting  or embroidery stitches.  To add some dimension,  quilt around the 3 inch square - like a little mini quilt!  Maybe you have a cute button to add?  or a piece of lace? or a little EPP shape to applique on the back?

  When you are happy with your hand stitching, set this piece aside for now. 

 

Now it is time to make the inside pocket and attach it to the inside fabric.   Take the 5 x 6 inch rectangle and fold it in half, matching up the short sides. Press.  (If your pocket fabric is thin, you might want to add some interfacing for more stability.) 

 With the lining fabric right side up,  line up the raw edges of the folded pocket piece with the raw edges on one of the short sides of the lining fabric and sew 1/8 inch from the edge around the sides and bottom of your pocket. Press Well.

Lay this piece right side up on the table.

Now it is time to finish the project by laying your embellished rectangle right side down on top of the pocket panel, matching up all raw edges and pin.         

This is where it is easy to make a mistake of getting a square upside down or forgetting to take into consideration a directional fabric.  Ask me how I know!!   (The 3 inch square should be at the opposite end to where you have pinned the pocket). 

Sew 3 sides of the pinned piece, using the fusible cotton batting  as a guide for where to sew.  Leave the short edge of the bottom of your pocket open.

Clip the corners and turn right side out. Press.  

Now is when you will need your 2 squares of extra firm stabilizer.  Insert your 3 1/2 inch square through your bottom opening and slide it all the way up to the top.  

To encase your stabilizer square, stitch across the seam line of the top of  the 5 inch block.

Then to create the spine of the note holder, sew another line of stitching  just 3/4 inch down from the one you just stitched at the seam line of the bottom of the 5 inch block.   

Now it is time to slip in  your remaining 3 3/4 inch square of stabilizer. 

Then fold in the raw edges of the bottom opening by about 1/2 inch. 

Slip stitch the opening closed by hand.   

YOUR STITCHING IS DONE!

Give your rectangle a good press.  

Fold in half and  slip your Post-It Note paper pad  and pencil into the pocket.  

See more examples of my Post-It Note Holders below: