Dec 12th: Cable Organizers

Hello all together!
Two words: tangled cables. Did I scare you? Well then, this simple project is for you. These cable organizers/wrappers are so useful. It literally took five minutes to make them and they make a real difference in the mess of cables on a desk or inside drawers or even pockets.

So here we go!

You will need: 

Fabric

Velcro fastening or snaps

Needle and thread

Optional: Sewing machine

How it's done:

Cut two rectangles of the same size from your fabric (you could use two matching fabrics or the same one here). Round off the edges if you want to (Note: for the one in the picture I had rectangles of about 10 by 5 cm).

On one short side of each rectangle, attach one side of the velcro or snaps to the good side. (I took self adhesive velcro dots. No sewing needed!)

Lay your rectangles good side to good side so that on the left there is one side of the fastening and on the right the matching other piece (both facing inside). Sew the rectangles together leaving a gap to turn it right side out.

After turning it right side out, close the gap. You an decide to be done now or to make some top stitching around the edge.
Tip for lazy people like me: skip closing the gap and instead shove the raw edges inside and do some topstitching right over it. It's like closing the gap, except that there's no need to thread another needle. This tip only applies for machine sewing since it would take much more time by hand than simply closing the gap.

So that's it for today. If I couldn't convince you of the convenience of this project, simply try it yourself. As I said, it only takes a few minutes if you have a sewing machine on hand.

Have a great day!