Friday, April 12, 2013

Men, Men, Men, Men :)

I don't often sew for men.
From time to time I'll sew some pajama pants
or a shirt or two.
Last year for Father's Day I made mug rugs for my guys.
The year before it was cup cozies.
So I thought why not make a few mug organizers
geared more towards men for the shop?
It's a fun little gift and you can combine it
with an awesome pen
or fill it with their favorite snacks.
I think I'll make one for my hubby
as a safe place to keep his reading glasses.
(Not that he's getting old and needs glasses to read or anything :)




I liked the idea of the wine corks
paired with quilter's linen. 
And I don't know about your man,
but my hubby has a watch addiction :)

Then of course there are the Trekkies :)

And last but not least,
the handy men....God bless 'em :)


I also wanted to share something AWESOME with you all.
Maybe it's just me
but from time to time
I knock my bobbin box onto the ground 
and my bobbins go flying all over the room.
And of course they unravel
as they are flying everywhere.
Drives me nuts!!!
Anyhoo...
I came across this awesome bobbin box by Dritz
when I was at Joann's the other day.
It holds 28 bobbins and sells for $7.49.
But as I always say: I never pay full price!
I whipped out my 50% off coupon 
and scored this beauty for $3.75!
The foam holds the bobbins in place.
Can you do this with your bobbin box?
It just makes me sooooo happy :)
So I'm off to buy another one
because as we all know,
28 bobbins is just simply not enough :)
Oh...I almost forgot to mention
that the lid snaps shut so even if I knock it down
those babies aren't goin' anywhere!!!


12 comments:

  1. ah man, I want that bobbin box! soooo cool.
    Please, don't limit the trekkieness to just guys..chicks like it too.

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  2. Those are great organizers and Chris may need one for his glasses too! He has readers all over the house.
    I love the bobbin box. I have a round one that holds mine in place and I love it.

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  3. This chick has Star Trek fabric because of a previous post of Karens - definite trekkie-ish type here too :D Like the idea of a project for men - they're really hard to sew for! Love the bobbin case - will look for them the next time we go Stateside - I'd need several for each of the two types of bobbins I have --- 28 per case is definitely not enough :D

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  4. Did you use a pattern for your mug rugs, I just love it! Also, love, love, love that bobbin holder - I am getting a few my next Joann's visit!

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  5. OMG!!!! I gotta look for one of those the next time I head to the city...I have been needing that my entire life. Oviously it had to have been invented by a sewis/seamstress/quilter not just some silly lilttle pencil pusher wanting to make a buck on some latest greatest silly little gadget.

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  6. Those mug organizers are awesome, I'm always looking for a spot to drop something so it isn't 'laying around'. I need one of those bobbin boxes, now to see how much cash is in the wallet because hubby might throw a fit if he finds out I went to Joanns...again. :o) Have a great weekend.

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  7. Boy howdy nice job :-)! I like the watch one; my husband has a watch fetish as well.

    I might have to purchase the watch one just because :-).

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  8. Love the mug rugs, and I'd never thought of making pyjamma bottoms for a loved one before, I might have to give it a go.

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  9. LOL, SO glad I not the only bobbin dumper! I will definitely be checking that out! With a coupon, LOL.

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  10. Thanks for the "referral" Karen --- I got 3 of them yesterday (half the posted price from the flyer, which took a bit of finagling at the sewing store as the price on the box was different than the price in the flyer :D) - LOVE them. The bobbins fit in the foam without moving around - yes, even without the lid - and it's easy to tuck the loose end of the thread under so the cases LOOK nice. I threw away my broken-lidded plastic container, and got most of my bobbins organized. I'll get one more of these when they get more in - I use 2 different types of bobbins so I want 2 bobbin boxes for each type :) It's great that the small things make us so happy, lol!

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  11. I love the bobbin box BUT...do you sell your patterns? I'd love to have the patter for the cup. That's so cool! I would love to make them for the girls at work. Don't know if you'll see this post or not but hopefully you will! Love your blog! I'm a newbie and I'll be back!

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  12. Wow, I need that bobbin box. We're getting a Joann's here in a few weeks, so I will be looking for that. Thanks for demonstrating. I use the donuts now but need more storage for those bobbins.
    Jan

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