Thursday 26 January 2017

Multi Use Mega Pinnie

Forgive me for pulling out the old Mega Pinnie, many of you will have one or have made one. It was something I taught a lot in classes and have gone on to offer for sale as a pattern.

When I taught, it used to give me such a kick to see all the different versions emerge as fabric choices gave each one a look of its own.

Here are some I made -

These two were by Lilian & Jenny.

And this one was Pat's.


Here is a huddle of them on display at one of our Open Days.

My pattern continues to sell in my Etsy shop and now and again a buyer will enter into correspondence with me, like for example, Becky, who lives in Texas. She really enjoyed making her first Mega Pinnie a few weeks ago and then thought of another use for it so went on to make another one.



All you have to do for this is to check the size of your pockets and just think how many husbands throughout the land could be kept happy forever................
..............but Becky didn't stop there. She is obviously a crafty lady, and went on to make a third version to house her tools for working with clay.

These are such good ideas and of course begin to make the old brain start ticking over with other uses for the Mega Pinnie. So I thought, why don't you leave me a comment with your new and fresh idea for using the MP. I shall read through the comments and choose the one I like best and reward the winner with a free digital copy of the pattern to make their own Mega Pinnie. Just a bit of fun really.
But do try to comment by Monday at 9pm UK time.
Meanwhile, my thanks to Becky for inspiring this blog post.






13 comments:

  1. I watch TV in my bed almost ....NOPE....every now guy and usually I try used to stitch while doing so. UNTIL dear husband rolled over on a stray needle!! Maybe one of these would keep my pins and needles from going astray 😬

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  2. It would be perfect for my crochet hooks (which are sitting in an untidy pile on the dining table while I try to figure out a home for them) - though I think I'd need to make sure my daughter didn't swipe it for her make up brushes!

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    1. Think you'd need to make two, nothing else for it..........

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  3. I can see these being perfect for children. Little pieces/parts could be kept in the pockets (Legos, etc), or small items can be sorted however the child wanted. My daughter was highly imaginative and played "fairies" with threaded needles as she stood next to me at the sewing machine. Being able to tuck items into the pockets, then tossing the blocks to each other would also be fun!

    Thanks!
    Liz
    boltonia55@yahoo.com

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    1. I can see this as a totally different idea, right out of the box. I am just picturing my grand daughter stuffing the pockets with all sorts of little treasures...........

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    2. I can see this as a totally different idea, right out of the box. I am just picturing my grand daughter stuffing the pockets with all sorts of little treasures...........

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  4. What a great post Sheila!
    Isnt Becky creative! I love "mine" . . . .within arms reach of my machine. Thankyou again.

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  5. OH MY!!!! delighted to see this post!! I am determined to make a Mega Pinnie this year to hold my most used tools. I plan to use each side for a different hobby - quilting, dressmaking, knitting and crocheting. Don't know if that's terribly creative - but it'll be terribly useful!! Thanks for the opportunity!
    PS I see you're in Air - I'm Dundee!!

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    1. I think that's a perfect idea Margaret, you could really customise your Mega Pinnie, unable to personally reply to your comment as you come up as a "no reply blogger"!! Hope you come back and see this rely.

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    2. I did! I am really looking forward to cudtomusing it - I'm sure I have a couple of textile related fabrics! Don't understand the blogger thing - oh well!! Hope your weather is better than ours today!!!

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    3. Pelting down here Margaret. See if this helps you -
      http://quiltville.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/are-you-no-reply-blogger.html

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