When reading about this blog hop several ideas went through my head as to what to make. Of course one had to type into the search engine "gifts to sew for the male in your life" and many suggestions popped up on the screen but the one that jumped out at me was a key fob that clips onto your bag so that keys do not fall to the bottom of the bag when not in use. What a great idea - I could do with one of those myself.
Into the stash to find some fabric that matches with hub's man bag
I did look at several ways to make these fobs but I was not happy with those that had an extra piece of fabric that was wrapped around the outside of the fob to hide the join. One I saw did not have the wrap around piece of fabric but you could see the raw edges at the join. Not being a raw edge person and feeling that the other method looked too bulky I had a play around with the ends and devised a method that worked well for me. No raw edges or bulky wrap around bit. Here it is going through my machine.
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31 comments:
A great key fob for a guy ……
Great idea for the bloke.... those fobs are so useful and I love the clip on clippy things
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That's a fabulous project idea and I'm sure your guy loves it. I think I need to make one of these for myself too. I'm always losing my keys at the bottom of my bag.
That's a great idea...well done...xox
That is a great idea and it looks wonderful
That is pretty nifty. Great job.
A nice, practical project. I’m sure it will be well used.
Very useful project that looks great too!
What a great idea for the "guy thing" in all of us! This would be nice for my golfer husband. He is always hunting for his keys that he's "sure" he had in his pocket, but now they are nowhere to be found. Thank you for sharing with us today!
Very practical project and, I bet, greatly appreciated!
what a great idea. thanks for sharing.
I love it and a great idea to make it longer to zip inside the bag. I know someone who is forever loosing his keys. I wonder just how long one could make that keyfob. LOL!!!
Thanks for sharing your great idea!
Wonderful idea! Very useful which are my favorite kinds of projects. Thank you for sharing.
I love key fobs as they are useful and easy to make too. I have one I made out of webbing with rickrack stitched down the center of the webbing. So easy to find my keys even if they aren't hooked on to anything in my purse.
Great project! I like that it is long enough to tuck inside. Clever.
I love these. A few years ago I made one for all my sisters and mother with flying geese. They're also great to slide onto your wrist.
Great idea! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Such a useful project idea, thank you for the inspiration!
That is a great project. And key fobs are very handy! Thanks for sharing.
A great guy (or gal) project!
This is a very clever way of making a key fob. I've made several, none of them look this finished. Great job.
Great idea Karen.
Key fobs are so fun to make and a great gift idea. Great idea!
Always a great guy thing. I’ve made them for the guys in my life too. They don’t put them on their wrist, but they love the loop to hang onto or slip over something else to keep the keys visible. I like how you made it so that it could be slipped into the bag without roaming free to find a good hiding place inside.
THis was a fantastic idea Karen! No one wants to rummage through a bag to find keys that are always hidden from sight at the bottom. You put so much thought into making it just right!
Great idea! I need one too. Thank you for sharing!
Great idea and well explained. I think we could all do with one of these as I am always searching the bottom of my bag for the keys.
Perfect. Finding keys when you need them is a great idea.
The key fobs are a great idea, thanks for sharing them with us.
What a great idea for a Guy Gift. Thank you for sharing your tutorial.
Great idea for a guy! But I think I need to make myself one.... :) xx
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