Friday, November 24, 2006

The baker's child gets no bread


We have a saying here in Norway that goes something like:
The baker's child gets no bread.
In fact, my DH had a very sorry toiletry purse, and he has asked for a new one for a while now.
A couple of years back I made 14 different toiletry purses for Christmas - for godsons, goddaughters, nieces and nephews.
None for my own family though....
  • DD1 have one made by me, but it is now to big for her liking.
  • DD2 have store bought ones.
  • DH had an old store bought one, and the zipper gave in this summer.
  • Me - I have an old one from a book club. Functional and boring.

This one is for DH and it is finished today.
He is going on a weekend trip to Denmark by boat today, with a group of friends. I should have been there too, but under the circumstances it is not a good idea.

DD2, the beloved grand-cat and I will rule here at home.
It is not easy to see, but I decorated the black outside by using a twin needle on the sewing machine with 2 different threads - one brown and one brown varigated - and a wavy seam.
It looks cool and male. DH loves it - which is what it is all about, right ? :-)
The pattern is in Norwegian only, so unless you are Norwegian I can not point you in any direction.
I have an idea for a toiletry purse for myself. I have a good one I use for my purse / bag / tote class - which I off course can not use myself, as it would get worn - and I have a couple spin offs in my head.
As long as the creative part of the brain is functional sometimes, I am doing fairly well under the circumstances - I think....
Small projects are very appealing right now, so you will see more quite soon :-)

6 comments:

  1. Veldig flott, og jeg likte fargekombinasjonen på toalettmappen også.
    Titter stadig innom for å se hva du har sydd, selv om - lik mange andre sikkert - ikke er så flink til å si i fra om at jeg har vært her. ;-)

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  2. I like your DH's toilletry bag. You're right it is very masculine. Have fun ruling the house this weekend.

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  3. Small projects are great to give you immediate satisfaction! I have also been working on small projects for Christmas presents. It sounds like you have a quiet weekend ahead with your daughter and grand-cat.

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  4. Nice job- and something so useful. My son has a Norwegian friend...if I can convince him to translate I may ask for pattern info!

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  5. hurray for making this for your dh, I am sure he not only will enjoy using it, but he will know how much you care about him by making it.

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  6. I've heard that 'the cobbler's children go unshod' which means the same thing, I think!

    The toiletry bag looks great! My parents could use something like that for all the different medications they travel with - not that they have to take them all every day, but they always want to be prepared!

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