Sandwich Paper Pockets

Sandwich Pockets made out of paper?
Have you ever eaten a sandwich and had some of the insides fall out? That is an affirmative for me and the people around my house.
A few days ago I was making scrambled eggs for hubster when he said he didn’t have time to sit down and eat. I quickly put the scrambled eggs in a hard roll and found out they didn’t want to stay in there! I wanted hubs to have his whole sandwich – not half.  Hmmm.... I thought, what could I wrap this in so that the stuffing doesn’t come out?
I had a few paper towels and was trying to wrap the towels in such a way that I could tuck the sandwich in a pocket like thing. Subway wraps their sandwiches, right? I should be able to find a way to wrap a paper towel in a way that a sandwich roll would tuck in neatly. I tried. It didn’t work. 
Then my eyes fell upon a large cupcake paper which almost was big enough. It would work in a pinch but then I thought ‘what would be similar to a cupcake paper?’ and then a light bulb went off in my head............. COFFEE FILTERS!! (Okay, it’s not the theory of relativity but it felt good to come up with a solution to a problem.)

Large Coffee Filter

There was still a problem, however. It  was too wide and it needed to form more of a pocket SO I thought if I SEW a seam and make it more curved, it might work. So I drew a line where I thought it might be the right size for a large roll.

Coffee Filters

I sewed straight down where I had made the line with a pen.

Sewing

Now it makes a pocket! All ready for the sandwich roll!

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Here is the egg sandwich, ready to go...

sandwich paper holder

I put more than one together to make it look better.

Sandwich Holder

See those eggs trying to escape to the floor? HA – little do they know the dogs are waiting for them...

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Has anyone ever had this problem? How else could this be solved?

Update: Noreen from Crafty Journal and Paula from Chillin with Quillin offered the suggestion of stapling the coffee filter papers instead of sewing them. Guess what? This morning I stapled the coffee filter paper!! It works great. I hope he doesn't eat the staples. ha ha Thanks for the suggestion girls. Let's face it unless I sew a whole bunch of pockets at once it's not gonna happen. Oh, well,... it's all learning...


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14 comments

  1. Linda,
    This looks yummy! Love for you to pop over to my link party. See you soon :-)
    Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile

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  2. That makes a great sandwich holder! I wouldn't want to get my sewing machine out every time I ate, tho. Do you think a few staples would work as well?

    Noreen
    http://craftyjournal.com

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    1. I thought I'd make a stack of them. Probably not going to happen, though. Yea, I think staples would be fine. I'm still looking for the best solution. Thanks for joining in the conversation, Noreen!

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  3. Great idea, have to give it a try!

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    1. Thanks, Nancy. If you come up with something, let me know!

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  4. what a neat idea, I think staples would work, the sanwhich looks yummy to !!!
    Paula

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    1. Paula, I think the staples are winning out. :) Easy, quick.

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  5. Oh, what a good idea1 I am so pinning this!

    hugs x
    crystelle
    http://www.crystelleboutique.com

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  6. very clever Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop your participation is what makes it so much fun. Hugs!

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  7. Hello dear Linda! I've nominated you for the Liebster Award! Come check out how to accept!
    http://yagottahaveahobby.com/2013/02/28/liebster-award/

    -Michelle

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    1. Oh, how nice, but I've already received the Liebster Award! Have a good weekend and thanks for joining in the conversation...

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