DIY Mug Caddy Sewing Pattern to Hold Your Quilting Notions

Learn how to sew a simple mug caddy that slips right over your coffee mug and keeps your favorite sewing notions within reach. This little organizer is one of those projects you didn’t know you needed—until you make one and wonder how you ever sewed without it.

If you’re constantly reaching for clips, scissors, or a seam ripper, this mug caddy keeps everything in one spot while you sew. It wraps around your mug with elastic so it stays in place, and the pockets on the sides give you just enough room to hold the basics without taking over your workspace.

It’s also a fun project to customize. You can change the size, adjust the pockets, or use fabric from your stash to make it match your sewing space. It’s quick to sew, practical to use, and makes a great little gift for any quilter or sewing friend.

A blue mug with a black and white checkered inner cup holds various sewing and quilting notions, including scissors, a yellow cutter, and a seam ripper wrapped in a floral fabric organizer. The background is a chipped, painted surface.

Mug Caddy Tutorial

Sew a little caddy for any mug that you have on hand! This is the perfect thing for sitting on your cutting or sewing table – it’ll help you keep all those needed notions handy and organized.

You’ll need:

elastic – https://amzn.to/4ciZ59d
a stabilizer – https://amzn.to/4cjdodT
fabric

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What to Put in Your Mug Caddy

Once you make your mug caddy, the fun part is deciding what to keep in it. Think of it as your little “grab and go” sewing station—everything you reach for over and over again can live right there next to you.

A blue and white mug with a checkered and floral fabric DIY Mug Caddy wrapped around it. The caddy, perfect for holding quilting notions, features handy pockets for a yellow pen and more, resting on a worn blue and tan surface.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Fabric clips or pins
Small scissors or thread snips
Seam ripper (because… it happens)
Hand sewing needles
A small spool of thread
Marking pen or chalk
Measuring tape
Thimble or finger protector

You don’t need to fill every pocket—just add what you use the most. The goal is to keep your essentials within reach so you can stay focused on your sewing instead of getting up every five minutes to find something.

And once you start using it, you’ll probably tweak it a bit. Maybe add another pocket, change the size, or make a second one for a different project. It’s one of those small projects that ends up being surprisingly useful.

A blue mug with a plaid fabric cozy serves as a DIY Mug Caddy, holding a yellow utility knife, small screwdriver, and floral fabric keychain, all arranged on a distressed blue and tan surface.

A white mug with a fabric organizer holds essential quilting notions—scissors, a yellow utility knife, seam ripper, and sewing clips. This DIY mug caddy features patchwork pockets and sits on a cutting mat against a distressed blue wall.

A blue mug caddy sewing pattern with plaid and floral patchwork serves as a handy organizer for scissors, a yellow utility knife, and quilting notions, displayed on a cutting mat against a weathered blue and gold wall.

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Becky Jorgensen

Becky Jorgensen is the creative quilter behind Patchwork Posse, the Patchwork Planner and her online quilt group Patchworkers Plus. You can find her patterns in books, magazines, and her quilt membership. Gather your quilting supplies, organize your sewing space, explore the process of disappearing quilt blocks, or finish a free quilt pattern. I'll help you use what you have, finish what you start and make your quilting journey fun!

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