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Janet Wickell

Spring Cleaning: Organizing the Little Stuff

By , About.com GuideFebruary 15, 2008

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I've been trying to get organized lately, and some of my worst wintertime messes revolve around the little things, like spools of thread, bobbins, pins and needles. Especially the supplies I threw into a basket or drawer with the best intentions of dealing with them later. Ah well, later has a way of turning into much later, and that means I have to stare at a mish-mash of supplies when it's time to find something. I know they're around -- someplace. Most of these handy organizational tools are small, but each one is helping me keep my little quilting supplies orderly, and without too much effort.

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February 16, 2008 at 4:44 pm
(1) Ann :

I caught a show on Simply Quilts on HGTV this past week and she had on a guy that gave great ideas on organzing. He used old prescription bottles for bobbins. I also use a prescription bottle for spools of thread. You can also poke a hole in the top to run your thread threw to use while sewing by hand and it keeps everything tidy. Below is the episode:
Simply Quilts : Episode QLT-1101

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