From the article: Quilting Supplies
How do you organize your quilting supplies and tools? Especially those little things like bobbins, needles, pins and spools of threads. We'd love to hear about the "best" commercial products for organizing supplies, but don't forget to describe the frugal methods you've devised to keep things orderly. Describe Your Favorites
organizing for traveling
- I am new to quilting and a mother of six. We do much of our communication in the vehicle, so when carrying my quilting things to class they have to be contained. I found a big cosmetic caboodle train box. The different small compartments hold the little stuff. I used a hot glue gun to attach a magnet so my pins stay in place and I attached lids made of fabric and Velcro to the small compartments. I am able to put the bigger things in the larger compartments. I love it -- especially when my boys accidentally turn it over.
- —Madejesus
Ruler Holders
- Use an old spoon rack that hangs on the wall to store your rulers. You can find them at the thrift store pretty easily. They are cheap and handy.
- —pahannan
Table top shoe Organizers
- I bought a shoe organizer on sale and set it on my sewing table behind my sewing machine. The cubby holes are perfect for fat quarter storage. I have them sorted by type or color. The fabrics are visible and easily accessed, and I can store a lot of FQs in each cubby. Now I need about a hundred more for all my other FQs!
- —BarbaraQuilter
favorite organizing item
- I love the ArtBin scrapbooking supplies totes I get at Joann's. They have a handle, hold everything for my project, fabric, thread, pattern and up to a 12 1/2" block. Come in great colors and are easy to take to a class.
- —Guest quiltertrish
Organizing Quilting Supplies
- I buy a magnet pan at the auto supply store to hold all pins and the safty pins... really neat and holds lots.
- —Guest Kathy
Magnetic pin holders
- For those who are not near a quilting shop, check the auto supply store. I bought one of the magnetic bowls for holding screws, nuts & bolts, etc., and my husband got me an extendable wand with a magnet on the end so I can pick up pins from the floor without bending over.
- —Guest Elizabeth
Trick for organizing quilting stuff
- I am lucky enough to have a small room for sewing. It has shelves along one wall and I put a shelving unit in the closet. My fabric is neatly folded in the closet and on the wall shelf. I use the small opaque stacker to put smaller things in. I also use an old napkin holder I found at the local thrift store for holding my rulers. The room never stays organized and I'm constantly working on improving it. Hearing how others work on their spaces is invaluable, there always seems to be something I can use!
- —Guest tnterry
