Originally Posted by
Barb in Louisiana
I use the 2 gallon zip lock bags. I think they come in a box of 4 or 5 for about 4 or 5 dollars, so about $1 each. I can usually fit fabric and pattern for up to a king size top in each one. Throws can go in a gallon zip lock.
I do love the idea of the paper plates as a way to separate the pieces you are working on, but I usually use the 1 gallon bags, a paper clip and a postit note to tell me what the parts are. I do some paper piecing and most of it is Judy Niemeyer. She is the champion of using different bags for different parts of a project.
I also use the Ziploc 2-gallon bags for projects/UFO's. I am able to keep all fabric, cut pieces (in smaller bags together), and patterns/books together. I purchase the freezer bags (they are stronger and hold up to multiple uses; and, I usually purchase the larger boxes when WalMart has a large display in the fall.
Smaller projects are in 1-gallon bags for easy transports to doctor appointments, oil changes, etc.