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09-07-2025, 10:56 AM

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lmanna

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Game-Changer for My Cluttered Cutting Table

If your cutting table is a black hole where rulers, glue sticks, and seam rippers disappear, this could be the solution you've been looking for. My cutting table has no drawers, and I was constantly losing "things" in piles of scrap fabric. After trying various organizers that never quite worked or looked right, I stumbled upon the Tonic Studios tableside storage system.

I am absolutely smitten with it! I clamped the main caddy to one of the short sides of my cutting table. Since I can't walk around that side due to space constraints, it's the perfect out-of-the-way spot that's still easily accessible while I work.

I purchased the main caddy and the single pocket add-on, and the setup is so effective that I'm already buying a second single pocket. A quick tip: two single pockets fit perfectly on the short side of the caddy, and I find they're better than the double-pocket version for supporting taller items like marking pens and small rulers. I plan on using the second single pocket to hold my water bottle and keep that out of the way. I really wish I could purchase another setup for my sewing table but that table is a tad too thick for the clamp.

The only thing left is to build the habit of coonsistently using this organizer instead of dropping my tools back into the chaos of scraps. I can't recommend this product enough—it's the perfect, long-awaited solution to my craft table clutter.

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