Old 04-02-2026, 04:59 PM
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AprilM
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Default Organized storage for all those 2 1/2” squares you have been cutting from scraps!

For everyone who saves their scraps!

i use my Accuquilt cutter to cut hundreds and hundreds of 2 1/2” squares for making scrap quilts. I am a big Bonnie Hunter fan so those squares are my basic building blocks.

But it wasnt long before i realized that i was going to need a good way to store them where i could actually SEE them as opposed to putting them in baggies and stashing them away where i would forget about them and/or where i put them. The old out of sight - out of mind dilemma!

Artbin makes what it calls a FABRIC STRIP CASE for storage of jelly roll strips. The item number for the case is 6999AB. I happened to have one when i started cutting 2 1/2” squares and SUDDENLY THE LIGHT BULB WENT ON! LOL!

I found that i could easily and neatly organize 8 stacks of squares into those cases! They hold a LOT of squares and because they are clear you can easily see what you have at a glance. I usually make stacks by color which makes it easy to find what i need for a project!

They can be a little expensive, but if you watch for sales with free shipping you can easily get a pretty good deal if you are patient. I think the last time i ordered a couple they were less than $11.00/each.

Thought i would pass this discovery along… cuz CARING is SHARING!
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