QuiltnNan

we have an ikea a few miles away. i never thought of them in quilting terms. but i do know that they are terrific for storage items.

fabric lover

I've never used it myself, but several Dutch quilters use the fabric 'Ditte' for backing.
Have fun.

great aunt jacqui

I love Ikea. always look in the clearance area, got a nice table there. Also bought a tabletop and 4 scren legs for 20$. They have lots of containers for everything you imagine. I'm too far away now to go browse. have fun

Stitchnripper

I love Ikea too. We don't have one so when I visit Atlanta I always go and look (and eat breakfast!) and we have gotten some storage stuff - love it.

eparys

I have three of these

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20169658

One sits on the sewing table next to my machine. Wonderful bright LED light that you can point to anything with. Cheaper alternative to the $50 stick on one offered in quilting stores!!

OBTW - one of my favorite places to go - have fun!!

TootieAnn

I love Ikea. Great prices and good storage pieces. They also sell chairs, rugs, towels, sheets, just about anything you could need for your home. I love their cinnamon rolls and their meatballs. The Ikea in Charlotte also has a children's area downstairs for the little ones to play while you shop. I think this is free, but I don't know. My daughter enjoyed watching a kid-friendly movie in the cafeteria area upstairs while we shopped the last time I was there. Check out the kitchen area for things you could use in a sewing area. They have canisters and all kinds of things. Also the laundry area might have some things. They have a great selection of hooks, storage bags and laundry hampers. Enjoy your trip!

Radiana

Next to Disneyland IKEA is the place I love to be. The last time we were there it was for DIL's birthday. We treated her and her mom and our 5 yr old grandson to lunch and gave her a gift card for $100.00 for a little shopping spree.

My grandson loved it there. Every time I go I'm amazed at all the bargains. It's like they're giving things away. Speaking of giving things away, we were there for several hours that day and our grandson got a little hungry so we went to the cafe and they had 2 hot dogs, a bag of chips and a soda for $2.00. Why is it that I'm always thinking about food?

Are we having a weight loss challenge in June?

jitkaau

Little storage boxes in kit form that one has to nail together. Makes 8 apothecary type drawers which are very handy for tools and small templates.

lass

I bought a storage unit (4), table and legs. The legs are adjustable so that I could make the table a lower height for sewing without straining and still have my feet on the floor using an adjustable chair. Storage unit is the first picture; table the second

gwena

IKEA actually sponsored a quilt show in their store here in the Twin Cities a couple years ago to show case the many fabrics that were available at the store. You could sign up for a $40 fee and they would send you various fabrics to make a quilt and you had to come up with the design and the quilt. It was actually quite amazing some of the art work that these talented quilters came up with. They served a light buffet, and sparkling juices and it was open and free to the public. I hope they do it again.