neeng

I like to have a bobbin for every colour I sew with too, but I do a lot of sewing besides quilting. For piecing I stick with black, white or tan so far, but for the actual quilting it will vary....might be very colourful depending on the top.

auntpiggylpn, I like your storage system! Haven't seen the bobbin mates but will make a point of looking for them, this is very cool! Thanks.

auntpiggylpn

I got both the Bobbin Mates and Bobbin Wraps from Clotilde.com

wolfkitty

I bought some Bobbin Mates, but they don't fit the kind of thread I have (I think it is the Connecting Thread, but the spools aren't marked.) I thought I would be all organized with these, and stop losing the bobbins from the spools, but that plan fell through. I'll have to try something else. :(

draggin_behind

Thanks for the info. I had never heard of the bobbin wraps, and was glad to see a picture of them. Gotta tell you though, those things look all for the world like el cheapo kids ponytail holders that are a ton for a dollar at the Dollar Tree.

Not trying to snag business from anyone mind you, just thinking and wondering if the ponytail holders would work. Hmmm. Wonder if the bobbins would fit in a box with the holders on them? Not the bobbin mates, the bobbin wraps.

I've got a nice stash of thread, but a lot of it is poly and/or rayon for embroidery. I don't have a lot of cotton and I ordered a couple of assortments from CT a while back. I'm enough of a newbie to think I can quilt with the same threads used in piecework. If I tried to match thread with my fabric stash, I would need some of every color they sell, which is why I'm trying to figure out what I NEED and not what I WANT. That's a hard thing for me!

I've still got tons and tons to learn and I appreciate everyone's help and advice. I enjoy learning from all of you!! :lol:

'Night all,
M&M

neeng

Someone else on here a while ago had mentioned storing the bobbin on a dowel with the thread spool....sort of like the Bobbin Mates. I have some small dowels, may try this approach then....just make the dowel a little longer than my usual spools, so the bobbin fits on top safely.

auntpiggylpn

I looked everywhere for the small ponytail holders. That is exactly what the bobbin wraps are. but I couldn't find the little ones