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How do you organize/store your sewing machine feet?

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Old 11-23-2010, 08:29 PM
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I store mine in plastic boxes for matchbook cars.
Bought mine at Walmart...I don't know if they still
sell them.
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Old 11-23-2010, 09:23 PM
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I have my extra feet in what is probably a jewelry travel case with clear plastic pockets.

However, an idea a class mate at a quilting class, of course, we is to keep her feet together with each foot in a small plastic bags and then used a single ring holding them together ... and then keeps them together in a cute little storage bag she made. Each little plastic bag was labeled.

I'm going to use her idea together with my jewelry travel case.

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Old 11-23-2010, 09:26 PM
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Didn't Babylock feet come in any kind of a case? Try a craft box (with repositionable dividers?) maybe in the beading section?
I also saw a case of heavy fabric recently at LQS for feet.
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Old 11-23-2010, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by quilting cat
Didn't Babylock feet come in any kind of a case? Try a craft box (with repositionable dividers?) maybe in the beading section?
I also saw a case of heavy fabric recently at LQS for feet.
Actually, yes, it came with a zippered bag with several pages of zippered compartments in it for the feet. But to be honest, the pages take up several times more room than any other storage option I've seen. 19 feet shouldn't need to fill a square 4inches tall, 9 inches deep, and 11inches wide. That's how much space the pages fill. I am thinking of removing the pages and replacing them with a small box for fishing lures, then I would have enough extra space in bag for all my other sewing notions.
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Old 11-23-2010, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by AliKat
I have my extra feet in what is probably a jewelry travel case with clear plastic pockets.

However, an idea a class mate at a quilting class, of course, we is to keep her feet together with each foot in a small plastic bags and then used a single ring holding them together ... and then keeps them together in a cute little storage bag she made. Each little plastic bag was labeled.

I'm going to use her idea together with my jewelry travel case.

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This idea REALLY has my brain perking now... Maybe those bags used for embroidery floss?
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Old 11-23-2010, 11:01 PM
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You might try a crafts store that sells beads. There are so many options for storing beads. Also try the aisle where the embroidery floss and perle cotton thread is sold. One more idea is to ask the clerk or associate where else they might have storage containers for small items.

Walmart sells a labeler with tape that is pretty affordable and looks very neat and organized. I have labeled all the storage containers in my studio with one. I do suggest that you use the white tape. The clear does not work for me because the background shows through and it's hard to read.
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Mine are in the litlle plastic box that came with the machine and all the feet were included in the price.
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Old 11-24-2010, 08:11 AM
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I have separate boxes for the different types of sewing I do. There's a box of machine embroidery things and the machine embroidery foot is in there. There's a box for my quilting things and the quilting feet are in there. Then there's a box for regular sewing, and that's where all the rest of the machine feet live.
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Old 11-24-2010, 08:52 AM
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Mine are resting more or less comfortably under the foot tray in the machine. Except the walking foot. I think I will get an accessory box to keep all the goodies handy.
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Sew many great ideas here! Thanks!
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