quiltinchick

I used to use the clear bins also. I have I think 16 of them. Now I have one of those bread pan racks, like you see the delivery guys using, with the 18x26 pans, and it holds 20 trays. Now I just pull out the tray for the project I want to work on!

bonniebusybee

I got a nice surprise yesterday. I had started a stack & whack 3 or 4 years ago and forgotten about it. Just a few of the 8-piece circles were complete, but the rest I had stored inside the pattern magazine, the 8 pieces for each circle slipped between two plain white sheets of paper. Practically no cost; ready to go when I am.

luvin quilting

This is a good site to find out what all those letters represent and a great glossary too. http://www.quiltbug.com/Articles/quilt-terms.htm

decky

Gee my stuff seems to be all over the place, the funny thing is I always find everything for the project that I'm working on.

grandma Janice

I have to keep some order. unlike you, I would never remembe where I put things or what project things belonged to. This happens to old minds.

wildyard

While I am collecting fabrics for a project, I have some plastic drawers I got at the thrift store.. the bigger deeper kind, and I keep the fabrics together in one of the drawers. For smaller projects, I will use a shoebox or a smaller drawer. Once I start cutting and working on a project, I keep the cut pieces in baggies, and the scraps in a larger gallon size bag.
When I am done cutting, the scraps are sorted into one of 3 containers, and the fabrics put away if there is enough left. Now my project moves into a smaller drawer where it stays for piecing and growing up into a top!! It will live in this drawer untill it gets it's backing and doesn't fit anymore. Then it will move onto my sewing table so I can't do anything else till it is finished!!

bjdemir

I am like Kathy. I have a bunch of plastic shoe boxes. It is amazing how much they will hold. I have a double bed finished top in one. Just can't decide what I want to do for the back, so there it sits.

Elenore

Sharon, I have a system that works very good for me. I use envelope boxes but shoe boxes works well too. I have a picture of the quilt I want to work on the front of the box, Inside is the pattern, any templates I need, all the fabric cut or otherwise, and if I get interrupted and have to put it aside everything is still in the box ready to go again. I have several projects going all the time so each box on the shelf shows me which is which. If the quilt top is finished ready to quilt I put a sticker on the box. That tells me that the backing is there also. Hope this helps. Elenore

Barbara Quinn

I use dept store and speciality bags - the ones that give good quality heavy support paper with logos on. I store each project (there are Many) with all the appropriate patterns threads etc in one bag so when I want to continue its all there. For travelling I use the smallest size zip lock bag with fabric thread scissors etc., I just travelled from Australia to U.K. and had no problems with the stitching. And I did pick up some lovely bags in England!!!
Barbara Australia

jitkaau

I have a few cheap airline style suitcases (small ones) with wheels on them. I store everything I need for the project inside the bag and side pockets. The case is ready to wheel away for a craft meeting or sewing day with friends. No dust gets on it and usually nothing gets lost. It fits in the boot of my car neatly and stacks in any handy place I can find in my flat. Hope that helps for an idea. For smaller projects and craft irons, I put them inside the make - up carry cases.