My first real sewing box

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06-20-2011, 03:17 AM

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Miss Purple Shoes

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Beautiful.

06-20-2011, 09:50 AM

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Becka

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Originally Posted by M.I.Late

Great idea quilting cowgirl! That would look awesome! Great find! Believe it or not, I use a tackle box and love it.

I use tackle boxes as well. I have one for regular sewing stuff, and one for quilting stuff, and one for cross-stitch projects. They're great, with all those little dividers and levels, and relatively heavy duty. :thumbup:

06-20-2011, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by M.I.Late

Great idea quilting cowgirl! That would look awesome! Great find! Believe it or not, I use a tackle box and love it.

I do that too. I got this sewing box and gave my husband a fishing box. It was a win win situation. :thumbup:

06-21-2011, 05:46 AM

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Wunder-Mar

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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl

Get a clear glass canister to put the old notions in. That way you can keep a part of sewing history, and use your "new to you" sewing box :)

When my mother-in-law passed away, I took out "one of each" for my two daughters and bought small sewing boxes to put them in and gave them for Christmas - although neither daughter sews (but they do cross-stitch to beat the band!), they had their grandmother with them. Since there was soooooo much, I bought some shadow boxes and made "vignettes" in each one, highlighting groupings of like/similar items (needles in their "book" case holders, spools of thread and a couple of notions, pin cushions - you get the idea) and found a small thimble display case for the several that were stashed away in her several sewing boxes. These are on my sewing room wall in a no-traffic area that I can still look at when I'm sewing.