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Quiltbeagle 01-04-2011 04:21 PM

Mine hang on my wall near my cutting table. No pegboard.

kwendt 01-04-2011 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kwendt
Hiya Cowgirl...

I hang some on the side of my quilt/cut/press table, some on the sides of my tall stash cabinets. The small ones, I put in a cute cardboard desk accessory box - the kind that people use to hold letters and envelopes on their desk. Use the press board/paper covered ones instead of wood, plastic or metal so the rulers won't get scratched. I'll post a picture tomorrow.

To hang the rulers.... I use the little 3M hooks that have the folded over wire head. They are small hooks, make for 2 lbs or less I think. The wire hook swings up and/or down should you need it, and the rulers I have hanging on each one are not over 2 lbs heavy (I have a Shape Cut Plus on one, a long 6x30, etc. on them.) The 3M adhesive will come off my Horn cabinet, walls, bookshelves and such without leaving a mark or a hole. I LOVE them.

rulers on side of Horn cabinet w/ 3M hooks
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Late Bloomer 01-05-2011 04:19 AM

I keep my mats propped up in back of my dresser and I can reach for them easily. The largest one is propped up behind my bed. My rulers are hung through a belt ring that I have hooked on the edge of my bookcase (attached to the top of the bookcase). As you can surmise, my sewing room is also my bedroom so I lay out the blocks on my bed - it is very convenient.

sewTinker 01-05-2011 04:34 AM

my rulers hang on white pegboard above my cutting table. My extra mats (only have two extras) - one sits on top of one of my rubbermaid bins, and other (a sturdy, spinning kind) leans against the side of my cutting table) - not very inventive, lol...

sewTinker 01-05-2011 04:36 AM

kwendt: your quilting room is Cute, Adorable, and Perfect.

cj!! your quilting room looks Professional. wow!

jennypenny! Look how Cool yours is!

I didn't realize how many photos were in this thread. hahahaha... Love peeking in at others' creative corners. too fun.

sandyo 01-05-2011 04:43 AM

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I have a peg board that works great

plainpat 01-05-2011 04:48 AM

I use a wooden cutting board made for slicing bread machine bread.Works fine for rulers. Also have peg board on 3 walls....I keep a lot of stuff there on hooks.Some ppl use dish drainers for ruler storage I'm looking for ways to stand my Go dies on the side...as Accuquilt recommends.

sumcoop 01-05-2011 05:19 AM

Some are hanging from nails on my cabinets and some are in a rack...I got a plastic coated dish rack and a letter rack and you can look for an old record rack. These racks were found for cheap at yard sales. I am the queen of cheap and love using other things for different uses than they were intended.

Good luck!

quilter68 01-05-2011 05:30 AM

What do you mean? It is gorgeous and NEAT. WOW!
Edited to add: kwent, Sandyo, cjtinkle, and JennyPenny your rooms are great. so neat! JennyPenny, Thanks for the chocolate!

#1piecemaker 01-05-2011 05:31 AM

I stick mine behind a cabinet when not in use. (out of sight- out of mind)


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