I don't have a problem with them as I quilt in my dining room mostly on the weekends and my storage is in my bedroom closet.

I just wish mine all matched! I have a few sets of different ones I've gotten at different times. The most I have is 5 of one size/ type...

I don't have any tubs but I have the Sterlite cabinets. Four of them line one wall of my sewing room. It is amazing how much they hold.

I have clear storage containers and some fabric on boards. What I have in the larger containers are some heavier fabrics like upholstery and some heavy knits. I do have a couple empty containers that the full containers are able to nest into. Those fit under my sewing table and to the very back right hand corner. DH reupholstered the headliner of his truck this past Sunday so there is some of that fabric left. I'm going to use it to line a small gun case for him. He was going to toss it. I have an old large jewelry box that has seen better days. This will work perfectly. He put a lock on it. I usually attach a note to the material for the purpose to use it. I need my clear storage.

Sorry, but Sterilite containers are friends of mine. I hope they never go out of business. I love the ones that are clear and do not have colored handles so they can all coordinate in lovely clear! LOL

We quilters come in all sizes, shapes and kinds... including likes for storage. AND, we do need storage.

I absolutely love my Serilite totes! I use them to keep my customer quilts neat, safe and in order that they came in. They stack/fit nicely under my longarm machine. I just ordered more the other day because I never seem to have enough.

I prefer the ones with drawers so you have more accessible storage. Think I'm going to have to rub soap along the edges so they will open and close more easily though.

I use the small ones. I don't like the big bins. I found these at Walmart for $5 in the school supplies. I have almost bought all the clear ones they have! There are purple and pink color too. Online Walmart it sells for $13 and in store it's $5. ????

http://www.robertscrafts.com/default...FTRo7Aodx3YAdg

I also love my plastic containers. But, like you, YOU/I can have too many. I have reduced my stash by a 1/3. To someone who can really use it. I have donated finished tops that were nice practice pieces or things that My tastes had changed on. I have passed on projects that I really had no interest in finishing. It really free'd up the perceived stress in my mind. I have what I really really love.

So now, it's time to use it/finish it. NO more additional bins for me. I'd like to keep it to exactly what I have. I live in a small home with limited closet space. So the bins make everything look organized without being crazy. And, I can find what I'm looking for at almost a glance. Like SusanSusan above, I really wish they all matched. But, the manufacturers keep changing the size and styles. Mine are close to being the same. And hence the decision to try not to buy anymore containers.

If your overwhelmed by your stash. Take control in whatever works for you. Hope you have fun making room in your containers/drawer system In whatever way works for you.

I have bookcases full of fabric, storage units with doors (not ideal because I can't see what's inside), dressers (still can't see what's inside) and all different sizes of plastic tubs that I can see inside. Some are stackable. Some are huge. Some are drawers. I love them all. If you don't want yours, I'll buy them from you. I need more.

This is a funny post - we are all desperate for storage and we will all try anything, with hopes that it will help. Plastic is the "material" of the world, and we are all stuck with it. I just want "dust free". I will do anything to rid my world of dust, except dust (I could dust everyday, all day, I hate dust).