Hi I am new to the site and to quilting. I am looking to make a small container that can be hung from the side of the table to put scraps and thread in. Can anyone help me with that?
Thsnk you.

Hi and welcom from MA.

this will give you some ideas
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php...ng_id=34311100
here is one

http://www.sewmamasew.com/store/medi...nOrganizer.pdf

Hi and welcome. I love the coffee filter idea.

I think a long time ago someone had a post about this, I don't have time to search right now and if a miracle occurs I will search for you. I think it was called a thread catcher. Welcome to the board.

Send me a pm. I have one of those things and it only gets in my way. I use the Eleanor Burns method of tossing scraps behind me in the general direction of the trash bin.

Funniest but most useful thing I've seen is a friend of mine had her central vacuum hose taped up close to her machine. She just flung the thread and scraps to the hose and it was gone in a flash. :D :D :D :D :D :D

The coffee filter idea is great! We have a ton - but no coffee maker anymore and I always have thread sitting on the table getting pushed around.

A brown paper bag tapped to the table top (as long as it doesn't remove your table finish) is perfect. Fill it up, throw it away.

That's what I use too. But I might try the coffee filters since I have a bunch of them.

Here's another freebie.

http://www.kquilts-studio.com/pincus...her_tutori.htm

:lol: :lol:
That's what I do!!!

Me too!!! I have a trash can about 2 feet from my sewing machine, and if I make it in, great......if not, I have a very handy broom that I use at the end of the day. Works!!

Have you noticed the advertising that is at the bottom of each page when we post? The one that I just saw on this post was for dumpster rental!! I would hope that nobody has THAT many scraps while sewing!!

I use a small shopping bag like you get at Yankee Candle or from a 'fine' department store when you buy something small at the cosmetic counter. They have flat bottoms so they stand on the floor by themselves and they make me feel 'elegant'- cause I usually don't shop at those kind of places very often.

Renee

Hi and welcome! I've done everything from Elanor burns method to paper bags, or plastic bags, taped on the table, to toss-in-in-the-general-direction, to coffee cans on the table. I think it's probably what works for you. I usually clean up after a project is finished, but sometimes it has to be sooner...too much mess otherwise!
Diana

Thank you for the great welcome and all the ideas for thread collectors. I do like the idea of the coffee filters and I am going to try one or two of the web sites. Thanks again.

i use a large lunch sack, fold the top down about an inch on all four sides
then tape it either on the left or the right side of where you sit at your machine. when done sewing for the day just empty it or throw it out. i just empty it and put it back on for the next time.

You mean you are supposed to put them IN something? Heck, mine goes on the floor. Much, MUCH easier. Then the vacuum works great at picking them up. No bending over! :)

had a real problem with throwing scraps and threads on floor. all that mess wrapped around the wheels of my chair and ruined the chair now it wont roll across the floor anymore.

I clean the wheels on the chair once a month. Yes, threads and such get under there. But, it's just as bad as having the chair on carpet. Same things happens, especially when you have cats that shed. Their fur will go under there too!

I keep a small wastebasket under my sewing table, I pull it to line up with the edge of my sewing table. Then I all I do is just brush the threads off the table and they fall into the wastebasket.
Kind Regards,
MaryAnna

[size=18][color=darkred]Hi and Welcome from western Montana. Around here we whip up a small/ med/ or large "pillow case" made from scrap poly.. then we fill it with our fab/ thread scraps. When it's about 2/3 full, we sew it closed and donate it to the Humane Society for pet beds. They love 'em and we feel good about recycling. We started this a couple months ago and have donated about 75 beds so far. It's a great idea for retreats, too. sue :) :lol:

A great idea! Beats me throwing them in the floor.

When I was teaching second grade, I made little trash containers for each group of students to use during art projects. Using old gallon milk or juice jugs, I cut off the top and left the handle on with a big L-shaped cut. This leaves the bottom half intact to collect the trash and the handle makes it handy to grab when you need to sweep off the table top or empty at the end of the day.

I have been using several of these containers for sewing for about five years, and find them very handy to keep threads and snips of fabric off the floor. I keep a breath mints tin or old sewing machine needle case in the bottom for needle discards.

Hi I have a tutorial I found online and downloaded. It was by Sew Mama Sew. I think it was on her blog. Phyl in MA

I use tissue boxes to discard thread and small scraps. They work extremely well and I have one by every machine. I particularly like the small square ones that have flexible plastic flaps. If the box happens to turn over or fall in the floor, nothing is lost. When empty, just toss it and get another.

My quilt mentor brought me an emply tissue box (one of the small tall ones) as part of my essential start up supplies. It works great!

I like Loretta's idea of the coffee filter, but I would add to that I compost my fabric clippings and thread snips (and coffee filters with grounds, actually). They are 100% cotton and the worms seem to love them. I enjoy the compost each spring and like to think of how each thing eventually goes back to the Earth!

Thank you for submitting the link to the pattern, look forward to making this one!

The coffee filters are a wonderful idea! I have a fabric bag that has sand or something in the top to keep it on the sewing table, but it is hard to get the threads out. I'm going to try the filters

I use a zip lock bag and masking type to hold it on , works just fine for scraps, when its full throw it away!!

Frugal person that I am, I use the paper or plastic bag taped to the table edge. I do not throw away the threads tho, I take them out and spread them around on the bushes and small trees in our yard in the Spring, and the birds love them when building their nests. ---Always recycling. Ruth

I made the second pattern link listed and put an empty cottage cheese container into the bag, it saves time on cleaning up of all the threads. I have a quilting frame and I just made an extra bag that I added 12 inch straps that velcro around the frame so I have a waste bag close to my quilt frame.

Mine is similar to the ones in the websites, but instead of weighting with sand or rice, the flat section that lays on the table is a pocket with a ceramic tile in it. The weight of the tile keeps it on the table.

The last quilting class I took supplied a small paper bag that you could just tape to your table. That being said, I have three thread, scrap bags for trash: one is a very small bucket that I keep near the ironing board for the scrap thread I cut; the other bucket is larger and I keep that on my cutting table and the third is a weighted thread holder I bought at a quilt show. Love them all.

My problem is the thread sticks to my hand and ends up on the floor instead of in the bag.

Here's one from a previous thread.

http://mellebugandme.files.wordpress...r-tutorial.pdf

Wow Sue, What a great idea! I'm going to give that one a try!
Kind Regards,
MaryAnna

re-oranizing, and cleaning for thanksgiving, i moved a lot of my sewing stuff to the basement. and i ended up with a tall cardboard box that sits at the end of my sewing table. this has been working real well. hope you all had a nice thanksgiving.