What do you use to store your current project?
 

I found small see through plastic envelopes with velcro closures at Holly Lobby. They are great for storing my triangles, squares and other pieces. They're about 4 x 6, I think and are great for keeping the pieces seperate and I can see at a glance which one to grab. I also use the zippered see through bags that sheet sets and blankets come in to store the fabric that I'm using at the time. They are great for holding all the little envelopes in and keeping everything together. I haven't been able to find these envelopes anywhere except Holly Lobby and I've looked everywhere I go because Holly Lobby is not at all close to me. I tried to post pictures but haven't figured out how to yet. I keep getting a failed message.

Mine are on the kitchen table, love seat, counter any place i put them and sometimes in my fabric cabinet on 1 of the shelves. lol. You can tell I'm not very organized and l live alone. lol.

A pile on the cutting table??? Doesn't everybody??! :confused: :D

Jan in VA

I use zip sandwich bags for small pieces. I have a quilt cut out right now with the pieces stored and marked as to size with a sharpie. I have all of these in a plastic bag I saved from a sheet set I bought. Also included some border fabric. Since I don't buy many sheet sets, I also use plastic Walmart, etc., bags for storage. The sandwich bags are cheap and work great. I use the gallon bags for some projects.

I like to keep the clear, heavy, zippered and handled bags that I get when I buy sheet sets or blankets. Been hoarding them for years for just the right purpose. Now that I quilt, they have come in handy to keep blocks, scraps and even notions. I can find what I need and don't even have to open them and everything inside stays clean and free of cat hair! Another see through storage item is a vinyl shoe bag, hung on the door of my sewing room. I hate rummaging through drawers and I never remember which drawer I'm supposed to be in!

I use the zip lock food storage bags quart, gallon, and the extra large will hold a project. I keep boxes of each size in my sewing room.

I really like piles on my sewing table right where I can touch them but it gets a bit overloaded. I often use those clear plastic containers you get in the grocery store like salad, strawberries, etc. for putting all the cut pieces for a project in. I usually have a couple handy for HST or squares left from cutting, helps to keep the mess tidy. For more permanent storage, I like zipper bags in a large size.

New pizzq boxes work well.

They stay out, visible and accessible. If they were 'stored' in something, even clear plastic, they'd never get finished.

I like to use the Artbin slim satchel.

HAHA..sounds like home, and I don't live alone...my kids are used to it tho...I even sometimes have stuff on one side of the bed, and sleep on the other!! So much nicer than a husband and the fabric doesn't talk back!!
I have a bookshelf with baskets with pieces and parts too. When I got rid of the husband I took over his dresser for stash and another place for projects!!

I have several plastic totes are about 13" square and about 3 in. deep from Joanns. I get them on sale for 50% off. They have a handle and they stack up nice. I can fit all the pieces and parts of a large quilt in it, and have room for basic sewing supplies if I am on the go. When I run out of empty totes, then that is my que to get busy and finish up some quilt tops.

i use the plastic artbin colored boxes from joannes. Usually get them with a 50% off coupon... I use blue painters tape to label what project it is.. i keep no more than 8 at a time and each is a different color.. i store everything I need for that specific project: fabric, thread pattern... so i dont use it by mistake..

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I love the Artbin products - usually in the scrapbooking section. I've got ones that are 1", 2" and 3" deep, so depending on how large the project is, I can get a lot of fabric in there, lol. As I usually do scrappy projects, I might have 20 different fq's of one color.

I "store" mine in the same place Jan does...on the cutting table with an occasional spillover onto the ironing board or part of my sewing center...:)

I do the exact same thing but I have 3 of those boxes and one larger box (for that 50 PP stars BOW). Works beautifully. I don't label the box but I throw the book or pattern in the box with the fabric and other materials.

Mine are on my dining room table. I don't use the dining room any more so it is slowly becoming my sewing studio. I like everything out in site that way I know I have to finish the project before going on to another one.

I have bins for each WIP. I like to go thru them and pick one to work on until I have to do a quicky project.

Ziplock bags. I have gallon size and two gallon size. Also tote bags to put it all in to grab and go.

I use hospital clear bags that you get to take your clothes home. I got 3 new ones yesterday when my Dad came home from surgery! Not a fun way to get them, but they can hold a king size quilt worth of fabric!

Just like CraftyPat and Dotha, I use the 2.5 gallon ziploc bags from Walmart and Dollar store. Smaller items are stored in smaller ziploc bags and then placed in the 2.5 gallon bags. Can keep everything visible, neat, clean and together.

Ziplock bags, pizza boxes, small laundry baskets, totes, on hangers in the closet, plastic bags from the LQS... :)

Pizza boxes for me! The guy at the pizzeria laughs when I walk in...all I want is the new boxes (DH buys the pie in the family) He loves telling every body in the place he is my "quilting Piason(buddy)" Gotta love him.

I store my current project all over my sewing room, on the table in piles, on the cabinets, etc. If I stop to work on something else I have a few baskets, I just dump it all in one to move it out of the way, LOL. Not very organized but works for me.

Some are in 2 gallon zip lock bags, small pieces are in sandwich size zip locks or plastic Tupperware or they are beside me on the table. Right now, it's 80" of blue bias binding I made for a runner I started last night along with my magnifiers because I had to take it all out after I couldn't get it turned. Trying another method today as it'll be appliqued down anyway.

ZipLock bags (snack and sandwich size) for individual groups of pieces.then a clear plastic box to hold the entire project.

These are my favorite quilting tool -- I prefer the Freezer Bags as they are stronger and have write-on labels. Also use the 2 gallon bags to hold the smaller ones for a dedicated project.

Ditto, here:)
I use address labels to mark the bags when needed. Either by block (as in the 12 blocks for the Undergroung Railroad Quilt)

I place the cut pieces in labeled ziplock bags and place the whole works in a rubbermaid clear plastic cake container. I usually will make copies of the pattern so that I can make notes on it and have it at a manageable size (that way I don't mess up the original). If I'm working on the project, the container sits out on my ironing board or cutting table. Then I'll remove the pieces I need and the corresponding pattern sheet. I then will place the blocks back into the container or design wall. No digging around for the pieces I need. I can misplace something without even getting up from my chair.

Just in stacks on the shelves of my guest room/fabric storage room when I've cleared off my work space on the kitchen counter. The blocks, sashing, etc. are up on the design wall. Extra fabric is stacked.

Storing projects-in-progress
 

A few years ago, my Kroger had dishpans in turquoise and fuschia on sale for $1 each. I got 7-8 of each. Each is big enough to hold an entire project with pattern, thread and even usually backing. They stack when almost full, too....so I have a couple of stacks of them. They're fun to look through when I need something to work on.

Zip lock bags for small pieces..a large zip bag that I got when I purchased some bedspreads. I save those bags and love them. I have some smaller ones that had shams in them, others from sheets, etc.

I keep my current project in an open fabric bin with the pattern in it so I don't lose it! If there are small pieces I stack them in a small box that fits in the bin. If I have a secret project that must stay out of view, I have a fabric picnic basket looking bucket that has a zip cover which works great too.

Ooo, I like this idea! I'm going to buy some of those today. I need something to keep my triangles and squares separate.

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I found small see through plastic envelopes with velcro closures at Holly Lobby. They are great for storing my triangles, squares and other pieces. They're about 4 x 6, I think and are great for keeping the pieces seperate and I can see at a glance which one to grab. I also use the zippered see through bags that sheet sets and blankets come in to store the fabric that I'm using at the time. They are great for holding all the little envelopes in and keeping everything together. I haven't been able to find these envelopes anywhere except Holly Lobby and I've looked everywhere I go because Holly Lobby is not at all close to me. I tried to post pictures but haven't figured out how to yet. I keep getting a failed message.

One of my favorites to store pieces in while sewing, is the cardboard boxes from the supermarket. When they cut around the boxes while stocking shelves; they leave a tray that is 2" or 3" deep. These can be stacked with a complete project. They are free!
Then again, I store some in the original bag from the quilt shop. I have a few projects going...Ha. A Few means maybe ten or more!

I do this too, also label baggies with size as I cut them.

I use ziplock bags to keep the pieces together and everything goes into either a regular or double size ArtBin satchels, depending on the size of the project. I do have two projects in clear 12 gal totes (lots of pieces and pattern pieces). I tried the Iris ones, but the ArtBins are easier to carry around and secures since they have real latches plus a handle. I bought them at JoAnns with either 50% coupons or when they are on sale at 40% off.

I use plastic storage boxes from Wal*Mart, one for each project and the big ones I use to put my scraps in.

I recycle all of the zippered bags that sheets and drapes come in, they're great for projects. I also use the jumbo zip-lock bags for storing BOM 12" blocks; I can then hang them with a skirt hanger on the back of a door.

It depends on what stage I'm at and how many pieces or large the quilt (or project) will be. I usually start off with everything in ziploc bags - the zipper kind and all those smaller bags (from snack to gallon) go into a 2 1/2 gallon size with the pattern or sketch and any other information I may need. As I progress with sewing the pieces together, they move to a larger ziploc. I haven't done anything yet that won't fit into one of those 2 1/2 gallon ziplocs. When I'm finally finished, the quilt (or project, is usually destined to go to another home. I keep my various and sundry projects in one of those clear totes until I'm done.