Pat and pups

I bought a large pill container--one of those with the days marked--at Harbor Freight. Machine needles are now sorted and the size written on the tops with marker. My life is easier now. LOL

oksewglad

Ok have a question. We get cow boluses (big calcium + mineral pills) in a sturdy cylindrical container 1 1/4" diameter and 6 1/2" long. Has a snap on lid. What do I do with these containers? Would store crochet hooks beautifully, but that would take care of just one. Buttons, maybe. I could roll up a mini quilt and use it as a mailing package.

quiltmouse

bobbins? needles disposal? beads? Taking small number of pins in a portable project?

I use a lot of airborne & save those tubes for beads. hmmm, mine could work for needle disposal, too.

SewExtremeSeams

a traveling sewing kit, pre cut pieces for hand sewing, embroidery supplies, etc. :-D

PS: non sewing: my DH stores dried seeds he saves from cantaloupe and watermelons that we eat for next year's supply!

ThreadHead

I use the LARGE plactic zip bags from the dollar store
15 x 15 and 18 x 22

Come to think of it .. I have a box that I use for my patterns that I have had for 54 years. It has the date stamped on it from the Post Office when it was mailed to me. Ha Ha some of the patterns are about that old too. I worked at a 5 and dime store in the fabric department and when they had a close out on the patterns, I grabbed a few. Some I have never used at all.
Syl

4dogs

I use the large plastic buckets that cat litter comes in (I get it at Sams)..I had labels on each of them, with colors and I put all my 4" squares in them.......when one gets full, I know I have enough to do a quilt, in whatever color it holds. (these are the left overs, cut to square size)> I also use the cookie plastic tubs from Sams, to put the smaller cut scrap squares in.........they have lids too, so labels for 2", 3",etc.........and they stack, with the lids on.I have my small scissors tied to a long ribbon, and that is tied to the drawer pull on the sewing machine (always dropping it, now I can pull it back easily).I use one of those litter buckets beside the machine, to catch all the scrap pieces in, and then I go back later and cut them to usable sizes. I also have a bucket for "strings" size pieces.

DonnaB

Thank you TonnieLoree, it is a miniature, fun to do....DonnaB

SandScraps

I cannot walk past any kind of bag or containeer without trying to think how they can be used in the sewing room.
Empty metal 750g coffee tins are great for threads, little pieces of paper or even crumbs and if they stand on their plastic lids, they tend to stay put and make no marks on the floor. An eraser makes a great protector for the sharp point of the seam ripper, but the silicon ear goodies that children wear when they swim, work even better. I re-use 2l icecream tubs for scraps so the bright light can't bleach them and have a vast array of biscuit and chocolate tins for notions. A great favourite is the boxes of mother boards, they are slightly smaller than pizza boxes but a bit higher and great for WIP. The computer stores collect them for me. The flat cardboard boxes that brings your large calendars from suppliers make excellent storage for block and WIPs and easily take a 12" block. I staple large ziplock bags inside the back covers of magazines to store the pull-out pattern sheet and templates I've made.

KerryK

I love love love these things! (Love the CL tea, too!) I have a bunch of them that I use for various things. One way I use them, in addition to storing quilting stuff, is in the fridge. I keep the extra packs of taco sauce, catsup, jelly, etc. from fast food places in them. My DH thinks I'm nuts hanging onto all of them, but what does he know? LOL

KerryK

I just thought of something ... I have probably 12 or so of the little clear jars that pimentos come in. Now what can we use them for? Needles maybe? Buttons? I'll have to get mine out of the cabinet and think about this!