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    Old 02-03-2013, 06:44 PM
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    I have a six section handled container, like a silverware carry-all. My husband works for a pharmaceutical company and it was one of the "give aways" that they used to supply doctors with. I am thinking the doctors probably used them to hold vacutainers for drawing blood, or maybe to hold stationery items on the desk. Well, when the government changed the law, none of the pharmaceutical companies were allowed to give things to doctors anymore! So his company spent about 6 Fridays giving out tons of brand new items with drug logos on them to all of the employees, anyone could get anything they wanted from tables set up in the cafeteria. DH thought I would like it. I didn't particularly like the drug logo on it so I painted it with pink krylon paint and it now matches my room. The logo didn't cover as well as the rest of the carrier, so I made a pretty label that says "Sewing" and stuck it over the logo section. It works GREAT!
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    Old 02-03-2013, 06:46 PM
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    I use a metal pencil cup, I got them at the dollar store, I have one at every sewing station.
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    I have a mug with pockets for my rippers, stilletto, and small scissors, my box of bobbins and a mug for chalk pencils.
    I also keep two plastic boxes next to my sewing machine for staight pins.
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    I use an old ashtray especially for pins, bobbins, small things.
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    Old 02-03-2013, 10:10 PM
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    I have a specialty plastic and fabric binding edged carryall. It's about 15" long and about 7" wide. It has pockets all around the outside of it and a big opening in the middle. I put pens and pencils and chalk in the pockets, plus numerous odds and ends, and everything else in the middle. It has a strap to carry it, also. It's purple bound. It is very nice looking. I found it through Google about a year ago.
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    Old 02-03-2013, 10:26 PM
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    Originally Posted by beckyboo1
    Do you use any kind of organizer near your sewing machine to keep things like scissors, seam rippers, bobbins, pins etc in?
    LOL, I know for certain you've never peeked in my window. My table top is my "organizer".

    Actually my two magnetic pin trays snag most small items--seam ripper, nippers.
    And I've got a couple coffee cups and a couple cans for longer items.
    But most just lay on the table.
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    Old 02-03-2013, 10:29 PM
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    Originally Posted by Dolphyngyrl
    I also have a coffee can with pockets that I used to use on my cutting table when I had room for it which now I don't.

    I'm always making little things--------------I need to make a coffee can pocket thingy! Might do that tomorrow. WITH BOAT ANCHOR SCRAPS!
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    Old 02-04-2013, 03:46 AM
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    I bought the largest silverware tray I could find and use it to hold all of my smaller sewing supplies and tools.
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    Old 02-04-2013, 04:14 AM
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    I have a small clear container to keep all the little stuff. Marker, chalk, seam ripper, extra bobbins, needles, little scissors.
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    Old 02-04-2013, 04:14 AM
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    Two coffee mugs, two metal divided containers just for sewing I bought at Walmart years ago and a small flower pot my son decorated when he was in second grade.
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