Work in Progress Storage
#41
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Join Date: Mar 2014
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I too shop at the place where nothing is over a $1 and have found zip closed bags in several sizes there. From one gallon to big enough to hold a finished project. I have found them to be a nice heavy weight plastic as well.
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#44
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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I use $1. plastic shoe boxes to store pre-cut squares, triangles, jelly rolls, charm packs and small scraps separated by color. Smaller bags within other plastic shoe boxes are used to sort 4 patches or HSTs by size. Uncovered plastic shoe boxes within a large drawer are compartments labeled as to press, to trim, and file. Pattern, fabric and usual work in progress fit in the flat scrap-booking type hinged plastic boxes used by Judy in Phoenix, AZ. The exception would be using a large sweater box if working on one of Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilts because I corral so many colors. :-) Confession: UFOs or almost finished WIP can be downsized to Rubbermaid take-a-longs about size of 9x13 cake pan.
No wonder DH says I have containers for everything or was that everything goes in some type of container! He's <3 right! :-)
No wonder DH says I have containers for everything or was that everything goes in some type of container! He's <3 right! :-)
#45
I like to use various size zip bags for projects or portions of projects in progress. I also have some rectangular plastic baskets of different sizes that work well for holding folded fabric set aside for use in a specific future project. This allows the fabric to still be visible so I don't wonder "whatever happened to that pinecone fabric I know I had" yet obviously set aside for that project.
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Texas
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The small 12.5" x 14.5" bags are now $2.00 each. http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponline/gift/34710
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