Can you show me your 'finds' for storage?
 

Will anyone show me things they found that they use for storage in their sewing rooms? Things not meant for storing our quilting things (scissors, rulers, etc.) but work out perfect? This was my husband's and meant for his work area in the garage. I dibs it and am using it this way.

This is a silverware caddy for a dishwasher. I use it to hold 'stuff' (corral is more like it!) that I keep out on my cutting table.

I haven't taken a picture yet but today I had a brainstorm for storing ribbon. I threaded a bunch of spools on a spare knitting needle and put a covered hair band on the other end. I can store the needles in a plastic box or drawer.

Wooden shoe cubby holds 1930's Fqs
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Empty cascade tubs from Sams house scraps
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Over the door shoe holder for Spools of thread
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Cd rack to house acrylic rulers and templates
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pods tubs to organize scraps by sizes
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I am using an expandable bamboo silverware holder to hold my EPP hexies and I have 2 of the blue kitchen carts from IKEA. I usually use one of the carts to corral everything I need when working on a project. Right now, there is just a hodgepodge of stuff in it because we moved about 3 weeks ago and I am still putting my quilting area together!!!

Great ideas.

I love the blue kitchen carts from Ikea - just wish I could figure out a good reason to buy one or two of them for myself . . .. ;)

Thanks for all of the neat ideas.

Such great ideas. Thanks so much for asking the question

Such wonderful ideas!!!

Great ideas thanks for sharing. Lets see some more.

I like to use the plastic "clam shell" containers that fruits and veggies come in at Sam's Club. The cherry tomato boxes work great for 5" squares, strawberry boxes work great for rolls for 2 1/2" strips, cherry boxes are nice for storing little projects in the making that use fat quarters. Because they are designed for fruits and veggies, they have air holes, so the fabric can also "breathe" in storage. They cost nothing, easily replaced if they crack, and they stack nicely.

Love these ideas.

I bought a bunch of decorated boxes after Christmas from JoAnn's and Hobby Lobby to put projects in. I put labels on them using the extra strong post-it notes so when I finish the project I can easily change the label.

Such good ideas! Thanks everyone!!!!

Great ideas from everyone! I use a Large plastic container that held sesame seeds to hold the small pieces of my Red Snappers and put my Wonderclips (Large and Small) in some hot chocolate tins that I had. I also used the smaller Command Strip hooks to hang my rulers from the back of the CD cabinet I use to hold my thread and other LA supplies.

I use pizza boxes to store 10 or larger squares. I get them at the local places that make pizza. I just ask if they will sell a new box. The most I've paid is 50 cents.

This is a wonderful post. I use a wooden cd holder for my fat qtrs, curtain rod to hang my quilt. pencil holder for drawers that hold my 2 inch squares. A round cheese box to hold my circle fabrics

Thank you for the pics and ideas. This is what I am working on a little each day, organization .

An unused holder for TV and other remotes holds my scissors, pens, and some rulers. Works great!

Some really great ideas on this thread.

super ideas, thanks for sharing

Thank you for all of the great ideas. It's interesting to see how everyone's minds work differently when viewing the same item. Wish I had a better imagination.

Very creative ideas!!

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No pictures but, I have kitchen cabinets, uppers and lowers complete with a 90" counter top. I have mostly quilting things in them.

I use the container the Crystal light comes in to store scissors and rotary cutters. I have my table for laying out my quilt in our basement. Then I need to take everything back to my sewing area.

gee, i have one of those that i used to use for my knitting machine... never thought to repurpose it for quilting!

perfect indeed! couldn't be more appropriate

I have one of those Ikea turquoise kitchen carts by my sewing table to hold supplies like someone else already posted.
I but pizza boxes from the local pizzaria for 50 cents to store projects/blocks in.
I found an old typewriter table and spray painted it red to hold supplies next to my hand quilting frame.
I found a wire Christmas card holder at Goodwill that I use for holding my rulers.

I use some of those ideas. I have a wire shelf that was meant to hang on the back of a door. I covered some bean cans with scrapbook paper and modge podge and store small stuff in them.
Cindy

I bought one (ordered it online-shipping is crazy expensive but would have been insanely expensive for shipping two) and it didn't fit in my sewing room where I wanted to use it. So I'm using it in my kitchen for a snack cart.

That was fun looking at all the great ideas. Thanks

I have a stack of cat litter buckets from Sam's that hold various color scraps...like, a red bucket, a blue one, etc and I also have one that is kid scraps, one that is 5" and 6" blocks, and I use the plastic boxes that Sams cookies come in...I have them marked b y scrap sizes....2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2 squares.........I also have one for stripes by sizes, 2 in, 3 in, etc..I try to cut up my scraps as they accumulate, so I dont end up with a pile of stuff........I use pill bottles for sharps that are for the trash - I love the week long medication holders for holding bobbins.....since I have several machines, each pill holder has the machine name on it, so I know which holder to get for whichever machine I am using(found these at the dollar store) , I use the half bushel size baskets (from the farmers market) to hold things like "orphan blocks" and "panels fabrics" and things in progress -I have 2 plastic milk crate boxes that hold the "yuk" fabrics - you know, the kind that is too heavy for quilts or too thin - I use these for the dog shelter (use the thin fabric for the batting inside the heavy fabric beds) - I have my thread spools in a large , round flat cookie tin - I keep all the scissors in a paper covered coffee can (2 pd size) - I saved a few pretty jars that had Pepper Jelly and I use those for small things, all lined up on a shelf they look pretty......I have 2 large electrosol dishwasher powder buckets that I use as trash cans..one for real trash and one for bits of fabric, stuffing, etc that I use for stuffing kitty mats for the shelter - I use loose leaf notebooks (from thrift stores, usually for 50 cents to a dollar) for holding all the quilt patterns I get from on line sites - this is way too long, so I need to hush....this is such a good topic ..we all have things the others of us can use......

Oh, my gosh, what great ideas! I'm redesigning my room, and I'm going to "borrow" some of these ideas.

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Empty cascade tubs from Sams house scraps
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I think you just won the award for " The Most Organized Scraps" I have EVER seen. Looks like you have a place for every scrap piece. You are VERY organized!!!!!!!!!! Your scraps, spools, and stash, I can only imagine how you have everything else organized. You are WELCOME to skip, hop and jump over to my house and organize ANY time you want! WOW. I am so impressed! Kuddos to you, wish I was as organized!

super ideas. I use the clear plastic containers for sweaters and shoes. I use my scrapbook rolling tote to take projects to class

I use one of those big colorful popcorn tins for scraps that someone gave us at Christmas time.

I use a magnetic dish I purchased at Harbor Freight for my quilting safety pins. I think it's what mechanics use to corral the nuts and bolt when their working on a car.

I hang my scissors on an old coffee cup tree. Right now it has s little chain of templates, my rotary cutters, scissors, a snake light, my pin and needle sharpening strawberry and a tape measure. (But it's supposed to just have scissors and rotary cutters on it). Go figure :-)