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Old 07-22-2012, 06:14 AM
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Great idea! Who'd have thought that quilting could be an incentive to eat healthy.
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Old 08-12-2012, 08:46 AM
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Those containers are great to put by the machine when you are throwing threads fabrics scraps away. Easy to empty at end of day as they don't stick as fabric holders do
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Old 08-12-2012, 09:30 AM
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I have quite a stack and after I sort my scraps by color, I like that they STACK neatly and I can see everything. Still have a bunch empty, so that means I need to use them for something else I need to sort in my quilting area.
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Old 08-12-2012, 09:20 PM
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Slap a white sticker over the "offending" label and call it done! No scrubbing required AND more time to quilt!
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Old 08-13-2012, 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Melrose R View Post
Slap a white sticker over the "offending" label and call it done! No scrubbing required AND more time to quilt!
I'm thinking of the stickers that are used as name tags at meetings, first day of school, etc. I had some leftover from my teaching days. They make great labels.

Other containers I use in the sewing room (although they aren't see-through) are the little plastic boxes that personal wipes come in. I label them and stack.
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Old 08-13-2012, 05:27 PM
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I used to watch the Bonnie Hunt talk show and her lovely mom had this hoard of saved cottage cheese and margarine tubs, just like mine. Now I’ll have to add clear plastic containers to the stash. Thanks for the tip.


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Old 08-13-2012, 05:35 PM
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And I just threw 2 away and smashed them, to boot. Doggone!
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Old 08-14-2012, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by wolph33 View Post
yes they stack nice and you can see in them.I just wish the stickers cleaned off easy-but I can live with it since it is free storage
I keep goo gone under my kitchen sink for removing those stubborn labels
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Old 08-14-2012, 11:11 AM
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love the idea for the containers and also thanks for suggesting to use them to cut into stencils and applique shapes

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I use some that way but I primarily use them to cut into stencils or applique shapes. I can trace them hundreds of times.
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i just started saving those too...great idea..! my mom threw one away and i freaked out...LOL..she looked at me like i was crazy.
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