Talk about an unnecessary item!
#73
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Another good use for those fabric boards is a design board. I take two of them (they need to be the same width), tape them together all the way around with gray tape then cover with a thin batting and then flannel (wrap over the edge of the board and staple) and they are perfect for a design board for working on a block. I keep one by my machine. Of course you can tape several boards together, cover with flannel and hang on the wall for a larger design wall. If you're using a good heavy weight flannel you can skip the batting. I have a small shop, took my SUV full of these boards to guild (I was giving the program that night on this tip), gave away a car load of boards. Recycling at it's best!!
#74
I organized my stash last year simular to this method, only I use corragated cardbord. I saved boxes from the grocery store and mail deliveries. I started out by buying a stack of the boxes they sell at Sam's club. Then realized I could ask at the grocery store and walmart for theirs. I marked one of my rotaty cutters "cardboard" and used that to cut 8 x 11 inch pieces and folded my yardage on that. I cut 5inch squares for my fat quarters. All of my yardage is on shelves in my sewing room (the cardboard bolts from Joanne's are to big for my shelves). I sort my material by color, holiday prints and neutrals.
#78
One thing these cardboard bolts are used for is for the bottom of a large tote. I don't have the pattern, but a friend took a class and they are very big for toting quilts etc. they used these for the bottom for stability.
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