numberonenana

I use my empty "kleenex" boxes with the plastic on top. I keep one on my cutting table and one near my sewing machine. I put loose cut threads and/or fabric pieces inside. The plastic part on the box is great because if it gets tipped over nothing spills out.

Deborah12687

I made my cat a bed and the poly fill gets flat after time and have to restuff it and instead of using poly fill I use all those plastic bags that I get from the store and use it as stuffing. I put a zipper in the side of the pillow and I change the bags every few months.

doowopddbop

My husband gave me a new fish & tackle box for my thread and notions for our first Christmas. So thoughtful, don't you think?? We've been married for 25 years now.

Pamela Artman

My girlfriend found a standing towel rack with straight "arms" coming out of a pole. She uses it for holding strips next to her machine as she sews. I want one of those!!

brightstar_202

I am using an old dresser with my cutting table on top from Joann's. I use it as a cutting table and the drawers have my supplies in them as well as material. It has worked out well for me. I also use it as an ironing board on one side using the old pads from my mattress covers it fits nicely on one side for that. I also have 2 sewing machine tables together one with my new machine in it and the other is in the back for adding room to quilt when I am done sewing the blocks together. I do not have a lot of room so I have to improvise a lot. There are a lot of things a person can use to enhance their sewing rooms and work areas. It all depends on $ for me as I am retired and have a budget to work from. So save save save is my motto..

mhansen6

The first piece of furniture that my husband and I bought after we were married was a beautiful oak dining table we found at a yard sale. It has a leaf that folds up inside the table. This is the table that my children grew up at. It has so many memories. All the homework done at the table all the crafts and all the holiday dinners. Well this is now my cutting table. The leaf is out and my husband got me a piece of plexiglass to put over it to protect it. I bought one of those 36x70 cutting mats and it covers it perfectly. I have wooden bed risers under the feet to raise it to cutting height. My husband wanted to have a custom cutting table with cabinets below made for me, but I said NO. I am really attached to this table.

QuilterGary

I thought I was the only one that used the bamboo skewers for a stilleto. They work great sharp on one end and the other end blunt is good for pushing out corners in things.

watterstide

Brilliant Idea!
I took my sliders off and gave them away..Drat! i did fit in the space one of those wooden shelf cabinets..slid it in and works good.

AZTeri

Our dog ate Beneful at one time, and it comes in these small plastic containers. They are great for storing anything small! I have several filled with small scrapbooking supplies, but just pulled out another empty one that I'm going to use to store the cams for my ancient sewing machine. I'm constantly knocking them on the floor.

I love all the suggestions here. In a few weeks, I'm moving my craft room upstairs, totally reorganizing it and making this room a formal guest room. I'm looking forward to using some of the suggestions - especially the one about the design wall on sliding closet doors! Which makes me think of another thing I'm repurposing - the flannel back table pad for my dining table is currently being used as a design wall...ok, design table :) I need to figure out how to mount it without ruining it, since I still need to use it under table clothes.

SuziQuilterDay

What a great idea
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