Greatest Ruler Storage Solution I've found - -
#11
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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QuiltE...still playing with buckets from your former life? It looks like it's working for you. My table top is limited in space so I have a plastic bag hanging on a nearby door knob for fabric scraps, regular waste basket and my rulers are just under my table on the 3 wide drawer plastic units that are so readily available.
The brass bin sits up against a pillar, otherwise, no wall near the table. I was SO tempted to put a garbage can at the end of the table, next to the pillar as there is plenty of room. Then decided NO, bad idea ... something could fall into it, and could easily be lost without knowing.
#14
I never thought about anything except hanging mine and now I have too many. But looking at this thread, I realized that a good solid wood magazine rack would work perfectly for me. Thanks for the idea.
#15
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 7,312
I have an old wooden cutlery tray I got from my mother years ago. She bought it at Wolworth's for 29 cents. It still has the price sticker on the bottom. As convenient as I find the UPC codes, I do miss the old price stickers as a way of documenting what things cost.
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#18
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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At the cutting table, I have an utility tote sort of things that has four sections in it. Kind of like the basket that many dishwashers have. It sits nicely in the wooden tray, shown in the photo on the cutting table. My rotary cutters go in there, pencils, markers, stitch ripper, etc. So that the stitch ripper does not fall down and get lost, I have a small pill bottle taped into the corner, as a holder for the ripper.
#19
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2,061
http://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-Thr...d+file+storage
The sides are solid, so the rulers can't fall out. It's inexpensive and doesn't have a large footprint. My rulers are tamed..........finally!
The sides are solid, so the rulers can't fall out. It's inexpensive and doesn't have a large footprint. My rulers are tamed..........finally!
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2,061
I have a large coffee cup for pencils, pens, etc. and a divided tray for all the other little junk. That way I can move it all at once if I need to clear my table. I also like the cut down cartons that beer or canned vegetables come in to corral all the blocks/fabrics for one project. Use plastic donut boxes to hold leftover binding. Love those FREE items to use in my sewing room. If I find something better they can still go to the recycle bin.
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