wildyard

I've been doing a lot of strip/scrappy quilting making quilts for kid's in cancer units our KEYS program visits. While it's a lot of fun, I was frustrated because I couldn't keep my strips neatly sorted. After just a few minutes they become a mumbled jumble of sizes and colors all mixed up.

I recently purged my closet and had several clip hangers with nothing to hold, so it occurred to me to use them to hold my strips! I, once again, sorted them by length and this time I clipped each section to a hanger. My shelf has a short rail so I hooked the hangers over that.

Now I just unclip the length I want to use, pick out which color I want and then clip it back on the hanger. The stack of strips stays neat and sorted for easy picking of the next strip. I finished another top and my strips stayed neat the whole time!!!
First photo is my hangers with strips and the second is the top I finished today! Sorry the fabric behind the hangers makes it hard to see very well.
Some of you who have shared scraps and orphan blocks with me might recognize some in the quilt top. I am putting all those to good use! This is my 4th top finished. After the 5th one I will layer and quilt them all.
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tesspug

I use those hangers to organize my little quilts that I have for each month. I can hang three on each hanger. so four holds the entire year.

LavenderBlue

What a great idea and quilt!!

zozee

Those skirt hangers (and pant hangers) sure make neat storage . I do the same for WIPs that are ironed.

I recognize the turquoise doggie with bowls . Nit sure I gave it to you but I’ve used it. Your quilt is so wild and crazy fun !!! Eye candy!

wildyard

Smiles, I didn't buy that fabric so 'someone' sent it to me! Thank you again if it was you!!!

Tartan

Cute top! I save the plastic hangers with the clips that I get at Walmart on clothes.

petthefabric

Creat ideas for hangers & strips. and Great quilt.

jmoore

Wonderful idea for your strips...it looks like it’s working great for you. Love your scrappy quilt.

Painiacs

What a great idea!! Thanks for sharing

Snooze2978

As I starch my fabrics beforehand I use these hangers to hang up my starched fabrics to dry. I attached a large dowel rod over my sink down here in the basement sewing room just for that purpose. I also use a folding laundry dryer rack to hang a bunch of strips. This is that old time wooden rack with rods going across on both sides. I started using it when I made my 1st and only bargello as there were plenty of space to put each row in order. Now I've got it out to hold various sections of whatever quilt I'm working on. Folds up when not in use.