how do you store your Accuquilt dies?
#11
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
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I had to find a way to store then and still be able to find the die I wanted without going through all of them. I have a 6ft table and keep my dies on it in racks, they stack in the racks on their side. I have several of the Accuquilt racks but found the dishrack at Walmart holds the same amount of dies. I have over a hundred dies and they all fit on the table in the racks. I have one rack filled with mats.
#13
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chula Vista CA
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I have the Accuquilt rack and a wire file folder that I had from work. Put them side by side, so the two of them would hold the 2 long strip dies that I have with the mats and the other dies fit just fine. (I only have 14 dies.) My husband bought a white plastic shelf unit for my sewing room a long time ago. It is light enough for me to move it from place to place when I have that urge to rearrange the room and strong enough to hold all my dies on the top.
#14
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Cottage Grove, MN
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I have my strip dies in an old dog food container with wheels. I can put it under my table or beside some shelves. I also have a metal magazine holder in the container with smaller dies that aren't used as often.
I do have some metal mail-like slots for more frequently used dies but those are stored by my Accuquilt table.
Connie
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I do have some metal mail-like slots for more frequently used dies but those are stored by my Accuquilt table.
Connie
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#15
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Washington
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Love your sewing and storage area, this is the way to store them, just done stack them on top of each other as it will cut into the next die and also ruin the foam.
Storing the dies upright, like books, is probably the best idea. The blades aren't bumping into each other and you can get the die you need without moving a whole stack of others. Remember, they are much heavier than books, so you couldn't use a regular bookshelf without reinforcing. I have hundreds of dies and my husband and I built a workstation specifically for this purpose. http://www.quiltingboard.com/mission...n-t240642.html
#16
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
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you all have given me some good ideas. live in a rural area so few thrift stores, but will stop by Walmart & Dollar Tree tomorrow to see what I can find. Also maybe the one business supply store--but it' small. I have an appointment in the city next week & if I can't find anything locally I'll got by the big box stores. I agree that I don't want them stacked on top of each other or leaning at an angle though.
#20
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Join Date: May 2009
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I have a large sewing room and a walk in closet which hubby remodeled for me during this past year. then after making it look really pretty he didn't want me to hang my peg boards in it, so he put 2 of them in the basement, which is next to my sewing room - works great for me.
I use the one for my embroidery hoops and quilt rulers, and the other for my go and studio dies:
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I use the one for my embroidery hoops and quilt rulers, and the other for my go and studio dies:
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