Fat Quarter Storage with a Sizzix Die
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I saw recently that Sizzix had come out with a special die for folding fat quarters. Basically, you cut the die from cardboard (I used comic book boards), and wrap the FQ around it, and they store in regulation-size photo boxes. It's a pretty ingenious idea for a die. I have a Sizzix Big Shot (kept from the days when I used to scrapbook instead of quilt) so I bought the die, and I have to say I love this type of storage for my FQs! I used to fold them the way Nancy Zieman demonstrates on her website, but that method creates a lot of folds and requires a lot more pressing. This method of wrapping them around the Sizzix die-cut has only two folds long-ways, which is nice.
I have an old VHS video cabinet that I had repurposed to hold my FQs when I had them folded up small. Now it's holding my photo boxes, with all the FQs sorted and boxes labeled (I am a labeling fanatic). The other items you see in the photo are my panels, which are folded around comic boards also.
I have an old VHS video cabinet that I had repurposed to hold my FQs when I had them folded up small. Now it's holding my photo boxes, with all the FQs sorted and boxes labeled (I am a labeling fanatic). The other items you see in the photo are my panels, which are folded around comic boards also.
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The boards, when cut by the die, are designed to fit in a 4x6" photo box. So I usually cut them a bit bigger, maybe 5x7". They can't be any larger or they won't be able to go through my Sizzix Big Shot machine.
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