Need Ides for storing those things you always use, then lose
#41
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Location: Mendocino Coast, CA
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Good news! I found my seam ripper when I cleaned yesterday! I also bought a small basket to hold my little things in when I sew. It's a Kenyan basket that matches the larger ones that I've purchased in the past to hold my scraps and fat quarters. Now I have a trio...very pretty!
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#42
My husband attached a long magnetic strip to the wall for me. I put the seam ripper, scissors and all other metals on it. Above it is a small piece of peg board with hooks for the non-metal stuff and the rest goes in a small tray right by the machine. This works for me and everything is in reaching distance.
#43
This is a tote I made in class. The base is 2 gal. paint bucket from Lowe's. I made the covering with all the pockets around it. I had a small garden tote (pink) that fit down in side of it that had side pockets also. It holds just about everything I need and is so portable. I had everything in a tackle box but got tired of opening and closing it all the time to find something. My everyday snips, small scissors, pencil, etc. are in the right hand desk drawer….
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#44
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Location: Venice,Florida
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Those Longaberger baskets, they need to be used.... I have 4-5 seam rippers, several scissors , marking pens, in the basket, so if I do not put one back ,Oh well, theirs another one to use. Buy seam ripper every time you buy fabric , soon you will have so many, that you do not have to look for one.
#47
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Location: Sonoma County, CA
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I like to find odd cups and small vases and little trays and bowls at thrift/charity shops and use those. To the right of my machine are several cups/trays/bowls and they all hold something different. Marking tools in one, stilettos & scissors & snips in another, bobbins in another... That way I really don't put things away so much as I just drop them into whatever bowl/tray/cup they belong in.
#50
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I try to keep the tops of the tables free from "things" There's different places for each item. The latest holder is a pincushion, trash bag and tool holder all combined. Holds small scissors, seam ripper, stiletto, pencil or whatever I need for the current project. [ATTACH=CONFIG]508245[/ATTACH]
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