tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post5371272101411593773..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: Vertical!Terry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-80752538198498139692011-09-24T16:14:10.687-07:002011-09-24T16:14:10.687-07:00I have a tall thin filing cabinet that I store my ...I have a tall thin filing cabinet that I store my thread in.<br />In a previous life I used it to store audio cassette tapes on their sides - gives you an idea of the depth.<br /><br />I have my thread spools organised by colour - cos that's how I need them. Only spool that won't fit is my ginormous thin polyester - all the other cones fit in nicely.Helen from Hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03628963168654748707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-59206387875183493632011-08-22T20:11:22.902-07:002011-08-22T20:11:22.902-07:00How exciting that you are getting such a beautiful...How exciting that you are getting such a beautiful studio. I love the Ikea storage system. Organization of craft supplies of any sort is always a challenge, especially when you have as many little pieces as you obviously do.<br /><br />Please give me your thoughts on my post today about my basement reno project. I'm venturing into virgin territory!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-52583852159716928012011-08-22T12:59:03.367-07:002011-08-22T12:59:03.367-07:00I store my thread is an 8-drawer plastic chest I g...I store my thread is an 8-drawer plastic chest I got at the Container Store. It's at http://www.containerstore.com/shop/storage/drawers?productId=10000528&N=62561&Nao=20<br />Now they only seem to have the 12-drawer version. In any case, I have drawers labelled by color. Everything but the few large thread cones I own fit into these drawers. I can pull out the blue drawer and take it to my sewing machine if I need to decide which thread to use. I'm happy with the system.Floris Flamhttp://www.florisflam.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-69346584552115303512011-08-22T12:53:48.292-07:002011-08-22T12:53:48.292-07:00Great post, I enjoyed ready reading it, Keep posti...Great post, I enjoyed ready reading it, Keep posting good stuff like this.term paperhttp://termpaperwriter.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-43418117786807660232011-08-22T04:48:53.333-07:002011-08-22T04:48:53.333-07:00Very wonderful to see a studio space going up like...Very wonderful to see a studio space going up like this one. Congratulations.<br /><br />And I agree with Vicky Davis - a good chair by the natural light of that window would be a haven for your early morning hand stitch meditation.Judy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-23508652629420747922011-08-21T02:50:50.101-07:002011-08-21T02:50:50.101-07:00I'm having so much fun watching the studio gro...I'm having so much fun watching the studio grow! We sign the papers at the closing Friday on our new studio so I've been paying close atention to the progress and storage ideas. Your unit from Ikea caught my eye because I can easily adapt it to my existing storage bins by just making my own rack with 1x2s. <br /><br />I have been using over-the-door spice racks like this one http://www.amazon.com/Storage-Dynamics-5-Foot-Covered-Basket/dp/B00077JFWA for thread but just bought 2 paperback book racks from Borders for thread and paint storage in the new space. I'm an out of sight, out of mind sort of worker so I have to be able to see what I have. I'm also a thread slut so being able to see the amount of thread I have sometimes makes me think twice about buying another spool. Or not.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968375210098882945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-39349477414006413972011-08-20T18:37:29.088-07:002011-08-20T18:37:29.088-07:00I see that everything is moving right along. Look...I see that everything is moving right along. Looks like a fantastic addition.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369628004197892967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-18213783409948919132011-08-20T05:35:29.984-07:002011-08-20T05:35:29.984-07:00Oh boy is right. I love to see construction progre...Oh boy is right. I love to see construction progress pictures. You lucky girl.Christine Threshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472999420963274439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-32619694111541190562011-08-20T02:52:56.481-07:002011-08-20T02:52:56.481-07:00Holy moly indeed. Thats not a studio. Its a house!...Holy moly indeed. Thats not a studio. Its a house!! As someone thinking about fabric storeage myself I second the impossbilty of neat stacks on shelves. How does that work when the pieces are all different shapes? I too practice controlled chaos After five years of fabric collection i have now pretty much mastered the chaos and am now turning my attention to the control. I have many Really Useful Boxes with secure clip on lids but also have decided to make a cutting table out of back high gloss kitchen units with drawers i can shove fabric in by colour. Dont tell dennis about the dollar washpans working just as well will you?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589254083891378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-74868192439646475842011-08-19T12:25:48.979-07:002011-08-19T12:25:48.979-07:00Thanks for doing that query about fabric storage o...Thanks for doing that query about fabric storage on the QuiltArt list--I think I'll just follow your decision on this and do the same!Penny Schine Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852332971735293361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-84163542300758392642011-08-19T12:22:19.146-07:002011-08-19T12:22:19.146-07:00I'm jumping up and down clapping my hands for ...I'm jumping up and down clapping my hands for you too!Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-53971575979642578862011-08-19T11:26:23.187-07:002011-08-19T11:26:23.187-07:00I'm so excited for you! For the loft, I would ...I'm so excited for you! For the loft, I would get a really comfy chair, small table and good lamp. Perfect place to do handwork or think about projects while you look out the window or over your studio.VVS Art Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096177015804957565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-16863705075915360952011-08-19T09:34:51.428-07:002011-08-19T09:34:51.428-07:00Looking great.
I might be inclined to set up a qu...Looking great.<br /><br />I might be inclined to set up a quilting station in the loft if I had the budget for two machines and two machine tables. So cut and piece downstairs near the stash storage and quilt upstairs. I'd also store my batting and quilting thread up there too then.<br /><br />I store my thread on June Tailor thread racks that I screwed into the wall next to the window. This way they don't get much light but they are out where I can see what I have at a glance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-10803281386678147352011-08-19T07:31:14.351-07:002011-08-19T07:31:14.351-07:00Exciting to watch the progress on your building; t...Exciting to watch the progress on your building; thanks for posting!<br />Martha GinnMartha Ginnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609132014556238098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-5567230838931873762011-08-19T07:09:37.739-07:002011-08-19T07:09:37.739-07:00Wow, it looks REAL now! How exciting! And the fa...Wow, it looks REAL now! How exciting! And the fabric storage from Ikea looks good too.Diane Perinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-13268537478881202242011-08-19T01:13:03.943-07:002011-08-19T01:13:03.943-07:00Wow! The studio is really taking shape. Perhaps yo...Wow! The studio is really taking shape. Perhaps you and the Grands can have a play house in the loft? I love the idea of sleeping up there.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367949314724875797noreply@blogger.com