My thread is stored in plastic thread boxes with covers. A couple colors share a box. I keep my machine quilting thread separate, since it's all cotton. My serger thread sits on a wooden thread stand on my sewing table, which is an old dining room table. I have plastic covered storage boxes that hold elastic, seam tape, zippers,snaps, grommets, etc. Each box is labeled on the end and on the top. These are stored on shelves in the closet. My smaller notions that aren't in use, are stored in a dresser drawer in small boxes. My quilting fabric is stored in plastic storage boxes with covers, each labeled on the box ends and covers. Generally one color per box. These are stacked around the edges of the room and under my sewing table. I also have a four drawer plastic storage tower on wheels that holds more quilting fabric. This also serves as my portable ironing surface with a Quilter's Square 'n Press on top. It's just the right height for me to use and stay sitting at my machine, so I can press as I piece my quilt blocks. I try to be organized, but my sewing room is a multi - purpose room for me. It also holds a light stand to start seedlings in late winter, my computer desk, my ironing board is always set up and sometimes used more as a table than to iron on. There's also a dresser which holds some notions, fabric and one drawer for my gardening notebooks. My son made me a ruler rack to store my rotary rulers in, which works wonderfully. There are more slots than I have rulers for, but other items have snuck their way in to be stored upright. Lastly there's a bookcase filled with quilting books and Threads magazines.
I've used this technique also but the sewing method I learned is a bit different. Cut your fabric a couple inches longer than you need and the cording about 4" longer. Begin the same way but as you near the far end of the cording with your seam, slowly stitch away from the cord, creating sort of a funnel. Begin turning the fabric from this end. It's easy to turn this funnel to the right side and then gently pull the fabric down the length of the cording to turn it right side out. This method works on non-slippery cording.
Re: How do you store your thread and other sewing notions?
My thread is stored in plastic thread boxes with covers. A couple colors share a box. I keep my machine quilting thread separate, since it's all cotton. My serger thread sits on a wooden thread stand on my sewing table, which is an old dining room table. I have plastic covered storage boxes that hold elastic, seam tape, zippers,snaps, grommets, etc. Each box is labeled on the end and on the top. These are stored on shelves in the closet. My smaller notions that aren't in use, are stored in a dresser drawer in small boxes. My quilting fabric is stored in plastic storage boxes with covers, each labeled on the box ends and covers. Generally one color per box. These are stacked around the edges of the room and under my sewing table. I also have a four drawer plastic storage tower on wheels that holds more quilting fabric. This also serves as my portable ironing surface with a Quilter's Square 'n Press on top. It's just the right height for me to use and stay sitting at my machine, so I can press as I piece my quilt blocks. I try to be organized, but my sewing room is a multi - purpose room for me. It also holds a light stand to start seedlings in late winter, my computer desk, my ironing board is always set up and sometimes used more as a table than to iron on. There's also a dresser which holds some notions, fabric and one drawer for my gardening notebooks. My son made me a ruler rack to store my rotary rulers in, which works wonderfully. There are more slots than I have rulers for, but other items have snuck their way in to be stored upright. Lastly there's a bookcase filled with quilting books and Threads magazines.
posted: 10:50 pm on October 19thRe: An Easy Way to Turn Bias Cording Right Side Out
I've used this technique also but the sewing method I learned is a bit different. Cut your fabric a couple inches longer than you need and the cording about 4" longer. Begin the same way but as you near the far end of the cording with your seam, slowly stitch away from the cord, creating sort of a funnel. Begin turning the fabric from this end. It's easy to turn this funnel to the right side and then gently pull the fabric down the length of the cording to turn it right side out. This method works on non-slippery cording.
posted: 7:53 am on June 16th