This week I will show you around my thread and buttons and odd stuff storage.
The first stop is thread storage. Let me begin by saying I love thread!
I keep all my cotton thread on spool racks on my sewing table where I can reach them in a hurry. I use Superior Masterpiece 50 wt thread for most piecing and machine applique work (spools on the right). I also use Connecting Threads Essential threads. I find they come in many more colors which I need for machine applique and they are a sturdy cotton 50 wt 3 ply long staple cotton. I don't use them for hand sewing, however, as the twist is not as tight as Masterpiece thread, and it tends to wind up and knot faster when whipping down binding.
This little clear jar has a spinner top with 6 compartments for buttons. I store them by color.
I keep all my cotton thread on spool racks on my sewing table where I can reach them in a hurry. I use Superior Masterpiece 50 wt thread for most piecing and machine applique work (spools on the right). I also use Connecting Threads Essential threads. I find they come in many more colors which I need for machine applique and they are a sturdy cotton 50 wt 3 ply long staple cotton. I don't use them for hand sewing, however, as the twist is not as tight as Masterpiece thread, and it tends to wind up and knot faster when whipping down binding.
In the drawers beneath the sewing table I store polyester and rayon thread for machine embroidery.
I use Superior Thread (spools) most of the time, but I also have a nice selection of Iris embroidery thread (small cones), which I really love. It has great sheen and is very strong, with great colors
In the next drawer down is Wonder Fil thread in several weights. I LOVE LOVE LOVE using InvisiFil 100 wt for machine applique. It is my new go-to applique thread. I don't need a wide range of colors like I do with cotton, as this thread blends into everything.
I also use Wonder Fil Deco Bob, an 80 wt bobbin thread. I can't say enough about this great thread for machine applique work. It is the best. Yes, I even like it better than Aurafil, which is a wonderful piecing thread. I also have a small tub filed with prewound bobbins. Yup, I love them in my 240 and my 440, but sadly they don't work in my Bernina 790.
My serger sits on my sewing table so I also keep serger cone thread handy. I have basic colors stored in the plastic drawers which sit under my ironing board.
On the other side of the room is a storage drawer with thread I don't use often. One box (the one on top) holds silk thread. I love to use this for machine applique, but have a very limited quantity of colors.
The plastic containers keep it clean and dust free, and keeps moisture out. I can grab the plastic tray and bring them all over to the machine when I am ready to use them. I keep a selection of 50 wt and 100 wt silk thread on hand.
Beneath the silk thread is an Aurifil collection of 30's colors I use when work with reproduction fabrics. There is also a storage bin for rayon thread and extra spools of embroidery poly I don't use very often. Most are duplicates of spools I have in my other drawer.
Last, I have this old cute storage draw container for odd bits. I don't use it much but it was my first storage purchase when I was a new quilter, and it held ALL my tools, back then. Now it holds odd bits I don't use very often. LOL
As for button storage, um, you can tell I am a bit low on buttons! Hahaha. I actually do have more, but they are in my vending bins with other items I sell when I have a booth. I have been downsizing my buttons for several years now and this is a good thing!
Now you get to see the real me! This is my ribbon, elastic, and zipper drawer. Yes, it is all thrown in there in a jumble and I am fine with just closing the drawer and not thinking about it.
I am a bit better with crochet thread and embroidery floss. Although, I also have bins with hand embroidery projects stored for a rainy day.
Ok, I have a lot of bins with embroidery projects store, and some Block of the Month kits, and some themed fabric, and. . . . .
a few project bins with fabric and pattern ready to go when I have time. And a few bolts of fabric just in case I need some. (Tongue firmly in cheek)
So that is the tour of my thread, button, and embellishment storage. Hope you found a few ideas you can use. This week, I have a pack of Aurifil thread to give away. Leave a comment below to be entered to win.
And as always! Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to visit the other designers on the hop to be inspired by their storage solutions and enter more giveaways.
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- Kate Colleran of Seams Like a Dream
- Kris Poor of Poor House Quilt Designs
- Jessica Caldwell of Desert Bloom Quilting
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