10 McCall’s Quilting January/February 2020
Do you have an interesting way to organize multiple quilting projects?
- your questions
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Lori Baker
Acquisitions Editor
Does “pile-them-in-heaps-on-the-cutting-table” work? Okay—if I’m honest, I have most of
my PIGS (Projects In Grocery Sacks) in a box. Only the 3 or 4 projects that I am actively
working on are out and either on the cutting mat or hanging on my design wall.Trac y Mooney
Editor
I have about 10 clear plastic boxes, 6 unfi nished quilt tops, and at least 6 fat quarter
towers that are earmarked for quilts. Oh, and two Quilt Festival bags each fi lled with a UFO.
As I was organizing it after my recent move I decided that I am saving for my retirement.
It’s my quilting nest egg!Annette Falvo
Technical Editor
I really like using the square 14¼” plastic project boxes. They stack, they’re see-through,
and they travel well if I want to take the project to a group sew. In each box, I place the
pattern, fabric, thread, etc, plus the original invoice(s) from the fabric purchase—that way
I can easily identify the SKU’s if I need more fabric later on. I include a small notepad for
jotting notes and ideas to be revisited later on. If I’m feeling really organized I label the box
and all its components with some small circle stickers (the kind used for garage sales) with
the quilt name.Anissa Arnold
Managing Editor
I use a plastic box for each project. I tape a color copy of the project on the front of the box
so that when the boxes are stacked on my shelves, I can easily see them all. Everything
related to the project is in the box. I currently have 40-50 boxes, each load with a precious
quilt project that I WILL get around to sewing one of these days!