Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Scrap Bag for Snips and Things

Well, the day finally came when I could no longer tolerate the ziplock bag taped to my sewing table. I used this to conveniently put all those clipped threads, clipped points and the little pieces of tear away stabilizer that we seem to accumulate while sewing. I found a great design that is perfect for the sewing room, grabbed a hunk of old pinwale corduroy, and whipped up the perfect solution for collecting these scraps. I made two straps, put a button hole on the end of each, then I screwed two small screws to the inside of the door, hung the straps on these screws, and Wa-La, I have a new trash bag! I used up an entire hunk of fabric that is probably ten years old and have something to look at that is more pleasing that the ziplock bag taped to the top of my sewing table! I will thin down this stash...I will thin down this stash...

4 comments:

swooze said...

Cute! I have a "bit bucket" kit I bought and ran across it in the big clean. It is on the table in queue to be sewn.

Faith said...

I love that bag idea and the heart design in the middle so cool thinking

Jeanne said...

That's not only practical and useful, it's so cute! Very creative!

Greenmare said...

Very cute! and it looks like it will hold a lot of scraps, you better bring it along when you come sew with me!