Scrap Organization

Scrap Basket Mess
Scrap Basket Mess

I saw an episode of Quilt Out Loud yesterday (?, Saturday maybe) where the Door Knock artist had her scraps divided by color.

Others are thinking about this, too. SherriD wrote a post about this very subject recently. Don’t you love the way she colored some of her words? Very clever!

Mine are all heaped into a, now, overflowing pile. This situation has been getting on my nerves lately, so that one shot was just what the doctor ordered! The basket is too small, does not fit my decorating scheme and it is not working for me at all. I am thinking of changing systems. I need something to keep them in, though.

My brain was on overdrive while I slept last night. I figured out a work problem, my sleeping mind worked on the quilt I sewed on all weekend, and I got an idea for a new scrap organization system. What a nice night’s work! Not sure how rested I was, but you can’t have everything. 😉

I went on to Amazon and they have these:

Rainbow Cart Small - 16 x 8.5 x 36 inches
Rainbow Cart Small - 16 x 8.5 x 36 inches

and

Rainbow Cart - 15.2 x 0.1 x 37.5 inches
Rainbow Cart - 15.2 x 0.1 x 37.5 inches

These aren’t very different in height, but after measuring my sewing table, the smaller one would fit better and add to the usable horizontal surface total in my workroom. One problem is that the purple drawer is so big. I wish that were for red, though I suppose I could just put the red scraps in the purple drawer. There isn’t a law or anything! I like the colored drawers as that means pre-coded color coding.

Finally, I saw this version:

Rainbow Cart Double - 16 x 10.8 x 26.5 inches
Rainbow Cart Double - 16 x 10.8 x 26.5 inches

I can’t imagine how these dimensions could be correct, but if they are, this piece would be optimal, I think. Moving it in would require some moving of stuff around, but would give me a place for scraps, remnants, chunks, etc, as TFQ said.

Author: Jaye

Quiltmaker who enjoys writing and frozen chocolate covered bananas.

5 thoughts on “Scrap Organization”

  1. I was lucky in that I already owned my two roll around bins and didn’t have to buy any new ones. However, did you know this is a great month to buy storage organizing things? And places to buy so many different types, even ones with the colored bins. Price check (online of course) Wal-Mart, Office Depot, Office Max, Staples, Dollar Stores, K-Mart, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Pier One, and on and on it goes!

    I love organizing things. 😀

  2. I got one of the double sets, tho taller than what your picture shows, for my classroom years ago. Costco, I think. I found that the construction is a little lame. The with of the frame is a bit wide for the drawers. the drawers are often falling off their track. Kristen also has one, does the same thing.

    Hopefully construction is better now.

    Mrs. K

    1. Good to know! Thanks for the tip. I am going to see if they have something I can actually look at at the Container Store today. Somethings you just need to look at.

  3. I was at Hancock fFbaric yesterday and they had one of those rainbow carts on display. I gave it a go. Shaking, wiggling drawers, pushing on one corner, etc. It is much firmer and sturdy than the old costco one at school. No drawers came off runners!

    So that model, at least, is worth considering.

    I have too many scraps to fit into those puny drawers, tho.

    Mrs. K

  4. Nice testing, Mrs. K! We don’t have Hancock Fabrics here, but perhaps they have the same one at The Container Store? I decided to look around a bit. A clear one would be ok, but that double rainbow cart is awfully appealing.

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