so back in july of last year.
i found "beep beep" fabric @ the long beach quilt festival
it's by hoffman & i had been searching for it...
so when i spotted it... i bought a ton of it to make a twin quilt down the road for elijah... i put it on the back burner thinking i had plenty of time... well he has been in his twin bed for almost 2 months now... since his little sister will be here soon... {another 2 months}
{ this was him a year ago... but so cute i had to share!}
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4391069508_d94895ffa2.jpg)
this would be a more recent photo.
courtesy of my SIL karin via flickr
so no more back burner...
gotta make some progress!!
i decided to change the measurements
& do a twin size version of my play school quilt
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zKI59C_Ebps/S5chENLHp0I/AAAAAAAAFLw/ogpeemChr3g/s400/elijah_twin_wipwed5.jpg)
here is the first half laid out on the floor
{the design wall isn't big enough!}
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the rest of the fabric.
for backing.. binding.. pillows.. etc
is being stored in here
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zKI59C_Ebps/S5chDPXiGTI/AAAAAAAAFLk/YNcHNTyUyVw/s400/elijah_twin_wipwed2.jpg)
i have a few of these storage baskets from target
& use them to keep my most current wips.
the handles fold in like this...
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and it makes it so you can stack them like this.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zKI59C_Ebps/S5chDgDZBKI/AAAAAAAAFLs/IGaaHmzPwBo/s400/elijah_twin_wipwed4.jpg)
how do you store your works in progress?
hop on over to quilter's daily to join the blog along...
share your wips & how you store them!
22 comments:
Nice start on the big boy bed quilt :). Those stackable baskets are a great idea for WIPs. I tend to just have WIPs in piles or bags. Not the best and certainly not very efficient. I may have to make a trip to target.
*clears throat*
well it's about time.
jk.
like i have any room to talk.
*wink*
I have a pile of that fabric too...waiting for a grandson to come along, currently its all sweet girls. Nice ideas on the baskets, I'm a 2 gal zip lock type right now.
What is this thing ~neatly, stacked storage?~ I thought everyone had piles of WIPS stacked over every surface of their house! HA!
He's going to love his new quilt!
Good start! I am a hand sewer so i keep my wips on the back of the couch!
my problem is I did not do this now I have no memory of what fabrics are for what project love the storage baskets you found
That is great fabric, can't wait to see the finished product! I have a bin on wheels that I keep my WIP's in, it rolls right under my sewing table when I need to clean up the sewing room. Thankfully, I only have two WIP's right now!
I love that you're making a larger version of the play school quilt! I recently got a Make Life layer cake and jelly roll so I could join in the fun too :-) My WIP storage is kind of sad - they pretty much just sit on the guest bed in my sewing room. But I find that by not storing them away, I'm motivated to finish them faster because they're in my way!
So perfect for a little boy. I love the fabrics.
That will make a great big boy bed quilt. I like those baskets too and a very reasonable price! Jenn
Oh, a big boy quilt!! I'm using 2 gallon ziplocks right now, but I'm lovin your stackable bins - so neat and organized!!
Cute, cute, CUTE! I love the polka-dots. I see them everywhere these days. LOL! :)
I store my WIPs in whatever is handy and will stow in our RV! :)
Cool storage containers. I like how they can stack. I store mine in the drawers of my sewing cabinet (I have 12 drawers) and when those are full (like always) I store the others in pizza boxes (not used ones). :)
I love the Beep Beep fabrics! I used some for a quilt commissioned last yr and I have some leftover still.
My WIPs are folded and stacked on the top shelf in my studio... I don't have too many things going at once so it doesn't get confusing. Much.
All over my sewing room. Wherever there is a spot. I think I need a few of those bins. ;)
I love your play school quilt and what a cute idea to make a bigger version! I love the beep beep fabric... too cute for boys! On a side note, I have some of those bins from Target and here's the thing... I had NO IDEA they stacked! Haha! Thanks for teaching me something new about something I already own!!!
It is coming along so cute. I showed E the pictures and he loved the fabric and was excited about it. We ate so lucky to have such talent in the family to bed such a cute original bed quilt. Can't wait for the finished quilt to come home.
I love Beep Beep! and I love those bins! Can't wait to see all the coordinates for the quilt!
Love the colors, so perfect for a boy. I'm working on a large quilt (somewhere between twin and full size) for my little guy who is turning two next week. I want him to be able to have it for a long, long time. I've been saying there is no rush since he is still in his crib, but after reading this post, I realize how quickly that changes. They just grow up too fast! Your nephew is so cute, I love the photo of him in the car :)
It is a gorgeous quilt for a so sweet nephew. I just bought a bunch of bins for my wip. They don't stack as well as yours do though.
love this line!
i store mine in little bins too
My kitchen table is where I sew, and I usually have 2-3 projects going at a time. I bought those 2 gallon zip bags, they work well. I then put those in a square basket I keep in the kitchen. I try to keep it clean, but it's hard haha :) I have some of your blue bins though, I use them in my living room for Wii stuff. The baby quilt is adorable, great colors. Your nephew is a doll, they grow up so fast.
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