Happy Friday!! The end of the month means another amazing Showcase featuring members of our Aurifil Artisan team! The new year and January in general is a time when everyone is looking to get organized, so we challenged our team to share their clever organization tips! We love the variety of storage and sew organized solutions and hope you find one that works for you!
*Click on each Artisan’s name below for more details!*
Jennie Pickett – “A couple years ago I received this organizer from Totally Tiffany Organizes (it’s called the Stadium Organizer) and it is the perfect width for two large @aurifilthread spools. Since we move a lot it’s especially nice to have freestanding storage because we don’t always get to hang everything on the wall.”
Leslie Meltzer – “Organizing and sewing often tie for being my favorite activity, so I’m excited to share a bunch of my favorite ways to contain and manage thread and other sewing supplies.”
Sharon Burgess – “Today I have shared my studio space and how I store my Aurifil thread – by weight and then my thread when I am using them.”
Yvonne Fuchs – “Everything in my home is trending to be more and more minimal; for example, we no longer have a sofa in our living room (but 2 of my husband’s homemade jet engines are proudly on display!). So it really is no surprise that my stash is on the smaller side. To be fair, I typically purchase fabric specifically for a project. That being said, it’s really important to me how my stash is organized and sorted. I recently had an opportunity to refresh and reorganize my sewing space, and I am loving my bright white walls this winter! One of my favorite areas in my studio is my stack of solid fabrics and my Aurifil thread rack. Taking the time to keep them both sorted in rainbow order is something that brings me a lot of pleasure. Because I typically use 50wt thread, I keep all the 50wt thread visible on my thread rack and all of my other thread weights in a bin on the shelf beside my stack of solids. Because I usually piece my projects using 50wt Aurifil 2600 (Dove), I have a big stack of pre-wound 2600 bobbins ready to go and on my thread rack, too. If it exists, I also keep a single matching wound bobbin underneath each large spool of thread on the rack.”
Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill – “It’s a new year—time to clean up and organize our sewing spaces! I want to share 3 ways I organize my thread and some two awesome thread tips.”
Amista Baker – “Storage solutions for small and large thread spools using some unconventional products, as well as Aurifil storage.”
Ange Hamilton – “I love to work on my EPP projects whenever I have spare time to sew -whether on holiday or even waiting outside my children’s dance lessons. Zipper pouches are the perfect way to keep things together and I typically make them the 10 inches by 6inches to fit everything I need plus still being small enough for my handbag. I save space by using my Aurifil 50wt spools that are running low (rather than a thick new spool) and if I’m going on a plane I substitute the snips for a dental floss packet(the little floss cutter works just as well on thread). I also use spare quilt blocks or embroidery pieces for my pouches – great way to showcase your work and not have it wasted sitting in a drawer. For the back of my pouch I used Liberty hexies left over from another project and the front section is a piece of embroidery I made to practice my stitches (I always use 12wt Aurifil thread for my embroidery)”
Quilting with Claire – “See how I got Sew Organized to make wonderful project in 2020. Moving into a small apartment made me more organized when making wonderful quilts!”
Blair Stocker – “I stitched up the Quilted Nesting Bucket pattern by Christina Cameli. I chose to make 3 of the largest size, which perfectly fit a small stack of my Ruby Rulers and Ruby Minders!”
Sarah Goer – “Sarah shared three tips for how she keeps her Aurifil thread organized and easy to find.”
Kate Toney – “This is a video on how I keep my Aurifil thread inventory organized in Google Sheets so I know what I have, what I want and what I need.”
Shannon Fraser – “Who said organization can’t be pretty AND practical?! This style of pin cushion has been keeping me organized at the machine ever since I started stitching. Couldn’t imagine my studio without them!”
Tighe Flanagan – “I made a new sewing machine cover to welcome my new Janome HD9 into my sewing space for 2020. I used the free Closet Case pattern because I wanted to try out piping for the first time, and it worked out nicely! I also made a matching blazer and a new dress form, because, why not?”
Steph Skardal – “Piles! I love piles! I share a collection of photos from the last couple years demonstrating how I organize piles of fabric and pieced units during projects.”
Chris English – “Sew Organised. Needle Book made from some spare nine patch quilt blocks and spare pieces of fabric I had. Quilted using Aurifil 12 wt.”
Becca Plymale – “The biggest obstacle of moving a few months ago was finding new places for everything in my studio. I am taking you on a mini sewing studio tour and showing off all of my best organizations techniques in this months challenge.”
Elaina Sabado – “With the start of the new year I am excited about trying ways that will hopefully make my creative journey more focused and productive. To that end, I’ve pared down the essentials that I keep within arms reach of my sewing machine space. Of course that includes an assortment of lovely Aurifil thread. And when I need more I can happily pick just the right ones from their thoughtfully designed storage boxes!”
Kerry Goulder – “It’s still January, so I can still say welcome to the new year and a new decade. I have tons of new stuff coming down the pike and even some older stuff I haven’t shared yet. But first up – the #kidgiddystudio requires a bit of organizing, destashing and overall cleaning up.”
We hope all of these different organization tips and ideas have inspired you to use them in your sewing space!
Fabulous Artisans…………..thank you all!
Every storage idea is floating about in my head and I’m gonna to use quite a few of these.
Yvonne—I love Aurifil 2600 too and I’ll be loading up my bobbins in that color too!
I love all of the beautiful thread colors, but I love all the storage ideas even more.
Great ideas; thank you all!
Fabulous Artisans…………..thank you all!
Every storage idea is floating about in my head and I’m gonna to use quite a few of these.
Yvonne—I love Aurifil 2600 too and I’ll be loading up my bobbins in that color too!
Still looking for a local store that carries Aurifil