Following on from the post on how I prepare for hand piecing quilt blocks like the Glitter blocks with acrylic templates, once the pieces are cut out, this is how I organise them. I use a mix of the plastic pockets from old spiral bound Paperchase notebooks and zip pockets. The smallest notebook plastic pockets are perfect for storing the fussy cut centres before they are assigned to a block. They're also good for keeping the acrylic templates together.
These are A5 pockets recycled from old notebooks and are divided in the centre. Each pocket stores all the pieced for a single block. I stack up the pockets and hold them together with Clover binding clips. This also stops the pieces sliding out.
I then use a mini zippa bag to store the clipped pockets and another to store completed blocks. These fit into a larger zippa bag with a mini sewing kit (needle book, needles, a few tiny pins, bobbin of thread and snips) and everything will lie relatively flat at the back of a rucksack ready for travel.
This is a travel project for me, for train journeys, holidays and weekends away so progress is slow but now I have an effective preparation method, I always have a few ready to go!
Fabulous idea, lucky you having just the right things to hand. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, and ready at hand when venturing out! Love how this stays organized too!
ReplyDeleteI have these templates too, did you find it easier to had sew or machine sew?
ReplyDeleteDefinitely easier by hand, that's how the block was designed as it's full of inset seams. But it can be sewn by machine.
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