Hang It Up

My workspace is very small, so I am always looking for vertical and off-site storage solutions. I use child-sized clip clothes hangers to store pattern, cut interfacing, and cut and fused component parts for bags.  I also have my photography diffuser and background clipped and hanging.  Interfacings are stored on the bolt, standing in an umbrella holder that is shaped like a huge tin cup.  My rulers are in an ancient stand-up letter file.  This saves lots of flat-surface space.  Manila folders are my best friends.  They are also in a stand up file, and contain pattern pieces and interfacing scraps.  I like paper folders because I can write notes on the outsides.  Another favorite organization tool is a card file pad that has a pivot binding.  I write my cutting sizes and instructions for my bucklebee bags on the cards--one bag per card.  It's small enough to toss in my purse when I go fabric shopping.  When it comes to storage, think outside the box.