| Fishing tackle box has many compartments and opens up to reveal many levels of storage. Great for separating all your knick knacks.
Pizza Boxes. Can be purchased from your local pizza establishments. Great for storing fabrics, patterns etc. Easily labeled and can be stacked or stored under the bed or dresser.
Quilt design. When making a quilt for children, you can add a "secret" pocket that only you and the child know about. You can then add little notes or goodies in the pocket whenever you visit the child.
Use a the peep hole device (found at hardware stores) that are used in doors to see a full quilt - even though you are up close. Very useful at quilt shows where there are a lot of people and not much room to stand back. You can also use opera glasses or small binoculars to get a close view of the quilts - especially if they are hung high on the wall.
Airplane quilting - New security won't allow you to take scissors onboard an aircraft. You may still find a way to quilt in flight - use a dental floss container to cut your thread.
How to take professional pics of your quilt even though you are an amateur with amateur equipment:
1) Lighting: Take a picture of your quilt outside. Overcast or cloudy days are the best. Nature’s sunlight provides great diffused lighting.
2) If you need to take a picture of your quilt indoors – remember that the closer you are to the quilt when taking flash pictures, the more color and texture will be lost. Try to use strong indirect lighting and turning off the flash mode on your camera.
3) Position yourself directly in front center of quilt to avoid the illusion of the picture of the quilt being “off square” or distorted.
4) If using a manual focus camera – put a sign or paper with lettering on the quilt to help focus – remove sign when ready to capture the photo.
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