2017 Finish-a-long - quarter 4 proposed finishes

Today I'm linking up my list of WIPs that I hope to work on during quarter 4 of the 2017 finish-a-long. Many of these I have shared in detail before (they're rolled over from previous lists) so today I thought I would focus more on sharing some ideas for hiding storing your works in progress. Sorry in advance for the cruddy photos - they were taken late in the day and it was a bit dark).

My choice of storage for a WIP is largely determined by the size of the finished block and how much progress I have made. I tend to store piles of blocks ready to be assembled into tops in scrapbook containers stored in a cupboard. These are great because the fit blocks up to 12.5" square and have a decent depth to them. Pastry containers are also good for slightly smaller blocks (but I forgot to take a pic of my stack of those).

I also have a number of WIPs stashed in clear containers within drawers. I like these particular containers because they have clear lids, which make it easy to see at a glance what is inside. I tend to use the smaller ones for storing projects where I have cut all of the pieces but haven't sewn the blocks.

For smaller projects I like to use document wallets - they are cheap, see-through and great for storing printed instructions together with fabric/blocks. Here are a few from my collection.

For projects with a lot of small pieces I like to use serving trays. I have a small stack on them under my sewing bench

Another place where WIPs tend to accumulate is on the cutting mat. At the moment I have three projects on the go. I find little baskets helpful for storing fabric pieces - it's easy to stack them up and pop them off to the side when I need to cut something else.

Finally, I have a lot of WIPs stored in large containers, using a combination of document wallets and baggies. For example, a big tub of Christmas projects I started (but didn't finish) last Christmas.

I've listed the details of the numbered WIPs below. Hopefully I've be able to knock off a few this quarter and free up a bit of storage space for other things (like more fabric) :)

Kat

1. Ripples blocks from this year's bee.

2. Bonnie and Camille log cabin blocks from a block swap

3. Sampler blocks from the quilt block cook book sew along

4. Milky way sampler blocks

5. Bee-sewcial sampler blocks

6. Ombre gems blocks

7. Homeward bound blocks

8. Garden snails blocks

9. Fracis firefly blocks

10. Strips for a improv tumbler block quilt

11. Strips for a simple patchwork bay boy quilt

12. Scrappy trip around the world blocks

13. Swoon blocks

14. Cut pieces for a Hazel hedgehog mini

15. Cut pieces for a spell it with fabric numbers mini

16. Strips for a DS crazy coins cushion

17. 3.5" squares for a DS quilt

18. Basted, but not quilted, charity baby quilt

19. Another basted, but not quilted, baby charity quilt

20. A half-pieced baby charity quilt

21. Baby quattro quilt

22. Moxie mini quilt/playmat

23. Wild goose chase quilt

24. Glisten quilt

25. Strips and squares for a pineapple block quilt

26. Background pieces for a Geode quilt

27. In progress baby bedding

28. Hand-pieced hexi panel for stocking

29. Pieces for a Flurry quilt

30. Christmas economy blocks

31. Selvage strips so a selvage tree mini

32. Pieces for a patchwork forest mini

33. Jacobs ladder quilt.

34. Quilted stockings for my family.