Exactly what I've been looking for

I found a napkin holder at Target a week ago and it was exactly what I've been looking for!

You see my sewing space is scattered around the house a bit.  When I say a bit, I mean I have some kind of sewing area in almost every main room!

And I like it that way!

I do have an extra room where I could put most of my sewing stuff, but that would mean I'd be out of the flow of traffic and out of the loop for lots of the action around here.

With two active boys, I want to be in on all the fun too, so my sewing goes on in the middle of everything.

The sewing machine I use most often is in the dining room, I do my rotary cutting at the kitchen counter, I iron near the front door, and I do my hand sewing in the family room.

I was inspired by my friend JoAnne to look around for some kitchen items to use for organizing my many work areas.

When she mentioned she found this caddy at Target, I took a look the next time I was there.

It was a great caddy, but unfortunately for me, it was too big for my sewing space.

I kept on looking.

Two months later I ran across this napkin holder in a clearance section of......you guessed it......Target!

For me it was a great find!

I'm going to use it to keep my small patterns, rulers, notes and charm packs organized and out of the way in the kitchen when I'm doing my cutting.

It'll be perfect to hold those small items, so they don't spread out all over the counter while I work.


Since it's not very tall it will fit well and look nice under the top cabinets in my kitchen.  And for under $4, I just couldn't pass it up!

So tell me, what is your favorite quilting item used for organization or for sewing, that was originally intended for some other purpose?

Painters Tape for marking rulers is definitely another front runner for me!