by Ronny Sanders
We used to buy ice cream in round tubs, but they have started making it in rectangular plastic tubs. These tubs are great for quilts squares or anything else for that matter that you want to keep together. The lid snaps on tight and everything stays together I love them they are stackable and easily stored.
Ronny has provided some pictures of her ice cream storage containers.
I’ve never seen these types of ice cream contains but I will certainly look for them now. Thanks to you for the suggestion.
I also use the plastic containers from salad. as well as the ones from cosmedics..These container are valuable for all crafters and sewers
Another throwaway enjoying a second life.
Nice size containerfor storing fabric.
Gerry Murphy Mack
That is a good idea
I wish our icecream came in containers like this, the contaoiners we have woud hold tiny quilt sqwares and that’s about it, but I think I could find something similar down at the plastic shop, not surte what the cost is though. Thank yo9u for the tip Ronnie
I use LARGE ziploc bags for my projects to keep everything together. I will put in fabric, patterns, trims etc. and when I get ready to work on it, everything is there. When I buy a design and plan to use it for a particular fabric, I print out the picture of the design and put it with the fabric I plan to use. That way I know why I bought that particular fabric.
What a great idea. We don’t always need the large rectangular craft carriers that they sell in the stores. This is just right for smaller squares like for a Farmer’s Wife and a Dear Jane.
I really like this idea, where I live I haven’t seen the squared buckets either, but think the round ones would be just as effective. Good job, I have some extra buckets and think I will use this idea. THANKS
What a great idea, but as I live in the uk, we do not see the large ice cream tubs, but will try it with the samll ones we get , well done and thanks for the info you send as well
I am old and retired now but I have friends who have young married adults who have babies so I ask them to save their baby wipes containers. They smell good and most of them are rectangular and stack well. They hold lots of good stuff.Some of them are coming in decorative designs.
I have seen this type of container made really beautiful by attaching an embroidery to the top. Stick the embroidery to a piece of cardboard cut to the shape of the lid overlapping the fabric so the edges are neat and then stick the back of the cardboard to the lid. Very small containers can be made into pin cushions this way by padding the fabric.
I save the containers from hamberger meat and pork chops.
We can get these square ice cream containers at ally world.
I was wondering what you use the hamburgers trays for???
Wall mart sell this container with vanilla ice cream.
Good luck
I also use the large salad containers. I fill them with my large sized scraps from a project after I am done with them. Great for holding scraps for a scrappy charity quilt.
I have some very nice stationary boxes I use to hold my Dear jane, Dear Hannah, etc. blocks in. Just make sure to line the boxes with a sheet of acid free tissue first. Fold it like stores used to do for clothing when wrapping it like a gift.