Let's start with a wee bit of math. Don't worry -- it's easy!
The other day, I had to gas in my car. It's a RARE occurrence these days, and this was the first time this year. Don't worry -- I'm driving it enough to not seize up the brakes, but there are not many places to go that I can't walk.
When I had filled up, I glanced at the screen, and WOW -- I saved $1.32 because my credit card is linked to my bank. I saved THREE CENTS a liter, which got me thinking about the price fluctuations.
So let's just contemplate that for one second. We moan and groan when the prices go up -- yep -- me included. And we all know that in my neck of the woods and probably everywhere else, the gas price is always higher first thing in the morning than it is later in the day. And then, from time to time, there's a big price jump, and we usually get notification of it, and then the gas stations become gridlocked. The big question is - is it worth your time waiting in line when you get a notice that the prices are going to increase at midnight?
Let's imagine a worst-case scenario, and you have a 100-liter tank on your vehicle. OK -- I just checked, and the average gas tank on a car/van is between 40 and 70 liters. So let's say our gas tank is 70 liters. And for the sake of argument, let's assume that your tank is absolutely EMPTY when you get a notification that the gas is going to increase by TEN cents at midnight. That's a very rare occurrence that it increases by that much.
So, if my 70-liter gas tank was empty and I could save TEN cents per liter, I would save a MAXIMUM of $7.00 by waiting in line to get gas. Is that worth it to you? It's not worth it for me - the tank in my car is about 45 L, so the cost savings is even less.
The next time you fret over missing the increase and decrease in gas prices, think about this! However, I did note last week on our way home that the difference in gas from where we were to the price in the city was a whopping TEN cents difference. That's totally insane!!!!
OK -- so let's look at the storage containers.
This is the scrapbook box. I LOVE these containers, and as mentioned yesterday, they can be purchased at Micheals. I'm sure you can get them somewhere else, but that's where I've always bought mine.
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| Scrapbook box makes good storage for quilt projects |
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| The label on the scrapbook box |
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| Dimensions of the scrapbook boxes |
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| Plastic shoeboxes |
This particular one is by Sterilite, but there are many other brands. I noticed Rose mentioned that you can purchase them at some dollar stores.
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| Plastic shoebox brand |
They are great for storing my fabric scraps, projects, and supplies.
I would be totally lost without my storage containers. And I much prefer a rigid container rather than a plastic bag as they don't stack well. BUT if you don't have enough things to put in a shoebox, put the items in a plastic bag and buddy up several plastic bags into the shoe box. Label it, and it will sit much better on the shelf.
And here's another container that I've been searching for. A spray bottle! I could only find giant ones, but yesterday at the mall, I found these ones in the garden center for $1. Yeah -- it's now filled with coffee, and I'm going to use it for journal making.
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| Coffee in the spray bottle |
I had some errands to do in the car, and one of them was a stop at Chapter's, and I don't think I showed you this before. This is the current issue of A Needle Pulling Thread.
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| The current issue of A Needle Pulling Thread |
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| My project for A Needle Pulling Thread |
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| Four quilt tops for community projects |
Good grief -- I also saw this at Chapters. An inflatable toboggan. I bet that thing is super stable and what happens to it when you go over a rock? They had pink and blue ones, and I thought we were over the pink and blue thing?
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| Inflatable toboggan |
OK -- I'll finish up with a couple pictures of Little Bear. He is a good boy -- I put him out and tell him to do his business, and he does. But it's cold out there for the little guy with not much fur. He wanders around a wee bit, does his business, and comes back in. No lingering!
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| Bear exploring the deck |
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| Bear's butt in the trees |
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| Sniffing the rabbit trail |
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| My sewing companion |
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| Little Bear in his new sweater |
I've got four classes and one lecture this weekend besides the Virtual Retreat, and I guess I'll be on Zoom the entire weekend! But most of the homework is prepped - or at least the sewing part. I just have to throw the pictures into the presentations, and away we go. I need to send out some confirmation as well -- that's a job for this morning!
Check out the QUILTsocial post. It's all about applique today. Some AMAZING tips on machine applique - raw edge using a blanket stitch, as well as a satin stitch.
Here are the links to the Virtual Retreat
Well, it's time to get the day started -- so much to do, so little time!!!
Have a super day!!!
Ciao!!!
I have 5 project boxes like your blue one and I'm working to empty those this year! I aim to empty at least 4 before something new goes in-we shall see if I keep my word on that ;)
ReplyDeleteI have 5 larger bins 6inch deep, 15 wide and 28 long. 1) contains any strip remainder I might have that doesn't have a "friend pile" in my stash. 2) contains my Happy Blocks strips/centers (an onoing year after year project). 3) is my travel project bin 4) contains all the odds/ends from projects that don't have a "friend pile" in my stash. 5) contains all the fabric and instructions for Jacqueline DeJonge's class I took back in 2014. I didn't keep going and I've been afraid to pull it out but it's on my mind.
I have 1 bin that is 6x 12x 10. It contains a project not yet started-the Hungry Caterpillar. I received this kit from a friend several years ago and there it sits.
I do have a shoesize bin that is filled with waste HSTs cut and trimmed and awaiting their project. I am the person in my online group that gets envelopes and boxes filled with waste HSTs. I use them as Leader/Enders and have several longterm projects they go into periodically when the mood strikes.
I hope your organizing and sharing moves your readers to organize themselves, try some different methods and get going on their quilting instead of spending time searching.
Happy Friday!!!!!!
I also use the Iris boxes like yours; however, I have found that I prefer the way that Creative Options latch shut. They stack perfectly with the Iris boxes, which is important to me, as I see no reason to replace the Iris ones I already have.
ReplyDeleteI also use the Iris project cases that are 13 X 12 3/16 X 1 9/16 in. I store my thread in these.
I buy a lot of my cases at thrift stores, so they cost a lot less than even the sales at other stores.
I do a lot of sewing that is not quilt related, so I have some of the big project boxes filled with things like velcro and elastic.
Thanks for answering my question!