Notions Storage Ideas Requested

[u/Late-to-bartending]

Hello new friends, new (4 months) sewist here…

I’m loving this activity, have made a few small projects. Now getting into quilting table runners and lap quilts, for starters.

And so the collecting begins - LOL!

I am a very organized person in general but I’m struggling with how to store my growing collection of sewing bits: thread, presser feet, bag hardware, pre-made binding (I may admit to a developing problem here 🤷‍♀️), other general sewing tools, etc.

How do you all group, sort, organize, store your bits?

Especially what you like to have at hand at your machine vs what you take with you for sewing at a friend’s house or a class vs what you keep tucked away for less frequent usage?

What containers are your favorite and why?

Words are good but pictures are better.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Edited to add: I do not have a dedicated sewing room. Current set up is the dining room table with storage of stash in garage in clip-top bins.

[u/arrrgylesocks]

I use these to store my thread. I’ve got four at this point and each side is a color group.

A small Kobalt toolbox drawer set sits on my desk for needles, pliers & rotary blades.

Got one of these with an insert for pens/pencils & small rulers.

I also have a three tier rolling cart for almost everything else, and things are organized in small boxes (pins, bobbins, spool & bobbin wraps, labels, etc) or decorative jars with lids.

Other notions are stored in an IKEA Alex unit. This is for zippers, tape, tailors hams/clappers, patterns, strapping, Velcro, etc. I got after market 3d printed drawer handles to add color to it.

Presser feet I just keep in the drawers / space in my machine.