Tool Time Tuesday...Laundry Rack Fabric Organizer

Happy Tuesday Everyone!! Before I begin, I want to again thank each and every one of you who email me or leave such wonderful comments on my blog. I read every single one and even though it may take me a while to respond, know that each one means so much to me!
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Now onto the laundry. I love doing things around the house...cooking, cleaning, organizing, moving furniture (that's for you Jenny in Australia), but laundry...not so much. Don't get me wrong, I love "doing" the laundry. I have organizing bins to separate the colors, I have little baskets to carry it down stairs to the washer, I like picking out the soaps and dryer sheets that smell the best... it's putting all the laundry "away" that I hate.
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When doing laundry I use these racks all the time. I dry all our clothes in a dryer except for my husband's. He is 6' 3" and the length of his pant and the fit of his shirts are just perfect as long as I don't dry them in a dryer...hence these racks.
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However, I stole this one a long time ago for my quilting.

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I also bought this mini one for a table top version and it also mounts on the wall.
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What do I use it for? Well, I use the mini one to keep fabrics neat and wrinkle free as I'm cutting strips or blocks. In the past, I would just throw the fabric in a pile off to the side and when it was time to go back and cut more, the nice neatly ironed fabric was a mess. This way I'm not searching for it either.
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You can use the stand up larger one for fabrics too, but I've been using it when I'm strip piecing. This pattern below is Triple Irish Chain. It has 6 different strip sets. Strips that are 1 -1/2" wide and 44" long.
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Here's a close up of 4 of the 6 I have to sew together.
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This is the first strip set "A" that I cut from Moda's Rouenneries. It's all laid out on my cutting table. If I left it there and started to put together the next set (set "B")...I'm seeing a seam ripper in my future.

So here's what I have been doing for years. Hanging the strip sets on the drying rack in the order I have to sew them.

I keep this by my sewing table when I'm sewing this type of project.

These racks fold up very easily and can be stored under a bed, in the closet or behind a door when not in use. The small one that I mentioned before, can be mounted on the wall and it's collapsible too.

This rack is a seam rippers worse nightmare. It will keep you organized and all the strips will be sewn in the correct order.

Give it a try. It works so well...this rack will be in your sewing room forever. You'll never have to do laundry again. Oh wait, that's not possible. Wishful thinking though.

Have a wonderful Tuesday,

~Karen~