C is for CONTAINERS

If you haven't guessed by now, I kinda have a theme on this blog of mine - quilting - and yes this A-Z challenge will be in keeping with that theme. As such, today I decided to show you some of the containers I have around the house to contain things I use for quilting, plus a couple that are completely unrelated to quilting! I love love LOVE containers - plastic, metal, cardboard, whatever, I don't care, as long as it's pretty and does the job. Let's get started...

First up, a wicker basket in the living room holding some finished quilts...

A sewing basket I keep next to my bed with needles, thread, pattern pieces, a mini ruler and rotary cutter for squaring up while watching TV in bed...

 Flour and sugar containers in the kitchen (not quilting related but I love them!)...

 Metal tins, one vintage, one not, holding threads...

More metal, holding miscellaneous items - ric rac, zippers... 

Again, more metal... 

A very cute mini shopping cart holding vintage ric rac... 

Vintage (sensing a theme here!) hat boxes holding fabrics... 

Aha! A very non-vintage Kaffe Fassett shopping bag which I am IN LOVE with! Holding a current project I take places to hand applique while waiting... 

A wicker basket with my wool pieces, and a wire basket with my Kaffe fabrics... 

Plastic drawers holding my modern fabrics next to my sewing machine... 

Magazine holders which hold quilting magazines...OK, and Martha Stewart magazines too :)...

I figure if the things we make a meant to be beautiful, why not make the containers that hold our supplies be beautiful too?!