Mom's sewing things

My Mom had a very unique system storing her fabric scraps and sewing supplies. She only bought fabric for what ever she was working on. One quilt at a time, she would piece and quilt until she finished it. She saved or shared with friends the scraps that were left.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    These tins were found under her sofas in den and living room, filled with sewing supplies and fabric scraps. The bakery must have gotten a deal on the tins. I have 15 and they are all the same design. Fifteen years of saved tins.

 Mom and Dad always bought a fruit cake at Christmas and the tins were what it came in. I could not let someone else have these so I bought them at the estate sale. They are still filled with the things Mom put in them.