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08-09-2011, 06:02 AM

#91

jenniferlrn

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I would think that just using a file holder that fits on your desk would work just as well. It deffently would be cheaper and you could save your 50% coupon for something else at JoAnns, like fabric!!!:)

08-09-2011, 06:02 AM

#92

jgriinke

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Do you remember the holders for bread that had a thing in them that helped you cut all the slices the same - well - I have one of those nailed to a wall, and that is where most of my rulers stay. I also hang the bigger/longer ones on a wall nearby.

08-09-2011, 06:10 AM

#93

grannyjan

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My FIL made me these love them

ruler holders

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08-09-2011, 06:14 AM

#94

AmyBaby

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When I spoke to him Sunday he said he's doing the last bit of finish work on it.

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08-09-2011, 06:16 AM

#95

AmyBaby

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Babs194068

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Originally Posted by janell2009

Maybe I am just too simple.. I just put some nails in the wall by where I use them and I hang them from the nails.. they are right there and I can see them. But I only have 5 rulers of different sizes. So maybe people have more than that, I do not know.

I did this and ended up with 50 holes in the wall. I am not allowed to use nails. I have some hanging with the removable hangers. But they are very expensive.

This is exactly why I asked my dad to make something. My sewing room is also my home office. My husband refuses to do peg board or nails in the walls.

08-09-2011, 06:18 AM

#96

Donna Hall

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I have mine hanging on the wal. I used small anils and put them in at a slant. I have them over my cutting table so they are really easy to reach.

08-09-2011, 06:22 AM

#97

Limey

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Originally Posted by pbreon

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Originally Posted by My time

Does anyone have any good solutions for storing rulers? I don't want them packed away in a cupboard. I saw a ruler holder at the quilt store but it was $25 and that seemed pricey I'd like them to be handy and accessible.

Well, here is the way I store mine.... One day I came across a 3-plate rack that I had packed away in a box that I still had partially open from our last move... I had a light bulb moment.. :shock: and thought "this can possibly be a rack for my rulers :-P !!"
So, this is what is hanging over my cutting table... works perfectly!!!
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Good idea! One of those little toast racks might work but standing space would be needed.

08-09-2011, 06:23 AM

#98

just_the_scraps_m'am

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i'm amazed that with all the storing, your rulers aren't all scratched up!!
i only have two long rulers & they are not stored next to each other!
making soft drawstring cloth bags they will fit nicely into is on my "to do" list
my smaller, squares & triangles are sitting in a plastic tray {$1} separated by plastic lids [coffee can] so they won't get scratched...

08-09-2011, 06:32 AM

#99

meetoo82

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I had a picture of the wooden one . My son does woodworking and made one for me.

08-09-2011, 06:41 AM

#100

sguillot

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Location: League City, Texas

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I looked for shower curtin hangers but all I could find were the plastic ones and the peg was to large, but I love the idea. I am going to keep looking for those.