---
 bin/qm-create/main.go | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bin/qm-create/main.go b/bin/qm-create/main.go
index 6bd02e2..c07d427 100644
--- a/bin/qm-create/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ func createItem(c *qm.Collection, opts *options) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	it.Flush()
+	if err = it.Flush(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 	if opts.parent == "" {
 		goto out
 	}
-- 
2.20.1

also partially fix subproject creation.
---
 Makefile              |  4 ++--
 bin/qm-create/main.go | 29 ++++++++++++++---------------
 go.sum                |  2 ++
 lib/container.go      | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 lib/item.go           |  4 ++--
 lib/project.go        | 15 ++++++++++-----
 lib/tag.go            | 11 +++++++----
 qm                    |  2 ++
 8 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7a4614a..619489d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 GO ?= go
 
-all: qm-create qm-list qm-remind qm-show
+all: qm-create qm-list qm-show
 
 qm-create:
 	$(GO) build $(GOFLAGS) -o $@ ./bin/$@
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ qm-show:
 	$(GO) build $(GOFLAGS) -o $@ ./bin/$@
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) qm-create qm-list qm-remind qm-show
+	$(RM) qm-create qm-list qm-show
 
 .PHONY: qm-create qm-list qm-show
diff --git a/bin/qm-create/main.go b/bin/qm-create/main.go
index c07d427..4c74c18 100644
--- a/bin/qm-create/main.go
@@ -14,38 +14,37 @@ type options struct {
 	parent       string
 }
 
-func createItem(c *qm.Collection, opts *options) error {
-	var parent *qm.Project
-
-	it, err := qm.CreateItem(opts.title, opts.descr)
+func setParent(c *qm.Collection, it *qm.Item, parent string) error {
+	parentProj, err := c.ProjectByTitle(parent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = it.Flush(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
-		os.Exit(-1)
-	}
-	if opts.parent == "" {
-		goto out
-	}
+	err = parentProj.AssignItem(it)
+	return err
+}
 
-	parent, err = c.ProjectByTitle(opts.parent)
+func createItem(c *qm.Collection, opts *options) error {
+	it, err := c.CreateItem(opts.title, opts.descr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = parent.AssignItem(it); err != nil {
+	if err = it.Flush(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if opts.parent != "" {
+		if err = setParent(c, it, opts.parent); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 
-out:
 	fmt.Println("Successfully created item, Kommandant.")
 	return nil
 }
 
 func createProject(c *qm.Collection, opts *options) error {
-	pr, err := qm.CreateProject(opts.title, opts.parent, opts.descr)
+	pr, err := c.CreateProject(opts.title, opts.descr, opts.parent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ae1e6de..d0c2171 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.2 h1:EVhdT+1Kseyi1/pUmXKaFxYsDNy9RQYkMWRH68J/W7Y=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.2/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/integrii/flaggy v1.4.4 h1:8fGyiC14o0kxhTqm2VBoN19fDKPZsKipP7yggreTMDc=
+github.com/integrii/flaggy v1.4.4/go.mod h1:tnTxHeTJbah0gQ6/K0RW0J7fMUBk9MCF5blhm43LNpI=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.6/go.mod h1:+SdeFBvtyEkXs7REEP0seUULqWtbJapLOCVDaaPEHmU=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.10/go.mod h1:KdQUCv79m/52Kvf8AW2vK1V8akMuk1QjK/uOdHXbAo4=
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0/go.mod h1:SYymIcj16QtmaHHD7aYtjjsJG7VTCxuUUipMqKk8s4w=
diff --git a/lib/container.go b/lib/container.go
index 280bb67..5859a42 100644
--- a/lib/container.go
+++ b/lib/container.go
@@ -21,17 +21,26 @@ type Container struct {
 	parent      string
 }
 
-func CreateContainer(title, descr, type_, parent string) *Container {
+func checkParentExists(c *Collection, title string) error {
+	_, err := c.ProjectByTitle(title)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (c *Collection) CreateContainer(title,
+		descr, type_, parent string) (*Container, error) {
 	var path string
 	slug := Slug(title)
 
 	if parent == "" {
-		path = filepath.Join(CollectionPath(), type_, slug)
+		path = filepath.Join(c.Path, type_, slug)
 	} else {
-		path = filepath.Join(CollectionPath(), type_, slug, parent)
+		if err := checkParentExists(c, parent); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		path = filepath.Join(c.Path, type_, parent, slug)
 	}
 
-	c := &Container{
+	cont := &Container{
 		Title:       title,
 		Slug:        slug,
 		Description: descr,
@@ -39,7 +48,8 @@ func CreateContainer(title, descr, type_, parent string) *Container {
 		Path:        path,
 		parent:      parent,
 	}
-	return c
+
+	return cont, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Container) AssignItem(g *Item) error {
diff --git a/lib/item.go b/lib/item.go
index 13c69c7..7d0c449 100644
--- a/lib/item.go
+++ b/lib/item.go
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ type Item struct {
 	Tags    []*Tag   `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
 }
 
-func CreateItem(title, description string) (*Item, error) {
+func (c *Collection) CreateItem(title, description string) (*Item, error) {
 	it := &Item{
 		Title:       title,
 		Slug:        Slug(title),
 		Description: description,
 		UUID:        uuid.New(),
 		CreatedAt:   time.Now(),
-		Path:        filepath.Join(PoolPath(), Slug(title)+".qm"),
+		Path:        filepath.Join(c.PoolPath, Slug(title)+".qm"),
 	}
 	return it, nil
 }
diff --git a/lib/project.go b/lib/project.go
index 7f70da4..946b3d0 100644
--- a/lib/project.go
+++ b/lib/project.go
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ type Project struct {
 	//Progress uint `json:"progress" yaml:"progress"`
 }
 
-func CreateProject(name, parent, description string) (*Project, error) {
+func (c *Collection) CreateProject(title, description,
+		parent string) (*Project, error) {
 	p := &Project{}
-	c := CreateContainer(name, description, "projects", parent)
-	p.Container = *c
+	cont, err := c.CreateContainer(title, description, "projects", parent)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	p.Container = *cont
+
 	return p, nil
 }
 
@@ -47,8 +52,8 @@ func (p *Project) Flush() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	filename := "meta.yml"
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(p.Path, filename), b, 0644)
+	metapath := filepath.Join(p.Path, "meta.yml")
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(metapath, b, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/lib/tag.go b/lib/tag.go
index 0349865..869a054 100644
--- a/lib/tag.go
+++ b/lib/tag.go
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ type Tag struct {
 	Container
 }
 
-func CreateTag(name, description string) (*Tag, error) {
+func (c *Collection) CreateTag(name, description string) (*Tag, error) {
 	var t Tag
-	c := CreateContainer(name, description, "tags", "")
-	t.Container = *c
+	cont, err := c.CreateContainer(name, description, "tags", "")
 
-	return &t, nil
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Container = *cont
+	}
+
+	return &t, err
 }
diff --git a/qm b/qm
index 8f8ef47..a3b2d6f 100755
--- a/qm
+++ b/qm
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ main() {
     if [[ ! -d "$QM_PATH" ]]; then
         echo "\"$QM_PATH\" created."
         mkdir -p "$QM_PATH"
+        mkdir -p "$QM_PATH"/$QM_COLLECTION/pool
+        mkdir -p "$QM_PATH"/$QM_COLLECTION/projects
     fi
 
     if which "qm-$cmd" >& /dev/null; then
-- 
2.20.1