How do you organise your fabric stash?
#32
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I don't know about anyone's reasons but my own.
As for me, I use the comic boards because I like having
the rigidness of the boards for storing my fabric on my
Ikea "Billy" shelves. PLUS it gives me something to tape
the "labels" to which is how I track my yardage.
My shelves take up far LESS room than a dresser does,
and gives me a lot more adjustable storage space.
As for me, I use the comic boards because I like having
the rigidness of the boards for storing my fabric on my
Ikea "Billy" shelves. PLUS it gives me something to tape
the "labels" to which is how I track my yardage.
My shelves take up far LESS room than a dresser does,
and gives me a lot more adjustable storage space.
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Cari
#34
Actually, right now I am sorta organizing. I am giving my studio a total reorganization. This means placement of bookcase,cabinets, table, design wall, sewing machine, serger, and on it goes. Two friends are going to thin the herd of stash. Only one downside to this is that my living room looks like a temporary disaster shelter for quilting/sewing supplies.
I actually have large quilting bags holding things that get recycled to other places like quilting groups or community center.
#35
I wrap anything that is one yard or larger onto comic strip boards so they will stand in my bookshelf. If it's too much yardage to reasonably be wrapped, it goes into a drawer. Anything between a half yard and a yard gets wrapped onto comic strip boards that are cut in half, then are put into a clear drawer. If a scrap is smaller than a half yard, I will cut it into a fat quarter of it's big enough. Anything smaller than a fat quarter but bigger that 2 1/2" goes into my scrap bins. All are sorted by color. If a scrap is smaller than 2 1/2" it goes into a trash bag, which I then donate to a lady in my quilter's guild to make beds for shelter dogs with.
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#36
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Organize? What's that? If it falls off the horizontal filing surface, it is one too many (is there such a thing?) My stash has become the blob - it is breeding when I'm not looking, getting ready to chase me out of the storage room entirely. Help --Hel -- He -- glub glub.
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Organize? What's that? If it falls off the horizontal filing surface, it is one too many (is there such a thing?) My stash has become the blob - it is breeding when I'm not looking, getting ready to chase me out of the storage room entirely. Help --Hel -- He -- glub glub.
Lol. that's how my stash was getting, that's why I started using the comic book boards. It really does help keep it under control.
Cari
#38
https://www.paperpieces.com/ the store that makes up english paper piecing papers has come out with Polar Notions boards. https://www.paperpieces.com/polar-no...our-fabric.htm
I ruler fold by color, so haven't got an opinion on polar or comic boards but I always like to learn about an alternate option
they have a little gallery of finished studios
https://www.paperpieces.com/polar-notions-gallery.htm
I ruler fold by color, so haven't got an opinion on polar or comic boards but I always like to learn about an alternate option
they have a little gallery of finished studios
https://www.paperpieces.com/polar-notions-gallery.htm
#39
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A 100 pack of comic boards only takes up about 2" of space. That isn't a whole lot and it gives a nice look for storage. A minimum yard of fabric goes on my boards up to 3 yards. After that it goes on a bolt and i can get them from any fabric store or Walmart.
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Kalama the Polar Notions boards look nice but are about 10 times more expensive than comic book boards. I know a lady who bought these for organizing her stash and spent a good chunk of change. 100 comic boards costs less than a yard of good fabric.
Tessagin your method for using the comic boards is exactly what I do. Additionally, I cut boards in half to wrap smaller pieces. Anything more than 1/4 yard but less than a full yard goes on a half board. 1/4 yard pieces get folded and put with fat quarters.
Cari
Tessagin your method for using the comic boards is exactly what I do. Additionally, I cut boards in half to wrap smaller pieces. Anything more than 1/4 yard but less than a full yard goes on a half board. 1/4 yard pieces get folded and put with fat quarters.
Cari
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