My sewing area is 8x12 feet. This space is also my laundry room, my potting and green house area, and serves as a buttler's pantry at times. There is no closet. To fit everything in and still be able to work takes some organization. I will try to show a picture of my fabric storage area. I made boxes to fit the available space on my shelves, and moved the existing shelf brackets in the unit to add extra shelves. The boxes I made from old upholstery fabric, old cardboard boxes, and lined with scrap cotton fabric. The fabric is folded, not wrapped around something, and placed in the boxes. Fat quarters have their own boxes. I was able to empty several packing crates onto this shelf unit. Total cost $15. and that was the price of the shelf unit.