QuiltE

First of all ... you need to do what works for you!

Your stash may be totally different than what others have, and your quilting interests in a different way too.



I have my stash sorted by colour.
Then I also have bins sorted with florals, Christmas, Seasonal, and Novelty.
Not done, but I would like to sort the Novelties into sub groups (eg. cats, cows, wheels, food, etc.)

If I'm saving fabric for a specific project or starting a grouping, they go into a separate bin.

I have considered starting separate sorts of just batiks and all metallics.
For now they are colour sorted.
Unless of course they fit one of the other special groups.

Then I have bins with not-quilting fabric, flannelette, and battings.


My fabrics are all washed as they come into my home.
Anything over a metre is measured and labelled with painter's tape.
Over a metre are folded one way. Under a different way.
So a quick glance gives me a first read on the length awaiting when I am stash shopping.