Originally Posted by
vondae
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO ORGANIZE YOUR FABRIC STASH. BY COLOR, BY DESIGNER, BY DESIGN (FLORAL, POLKA DOT, GRAPHIC, SOLID, PLAID, ETC.)?
WE JUST MOVED & I AM TRYING TO SET UP MY SEWING ROOM. I WANT TO DO IT RIGHT THE 1st. TIME & NOT HAVE TO REDO IT AGAIN IN 6 MONTHS. ALTHOUGH IT WOULD GIVE ME AN EXCUSE TO PLAY IN MY STASH.
I KEEP CHANGING MY MIND. SO I KNEW THAT IF I ASKED THE GREAT PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD THAT I WOULD GET GREAT ADVICE & HELP.
HAVE I BUTTERED YA'LL UP ENOUGH? hee hee!
HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think you have to work it out by trial and error. RIGHT NOW, what works best for me is to group what I already have plans for together, usually in the clear shoe box plastic containers. Other stuff that is just stash gets sorted by color.
I also have a lot of regular sewing fabric. Right now, it's sorted more by type of fabric---------you won't get into this if you have only quilting fabric. I've got heavy wovens, heavy & light knits, fancies (satin, lace), on down the line. I even have a couple bins of "reclaimed".