I like using see through plastic totes, as I can see what I have in that tote. They were especially useful when my sewing room was in the basement of our house - now the totes are a wall of fabric in my room. I try to separate the fabrics, Christmas, July 4th, baby, blues, purples, etc., however when I start making a quilt or a quilting project they do get slightly messed up, then I need to take some time and re organize them, but that's when I can usually discover at least 1 or 2 or more pieces that I'd forgotten I had - makes reorganizing like a treasure hunt.