I have two systems going, but have plenty of space to store the stash.
1. Shoe boxes of pieces < fat qtr that I hesitate to cut up. Blue, green, yellow and brown, red and pink, etc.
2. Handmade precuts from my stash 2.5 inch strips, 5 inch squares, 2.5 inch squares pretty much cover the sizes I will use.
++ Fat quarters are folded and stored by color group or specific category (i.e. Civil War repro or batiks). This tray fits into a clear plastic tote holding larger yardages.
I tend to plan on selecting fabrics for certain types of quilts over the long term. It seemed forever before I had acquired a nice selection of conversation fabrics for kids! I'm in the stage of finishing UFO's and only purchasing backings -- and -- cutting from my own stash for new projects.
Last edited by kay carlson; 08-10-2016 at 01:29 PM.