zozee

This would be my gameplan to advise since it works for me. I'm not drowning in scraps anymore. I put yardage in a dresser. Under a yard gets folded and filed front to back by color in a different dresser. I like things behind closed doors and drawers to avoid overstimulation. As for pieces that are small enough to get lost among bigger pieces, those go into clear shoeboxes.

In short:

1. As you handle each fabric, rate it 8, 9, or 10. Keep only those.
2. Sell on here or do giveaways for postage or free. Don't try to organize what you don't love. You won't use it. Get rid of it.
3. Get a clear shoebox with lid for every color. Fold and file with gold side up. Thus lets you see at a glance, not rifle through a pile.
4. Label and stack the boxes. Keeps dust out and you don't have to guess "is that navy blue or black?" Sometimes can be to tell if not labeled. I like to use the same color scrapbook paper with a white label and black sharpie lettering to label things. Uniformity is calming.
5. I will cut strips of various widths of scraps because I know I'll make string quilts. 1.5-2.5 x 7 generally. Store pressed in 14x14x3 art bins. I also cut 2 and 2.5 inch squares from a small piece. I try not to cut other sizes until I need it.

Take a a picture when you have a neat space, because if you're like me, it won't stay that way! It's work! I'm great at creating systems, not so great at maintaining them! But this system is working better than any I've tried so far.