I try to reorganize about once a year. Really reorganize— take everthing out of the armoire, take it off the boards, press it, put it back on. During this process, fabric gets culled. Because no quilt is ever entered in competition and many are for charity, step one in culling is moving it to the “make fabric for quilt backs” area. Trim off so there is an even WOF and then mindlessly sew them together. It can go back on a board, next to the “cool stripes for borders”. Any smaller scraps get cut using BH’s scrap savers method and sorted into bins. And some fabric is rehomed, or cut into usable sizes. It is great to reacquaint oneself with really wonderful things you didn’t remember, and notice how your tastes have changed.
Also try to cut the leftovers from any quilt immediately. At worst, they go on a special shelf and get cleaned up about monthly.
Last edited by Krisb; 01-22-2018 at 06:45 PM.