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05-14-2009, 06:45 PM
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Woohoo! Pictures!! Send pictures!
Personally, I think the organized stash is a myth, and what pictures we see on the Internet are heavily photoshopped to protect the reputations of quilters in the rarified atmosphere of fame.
Down here in the trenches, though, we're so busy making quilts that a stash MIGHT get organized two or three times during a quilter's career. So, yes. Send pictures!! It will do us all good to see that it really can happen.
No, I haven't tried the comic book backing boards, but another quilter has, which is how I learned of them. They'd probably be okay for fat quarters, or maybe a yard, but I'd still use cardboard bolts for backing yardage, or dress lengths.
Personally, I think the organized stash is a myth, and what pictures we see on the Internet are heavily photoshopped to protect the reputations of quilters in the rarified atmosphere of fame.
Down here in the trenches, though, we're so busy making quilts that a stash MIGHT get organized two or three times during a quilter's career. So, yes. Send pictures!! It will do us all good to see that it really can happen.
No, I haven't tried the comic book backing boards, but another quilter has, which is how I learned of them. They'd probably be okay for fat quarters, or maybe a yard, but I'd still use cardboard bolts for backing yardage, or dress lengths.
05-15-2009, 04:14 AM
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You might also take a look at these http://www.thefabricorganizer.com/index.htm
They are more expensive than the products from polar notions, but the ones for fat quarters and yardage are the same size width wise so the will both fit on the same shelf, and they have tabs to hold your fabric. They should make for a nice storage solution. Your fabric is always ready for rotary cutting. They allow for just un-doing your fabric and cutting just what you need. If you just need a smaller piece, cut it and then place your leftover back in the fold and you never have scraps laying around, and it might be just what you need next time.
They are more expensive than the products from polar notions, but the ones for fat quarters and yardage are the same size width wise so the will both fit on the same shelf, and they have tabs to hold your fabric. They should make for a nice storage solution. Your fabric is always ready for rotary cutting. They allow for just un-doing your fabric and cutting just what you need. If you just need a smaller piece, cut it and then place your leftover back in the fold and you never have scraps laying around, and it might be just what you need next time.
05-15-2009, 03:42 PM
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Judy Lee wrote:
....Personally, I think the organized stash is a myth, and what pictures we see on the Internet are heavily photoshopped to protect the reputations of quilters in the rarified atmosphere of fame.
Down here in the trenches, though, we're so busy making quilts that a stash MIGHT get organized two or three times during a quilter's career.
I believe it can BE OR GET organized, cause I have done it, but, STAY??? not for long, without serious compulsive cleaning, that cuts into quilting time. I made a curtain to hang over my shelves to protect fabrics, from light and dust, and it serves, to protect me from looking at eight shelves, filled with all that fabric waiting on me. Those are not all I have either, and there are bins underneath, and shelves are full on top.
It also helps me not feel so uncomfortable when hubby and family visit my cave. They might lecture me, and in my cave, that is not allowed!
That is my sanctuary! thank you very much...IMHO....their opinions are none of my business, lol! :wink:
....Personally, I think the organized stash is a myth, and what pictures we see on the Internet are heavily photoshopped to protect the reputations of quilters in the rarified atmosphere of fame.
Down here in the trenches, though, we're so busy making quilts that a stash MIGHT get organized two or three times during a quilter's career.
I believe it can BE OR GET organized, cause I have done it, but, STAY??? not for long, without serious compulsive cleaning, that cuts into quilting time. I made a curtain to hang over my shelves to protect fabrics, from light and dust, and it serves, to protect me from looking at eight shelves, filled with all that fabric waiting on me. Those are not all I have either, and there are bins underneath, and shelves are full on top.
It also helps me not feel so uncomfortable when hubby and family visit my cave. They might lecture me, and in my cave, that is not allowed!
That is my sanctuary! thank you very much...IMHO....their opinions are none of my business, lol! :wink:
05-15-2009, 05:24 PM
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Cookn: Those tabbed storage bolts look really good. Neat idea!
Quiltncrazy: I need a curtain. I keep saying that, "Once this quilt is finished I'll tidy up around here." Two years ago, I refolded my stash, thinking how easy it would be to make some scrappy quilts and use it up. It doesn't work that way, does it. :?
Quiltncrazy: I need a curtain. I keep saying that, "Once this quilt is finished I'll tidy up around here." Two years ago, I refolded my stash, thinking how easy it would be to make some scrappy quilts and use it up. It doesn't work that way, does it. :?
05-16-2009, 02:11 AM
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I ordered our yesterday afternoon.
You know I had no problem keeping the stash organized once I got it organized. It's all this fabric we've bought in the last year since we organized the stash in the first place. It's all over the place and hiding the organized stash.
You know I had no problem keeping the stash organized once I got it organized. It's all this fabric we've bought in the last year since we organized the stash in the first place. It's all over the place and hiding the organized stash.
05-16-2009, 02:37 AM
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Cookn, did you order sheets from www.fabricorganizer.com?
I was comparing prices between them and www.polarnotions.com and polar was about $100.00 cheaper. But, if you go to www.bcw.com and use the magazine backs they are like $200.00 cheaper. I don't know how in quality they compare to polar notions or fabric organizers, but theyare definitely cheaper. I am thinking that i am going to need at least 200 of these sheets.
I was comparing prices between them and www.polarnotions.com and polar was about $100.00 cheaper. But, if you go to www.bcw.com and use the magazine backs they are like $200.00 cheaper. I don't know how in quality they compare to polar notions or fabric organizers, but theyare definitely cheaper. I am thinking that i am going to need at least 200 of these sheets.
05-16-2009, 05:10 AM
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Yes Maam, I ordered from Fabric Organizer. I ordered from them for a couple of reasons. First I realized that they are more expensive but they have a couple of features that we really liked. The one for Fat Quarters and the one for longer yardage are the same size so it negates having to have two different shelf sizes to store it on. We plan to store by color and having two different places to store different sizes would be counter productive for us. One of the problems we have now, is knowing we have something and not being able to find it because it is stored different places. We end up digging through boxes, totes, closets, wherever there is an open space has fabric stashed there. Our goal is to have it all in one place and being able to visualize color combinations just by looking.
Second the Fabric Organizers have tabs built in to hold the fabric and hopefully make it easier to manage. With the tabs we'll be able to secure the fabric to the card and have a neater installation.
With the money we, as quilters, spend on fabric, it made sense to us to protect the investment. Considering that most quilters have several hundred to a few thousand dollars invested in fabric, it, to us was a good purchase to allow our large and growing larger fabric stash to be easier to use.
Second the Fabric Organizers have tabs built in to hold the fabric and hopefully make it easier to manage. With the tabs we'll be able to secure the fabric to the card and have a neater installation.
With the money we, as quilters, spend on fabric, it made sense to us to protect the investment. Considering that most quilters have several hundred to a few thousand dollars invested in fabric, it, to us was a good purchase to allow our large and growing larger fabric stash to be easier to use.
05-16-2009, 09:16 AM
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My problem is that, yes, there's what I need in my stash, EXCEPT... and here comes another batch to "help fill in" the pattern, or add borders, or makes a perfect binding. No doubt about it; stacking the stash must go.
Am thinking of cutting foam-core to size and winding onto that. It was used at the print shop for mounting oversized posters and such. Again, a tip from another quilter. Dunno what I'd do with 100 comic book backing boards if they didn't please me.
Am thinking of cutting foam-core to size and winding onto that. It was used at the print shop for mounting oversized posters and such. Again, a tip from another quilter. Dunno what I'd do with 100 comic book backing boards if they didn't please me.
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