Fabric Stash how do you organize your fabric
05-02-2010, 06:06 AM
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Since moving, and soon to be hubby buying me shelves and bookcases, I have decided for the first time to orgainize, what a trip!I didnt realize how many greens I really had, and Im partial to the oranges, yellows, etc... anything other than greens, lol.I have a section for solids, a tote for Christmas, another for Halloween(my favorite holliday), and a tote for 1950's repo's. The shelves are seperated according to color, and then large bins in the garage for flannels, fleece, etc.I foung the top of an old hutch at a garage sale for $3 and that is in the closet with my books on the shelves of the hutch. Anything over 2 yards is hung in the closet with skirt hangers, this way there is'nt any folded lines going across it in the center.All altered art material is in a tote on the top shelf, since it has been awhile since I have used it, along with another tote for paints, dyes and stains. Im not quite done yet, but 2 more days is my goal, and I have to say it is SSOOOOOOO much easier to find things, and looks 100 times better than my old "orgainized clutter".
05-02-2010, 06:18 AM
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Mine is sort of "where can I put it?"
Generally, the cat prints are together, the blacks and whites are together, the really big pieces are on a bed, the halloween fabrics are together, small blues are together.
Where indecision sets in: when a fabric would be appropriate in more than one stack/box/shelf -
Examples:
the black and white cat prints - do they go with the black and whites or with the cats?
the "holiday" (Christmas or halloween) cats - with the cats or with the holiday fabrics?
the orange flowers - with the florals or with the oranges?
etc.
Generally, the cat prints are together, the blacks and whites are together, the really big pieces are on a bed, the halloween fabrics are together, small blues are together.
Where indecision sets in: when a fabric would be appropriate in more than one stack/box/shelf -
Examples:
the black and white cat prints - do they go with the black and whites or with the cats?
the "holiday" (Christmas or halloween) cats - with the cats or with the holiday fabrics?
the orange flowers - with the florals or with the oranges?
etc.
05-02-2010, 06:37 AM
#64
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I keep my fabric in clear large totes and stack the fabric so I can see what is in there. I also get smaller ones and use them to keep together the fabric etc of the quilts I am making. I live in an apartment and not much room to store my huge stash and have to store most of it in the garage.
06-26-2010, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I have a dresser I keep all the fat quarters in by color. The rest of the fabric is in a cupboard by length of cut. I can see what color it is and there's no point in pulling a piece of fabric out if it's not the right length. That way if I need a 3 yard cut I'm only looking at 3 yard cuts and longer.
That is SO smart!!! I'm actually doing the organization thing at this time...and I'm going to follow your wise example. Thanks!
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06-26-2010, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Spice
Most of mine is folded on shelves in my studio. I use a 6 1/2" wide ruler, fold the fabric in half. Wrap around ruler, pull ruler 1/2 way out and fold fabric. Pull ruler completely out and stack folded fabric on shelves. Use narrower ruler for smaller pieces. 3-4 in.Fabric is easy to see and shelves are very neat and tidy. I try to stack by color for most things but sometimes by theme. Makes finding easier.
06-26-2010, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sunkistmi
I was tossing out the trash after my volunteer stint at the Luv-a-Pet center at our local PetSmart when I saw some cardboard cat treat display containers being thrown out. Suddenly I saw it filled with charm packs. I brought home 3 of them and the largest one is now home to my charm packs. They fit perfectly standing on their sides but I need to get them labeled. It is a perfect recycling project and is narrow enough to stand behind the door. I haven't decided whether or not to cover it with paper or fabric because the color isn't what I like. I'll try to post pictures tomorrow....
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06-26-2010, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by gjfibers
My larger pieces of 1 yard or more, I snip off a piece, paste in a book, label it, fabric content, how much, and where it is stashed. That way all I have to do is look in my book. The smaller pieces, less then 1 yard, I put into bins by color. One thing, I do tho is I keep my batiks in a seperate bin, as I use these the most. I have been sewing for over 50 years, and quilting for 20, and I find that the above works best for me. Hope this helps.
06-26-2010, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by Teresa 54
I bought a real bakers rack from the restaurant supply store 10 years ago, now I have (3) bakers racks. These hold a lot of weight. I divide my fabrics by color and type and they are out where I can see them all them time which is inspiring.
06-26-2010, 03:32 PM
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I have a 5'x8' bookcase with a bunch of shelves. I break down fabric by color. I also keep Christmas, Halloween, Holiday fabrics in a pile too. My scraps for now are kept in a zippered bag on the shelf since I don't really have much of that. Any fabric other than 100% cotton goes on a shelf all by itself. Little compartments on the shelf I keep my books and rulers, magazines, etc. It works for me until I have a sewing room one day.
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