Tartan

It's good to start off the year with a tidy sewing room. Just keep folding and putting it into colour families on your shelves. If you have more fabrics than you thought, go to your idea file and see what future quilts you can make from the extras. If the pieces are big, see if they will work for backs of currents projects.

luvstoquilt

OMG!! I have a "twin". I really believe I love fabric more than I love quilting. Please, please get my name!

mucky

Today I was looking for a certain pattern and ended up organizing them and circle filing some of them. I hope it makes it easier to find them now. I never did find the one I wanted.

ksdot417

I feel your pain. Have you ever bought a pattern and then found the same pattern when you got home? After doing it a few times I made a spread sheet of my patterns so I could check to make sure I didn't already have it. Of course, if I have so many patterns that I can't keep track of them, maybe I should quit buying them. But then, where's the fun in that, right?

SUZAG

Ohhhh, that makes me want to sign up for the secret pal swap again...LOL

serenitybygrace

Thank you so much for all the wonderful ideas. I am organizing my stash and every new hint helps. Right now, I have most of my fabric in large clear rubbermaid bins wrapped on the plastic boards from MILate. I am planning to get some cabinents with doors so I can store the fabric without opening all the plastic containers when I am looking for something.

Sunnie

I had most of my older stash in the clear bins...that's where most of the surprises were found. Now I only have 3 bins with new fabric, 3 bins of scraps, 1 bin of leftover binding, and 1 of scrap battings. I used my label maker to ID all of them. Progress.

ksdot417

Aren't label makers wonderful! I don't think I could exist without one.

SouthPStitches

It's funny and almost frightening at the same time. Last time I organized and took stock of my stash, I had NO idea I had that much fabric. From the looks of your sewing room, and it's looking very tidy to me, I have twice as much fabric, and that's honestly, not boasting. I'm thinking I may not live long enough to use it all. My best friend and fabric enabler kept/keeps encouraging saying "we're saving (fabric) for our retirement". Well, mine starts 3/31/12. Time to start using more and buying less.

butterflies5518

I spent Friday visiting 3 LQS and didn't realize till today how much I have accumulated! Already did my first project for 2012 - new pillow cases for my bed. Now to chose new patterns for all that fabric. Happy New Year and to lots of sewing/quilting - Cheers!