I am tired...stash sorting?
06-05-2010, 07:03 PM
#21
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Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
I sort by type too, but right now its a MESS!
06-06-2010, 04:12 AM
#24
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Location: Central Wisconsin
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All of mine are in labeled bins:
Christmas
Red, White & Blue
Childrens
Flowers
Fall (Halloween)
Flannel
Kits (These a kits that I bought and fabric combos that I have put together for a spacific project.)
Christmas
Red, White & Blue
Childrens
Flowers
Fall (Halloween)
Flannel
Kits (These a kits that I bought and fabric combos that I have put together for a spacific project.)
06-06-2010, 04:23 AM
#25
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Location: Mountains of Montana
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I have 9 draws of fat quarters labeled by color. My closet has shelves that has flannel by color). A large antique dish cupboard full and it is by color. Backings and big yardage is in another cabinet. Then there is those draws on wheels three sets of those with mostly strips squares and scraps. And I can't pass up a sale. My name is Nancy and I need help!!!!
06-06-2010, 05:11 AM
#26
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Originally Posted by sewloved
I just finished getting my sewing room together. We added a cutting table, extended the size of the area, and rearranged the furniture. I have a bunch of material that I hadn't put out yet because I didn't have a place for it. I have a 3 foot tall pile of fabric to fold and put away. I am excited but exhausted.
I am waiting til after dinner to start folding, sorting, etc. How do you arrange your stash? By color, type, plans?
I am waiting til after dinner to start folding, sorting, etc. How do you arrange your stash? By color, type, plans?
06-06-2010, 06:09 AM
#28
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Location: Keene, New Hampshire
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Originally Posted by MistyMarie
I organize mine by color and theme. I put all my 2+ yards on organizers and store them vertically on bookshelves. All my 1 yard cuts I store horizontally by color on another bookshelf with dividers between. My fat quarters are in a dresser, organized by color and by theme. Some of my FQ are stored on DVD stands vertically around organizer boards.
I am so envious.
06-06-2010, 06:43 AM
#29
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When I first took over my big (15' x 25') room, I had everything arranged and sorted. Three years later, everything is still arranged, sorta. I tried arranging my stash according to colors sizes etc. but that was a waste of time after awhile. When I go thru the stash to pull out fabric for PP etc, I take out many pieces to see what works together. Of course, they don't all get put back cause I'm in a hurry to got to something else.
Right now I am clearing the decks, but fabric is still not sorted. The way I have it stacked in my cabinets, I can sit back, scan the whole thing and usually spot the two or three colors I want. Saves time cause I'm not going to put them back where they go. Sometimes, I'll see a fabric stacked on top of another that I thot would never work together but realize they look good together. A bonus.
Right now I am clearing the decks, but fabric is still not sorted. The way I have it stacked in my cabinets, I can sit back, scan the whole thing and usually spot the two or three colors I want. Saves time cause I'm not going to put them back where they go. Sometimes, I'll see a fabric stacked on top of another that I thot would never work together but realize they look good together. A bonus.
06-06-2010, 08:14 AM
#30
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I sort mine by color in plastic drawer-style bins. However, I have large bucket-style bins with Christmas fabric, cat fabric (my favorite), landscape fabric, and something else I can't think of. Also, if I have some fabric paired up with a pattern, I put those together in smaller bins. I like looking at those things occasionally. Sometimes I change my mind about which fabrics should be paired with which patterns.
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