Quiltbaby

Sierra,

You have some great ideas. Maybe I will look at those large shelves again. I did think about using one of them for the bolted materials and some of the batting. I really want to put the pieces of batting in a plastic container. The bookshelves are a great idea. I hope I can describe this. You know the metal basket shelves that you use in the closets, well I was thinking of lining one wall with them and then I can possible have enough room for fabric. I have some craft things that i want to get rid of but as soon as I do, I will need something I throw away. I have a house in the back of my house that I am fixing up to do more storage -no for fabric but for crafty notions.

Have a great day and thanks again for your feedback.

Quiltbaby

You are so neat and it looks so good. I am just heartbroken. Thanks again for the pics they are encouraging.

Tartan

When I had my fabric in bins I was not able to see what I had and I made a mess when looking for something. I used Alaskasunshine's mini bolt idea and did all my fabric on them. It is SOOOO much easier o ind what I want and my son gave me a nice wood cupboard with doors that stores it all. What a difference it makes. I think Alex Anderson at www.thequiltshow.com has her fabric in the pull out wire bins. She had a shirt video on last week? On weeding out her stash closet.

Quiltbaby

Tartan,

Thanks for the website, I did get an idea from a Getting Organized with Jacquie video. She has the wire organizers that I want. Thanks again. I think I am going to move my sewing room to a smaller room which will make me really get organized.

I love the large room but I want my living room back.

Shirley

hopetoquilt

I ironed all my scraps and separated them into 4 categories: crumbs, strings, 5" squares and 2.5" strips. I keep them in 4 clear boxes. I keep my ongoing projects in the same type of boxes. Everything else is ruler folded but I don't have that much. I buy enough for specific projects plus some extra just in case I cut wrong. Works for me

patricej

i started out using shelves but soon got tired of having to dust my fabrics and rotate them to prevent sun fading.

now i store them in stacks of plastic drawers.
some of the stacks are on wheels but most are not.

as for organization of the fabrics, i have not yet settled on a system that works best for me.
i tried sorting by color but some fabrics just don't fit into any one color category.
i tried sorting them by color within type (holiday by color; kiddie fabs by color; solids & blenders; etc.)
that works a bit better but is still far from ideal for me.

it's all a big mish-mash now because i've been pulling things out; moving things around; and have just generally turned it all into a neatly stored mess.

it isn't all bad, though. because it's so haphazard, i have to hunt through everything in order to find anything. i nearly always stumble across something i forgot i had. LOL

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jcrow

I find that my fabrics on my bookcases are the ones I notice the most. I have Rubbermaid clear tubs, but I don't really know what's in them. And I have four dressers that I repeatedly open because I forget all about that fabric. I have fabric boxes with lids and don't remember what's in them either. I would like to replace everything with bookcases but some of my dressers are antiques. But you can get a 70" tall bookcase compared to a 40" tall dresser. I need to save my pennies and just do it. Store my dressers! Buy four bookcases!!

nhweaver

I removed the rod in one bedroom closet, and had my dh make shelves out of outside pressboard that are 36.5" apart. I have been saving the carboard centers that fabric is wrapped on in Joann's, and put my fabric (2 yards plus) onto them. I haven't separated them by colors yet. I don't like folding fabric and puting them in piles, as I always need the bottom one, and the piles get all messy. Also, do not keep your fabric in day light, it does sun bleach, even with minimal sun. If you put it on a shelf, I would make a curtain to protect. it from dust and the sunlight.

I put all my civil war fat q, and 1/8th's and scraps, folded neatly into a large shallow tub. Smaller than 2 yards, I have wrapped them around signboard, and are in totes. Flannel, well, I put it all in a couple of large totes (on the floor in the closet). My notions are all over the place, I can never find what I need, and I buy duplicates. My sewing room will be enlarged this spring, and it will be emptied for the construction. My goal is to organize all the notions and threads.

charsuewilson

I use clear plastic tubs. I have fabric basically separated by color, but a couple of categories separated out - cat, music, and Christmas fabric. I lift the lid to more closely look at the fabric. My biggest problem also is the thread. I tend to pull out what I need for a project, and then I can't find it for another project.

drgranny

I used Alaskasunshin's method and I am so much happier with my fabric. I have 7 almost 6' tall bookcases full. I stack full bolts on top. I have my windows well covered but I want to make some simple quilt panels to cover the bookcases. They have a plastic drop sheet right now. BUT.......I still have quite a few tubs. Don't have enough space for any more bookcases.