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I agree that the light can quickly ruin fabrics and you are smart to want them enclosed. Hubby set up my closet into a great configuration for me. Here is a picture of mine when it was first finished. There are wall hung white cabinets above my sewing are now that also holds fabric.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...ar-t61710.html

I hope this helps you a little with ideas.

I have mine folded on comic boards in a cabinet with doors ... so they are out of the light.

You sound like me. I have approximately 30 rubbermaid containers filled with fabric and some fabric on shelves. My husband would die if he realized how much I have and have spent but he takes me shopping and asks if I want to stop at a quilt shop when we pass one. I haven't noticed any smell from the rubbermain containers

forgot to mention that I store my purchased kits in separate containers and my other fabric if purchase for a special project together and the others my color and write on tape what is in the containers so I know when looking for something

58 yrs! Wow! Thats alot of fabric! I use both also. at our local dollar store they sell these things you put in closets bins ect for preventing moisture.
Love to see your stash

The only plastic that does not outgas is the hard brittle vintage plastic. The totes that are made today are softer, and do outgas. I do not think that the outgassing will hurt the fabric, other than the fact that there is no air circulation. Have not had a problem in humid Delaware YET. (Gotcha sentence). My totes of fabric (only 6 or 7) are stored in rooms where there is central air conditioning. I store my favorite fabric on shelves in a closet wrapped on forms, it makes it easier for me to "shop" from my closet rather than from my lqs.

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Originally Posted by Prism99 (Post 5917680)

Hard plastic bins do not outgas, so are safe for fabric storage. You just want to be sure they are not so airtight that moisture becomes trapped inside; a little air circulation is good. Some of my fabric has been in bins for years with no damage, so I don't think moisture is a problem in my area. Quilters who live in highly humid areas may want to drill holes in their plastic bins so there is a little more air circulation in them.

I keep my yardage folded and stacked on plastic shelving units. Pieces that are less than a yard, but 1/8 or greater, are kept in drawers under my cutting table (it is an old dresser). Anything smaller than 1/8th of a yard is cut into 5 inches squares or 2 1/2 strips and kept in plastic shoe boxes. I will never live long enough to use up all my stash! None of mine, by the way, is exposed to direct sunlight.

I use plastic bins, too, but I hang larger pieces on hangers in the closet. I have used cardboard bolts, too, but I find the hangers easier to paw through without making a mess.

I fold my fabric and have it stored in a cabinet with door on it. I have some small collections stored in plastic tubs.