I fold mine around comic book backing boards and stand them up in a bookshelf I bought just for that purpose. The fabrics are not in direct sunlight, so haven't had any fading problems. When I had them in plastic bins I just couldn't see what I had, to play with color and design. It works much better now.

I store fabric in plastic containers; sometimes I have a bad habit of leaving fabric out and I can depend on my 16 yr old to spill something on it:mad:, or me for that matter! I like the clear ones so I can peek in them instead of pulling out everything!

I think whatever works for you is the way to go! LOL I have had fabric in plastic bins and even out in my storage shed for years with no issues. My mom moved out here (thank goodness she is a quilter too) and she has a lot more room so we are in the process of wrapping our fabric. Whatever you do, make it easy to find and get to otherwise you will be like I used to be - just go buy new because you can't find it in what you have!

I folded mine and put on an 11" deep shelf. Has helped enormously since I can do a "drive by" audition for fabric coordination. Keeps me from digging thru boxes and making an enormous mess. During the organization process, I found lots of great fabrics I had completely forgotten about. Works for me which is all that really matters!

I bought some clear hinged plastic storage boxes from Sam's Club a while ago. Unfortunately, they are not available at this time. They were sturdy, see through and the right size. I hope Sam's gets them again because the ones at Walmart don't compare in quality. Does anyone know of a source of plastic storage boxes or what do you use?

On the shelf, so I can see color families.

I keep mine in banker's boxes inside plastic bags or in plastic bins. I can lift the banker's boxes, they are cheap, and I've had no trouble with them. But I have a tip for you, something that works well for me. I sort my fabric by colors on the color wheel (so I do include yellow-orange, etc.), one color per box or bin, and then I stand the fabric up in the box so that I see the folded edge of each fabric. Another way to say that would be that I stand the banker's box on it's end, and put fabric in it nicely folded and with the crease out and visible, then put the next fabric on top of that, etc. That way, I can go to the box with the color I need and see what is in there at a glance. I have my shelves labeled with the names of colors so I know right where to look.

I have my fabric on comic book boards on shelves in a bookcase however I hang a quilt in front to prevent any possible fading on the folds

We live on surgar sand, raise dogs and my material is stored[ATTACH=CONFIG]401158[/ATTACH] in clear plastic totes from WM that snap closed and are not too big and heave for me to lift. Sorted it not long ago and lables each tote, one for horses, one for dogs, blenders, flowers etc. Prewash all fabrics, after (now) surgeing, don't starch or iron as that can draw bugs in the heat and humidity until I use them. WM has a whole line of clear plastic totes that work well, are all the same base size and stack like a dream.

i have mine stored in plastic totes and a wire shelving set up. the totes have fabric that is >10 yrs old and doing fine. Only damage i've ever had is from the moths eating the Italian wools. A bit of bay leave and some cedar balls took care of that.