Like the title says I need some help in that department. I saw a post on the filing cabinet (a brilliant idea :D ) which I might use for my FQ's but I need some for the larger 3 to 5 yard cuts.

I am adding on to my studio and will custom build everything I need like I did the last time. But I really need to know how to do it. I can build a wall unit to do this with but I need some way to keep the dust off of the material. Do I make/buy a drawer system that I can keep it in. The addition is 1600sqft but its going to be 2 stories so I am limited to 800sqft for the quilting area.

So what are some of the ways you guys keep your fabric organized?

Billy

I just purchased a vintage china cabinet. I plan to fold the fabric with the ruler method. That way I can look at the beauties and see easily what I have. Could you build a unit with glass doors?

i keep everything folded on bolts in a walk in closet that is all shelves from floor to ceiling.

:lol: :lol: :lol: You are limited to ONLY 800 sq. ft :!: We should all be so limited LOL.

If you have a long wall, you could do built in shelving, and maybe some drawers for scraps and other small items. You then could wrap your fabrics on the boards like many of us on the QB have done.

Then you could lay closet door tracks in front of these shelves and have multiple closet doors that could move about along the track. This would keep your fabrics protected from the light and dust, but would make your fabric very accessible.

With all that space you can create the studio of all studios :thumbup:

[quote=JanetM]:lol: :lol: :lol: You are limited to ONLY 800 sq. ft :!: We should all be so limited LOL.

I like the idea of the tracks for doors to close it all in that way you can just slide the door to 1 side to see what you have. if you have that much space to fill. colour coordinate everything. even down to panels and types of materials. eg baby panels in 1 place and boys or girls panels in another. pinks together oranges together and so forth. that way if you are wotking to a particular colour scheme you don'd have to search thru your whole stash.

My yardage is on wire shelves in my closet that I have folded around my 24" ruler to make my own mini bolts. It sounds like you're wanting to enclose yours somehow. I would suggest a large built in shelving unit/wardrobe. Mine is just stacked one on top the other but you could cut rigid cardboard or sign board into 6 x 24" strips, fold your yardage around it and stand it up like books on a bookshelf. Basically, you'd be building an oversize, enclosed bookshelf. If it's in an area where sunlight can't reach it--I'd put glass doors on it so I could see it all the time.

You could make doors to go over bookcases or use a horizontal drawer file cabinet. The one I have is 3'wide, 4'high, 2'deep that's 4 drawers. Easy to use and can handle alot of weight. looking for a pic to show.....PLEASE excuse the mess we are still remodeling the house and my room is on the bottom of the list.

I like this idea and I think I could pull off the glass doors. I am like you I want to look at the fabric and it will also lend a quilty feel to the decor. The only problem is I think I am going to out grow the area pretty fast. I am going to have a seating area and moving my 32" flat screen out to the quilting part of the studio. I want a dedicated ironing station that I can iron a king sized quilt and not have to move it around in 30 different directions. I will also have a dedicated cutting area and my quilting table will be able to be accessed from 3 sides and will be a lot bigger than the one I have now.

I am hoping that I can put a 144" x 72" quilting table in there and still have room. I am going to use my head this time and instead of putting the treadle on the centerline of the table it will be to the right hand side. That way I will have more room to put my quilt as I sew on it. And I will have more room to lay out the blocks and see if the design is going the way I want it to instead of taking up the living room floor. :lol: And I can baste the quilt on the table when I yank the machine out of its hole!!

But I really need to make use of the space and I want everything organized.

Billy

I like the idea of sliding doors which could double at design walls! I use a Big Board on the Ironing board for cutting and ironing. If you can put it against the wall you can square up your longers rules against the wall and the fabric underneath the ruler. Then the ruler will NOT move while cutting! What are the dimensions of your room? and where are the windows?

There will be windows but not many on the upstairs part where my quilting area will be. So I would love to keep the fabrics in view. I might have a closet but I might not depends on how much money this project is going to run me. I have a budget (yeah right) but I would like to take it as easy on my pocket as I can.

I am building the studio to mimic a Singer Shop store front including a huge back lit sign that is from 1948. Downstairs will have lots of windows to see in and the showroom floor is where my collection of vintage machines are going. The existing part of the studio will be my service/parts department so I will have a wood/glass case in front of the doorway going in that area like it would have been back in the day. I am adding a 2 car garage at the end of the studio that is not included in the sqft that will hold my Sedan Delivery (made up to look like a Singer service vehicle) and my machines that need to be restored.

But the most important part is my quilting area will be just for that, quilting!!!!