OMG, i don't even fit into any of yall's category. i am the most un-organized person in the world i guess. i can't ever find anything and everything is just helter skelter. i'm almost 72 and i just figure it's too late to start now, i have a sister that is so organized it makes me sick, lol. i'm green with envy :hunf:

I don't know if it is possible to be totally organized so as not to purchase the same fabric more than once.
I do have a large shelving unit downstairs that I TRY to keep my fabrics somewhat organized by color on.
Another thing that I found helpful when I went on a shop-hop was I had my background fabric already for a project I wanted to make, then I clipped the
salvage edge that gives you the colors that coordinate with that fabric and I carried that with me. I found this much more helpful and accurate than pictures on my digital camera because they weren't always true to color where the salvage swatch was.
I hope this makes sense and helps a bit.
Muriel

dojo36, I know the feeling. I've got so much stuff accumulated that I don't know where to even start. And when someone says to get rid of some of it, I say, "NO WAY !" So the bins are all over (but I don't have as many as some of you (well, not in the sewing room anyway -- there are some in my bedroom also). I've reached the point when a sew-er dies, they give me her stuff. [i]really Once in a while, I take some over to charitable garage sales, etc. They had a hay-day the last time I arrived with 3 boxes of fabric. I don't give away 100% cottons. No way.