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What's the best way to sort your fabrics? Do you sort them by type eg yardages, pre-cuts, collections? Or sorting by colours? I'm in the process of organising my sewing room and getting things sorted and would appreciate any creative ideas.
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I do color and from there I do small to large pieces.:)
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i do theme and then color - 30s sorted by color, asian sorted by color, batiks sorted by color, geometric sorted by color, etc.
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Mine are sorted by project if I know what they're for. Otherwise--sort? What's that? They're just tossed in a plastic tub :(
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I have the habit of purchasing FQ collections. Would it be more logical to store all collections together? How about yardages collections? I find it painful to separate them according to colours.
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I keep everything but selvages.. This is how my room is organized..
These are in 30 gal tubs no matter what size pieces they are: Holiday- each holiday (xmas, 4th, halloweenie, easter, etc) have its own tub Flannel Vintage fabric (35in xWOF)- all goes in one tub Authentic 30's feedsacks All my Bolts (3+yards) are on the bookcase and in walk in closet. All my 1-2 yards cuts are ruler folded, then separated by theme (floral, kids prins, asian, etc) and solids, blenders, and the rest are seperated by color on bookcases Batiks are in a see thru sterilite three drawer separated by light med dark.. Fqs are separated by color, floral, novelty in it's own sections on wall cd racks, closet maid 24/36 bin shoe organizers.. Each area has its own 'theme' so i can find what I'm looking for. My scraps are in specific see- thru bins, tubs and drawers depending on size.. Each Accuquilt Die cut shapes have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own- I do have most if not all the dies already.. lol.. strips less than10 inches but longer than 5 inches of has a a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own Strips longer than 10 inches but less than WOF has a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 2 inch strips are hanging on the back of the door 1.5 x wof has a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 2.5 x WOF strips has a a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 3x WOF strips have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 5x WOF strips have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own all other strips x WOF are separated by colors and has a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own Crumbs have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own Scraps less than a fq but larger than 6x6 has a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own- these are waiting to be cut with my Accuquilt- it has now multiplied and are in a new trash bin waiting- to be cut.. 2 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 2.5 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 3 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 3.5 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 4 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 4.5 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 5 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own And that's how my room is organized.. I followed Bonnies method.. www.quiltville.com. |
Originally Posted by luvTooQuilt
I keep everything but selvages.. This is how my room is organized..
These are in 30 gal tubs no matter what size pieces they are: Holiday- each holiday (xmas, 4th, halloweenie, easter, etc) have its own tub Flannel Vintage fabric (35in xWOF)- all goes in one tub Authentic 30's feedsacks All my Bolts (3+yards) are on the bookcase and in walk in closet. All my 1-2 yards cuts are ruler folded, then separated by theme (floral, kids prins, asian, etc) and solids, blenders, and the rest are seperated by color on bookcases Batiks are in a see thru sterilite three drawer separated by light med dark.. Fqs are separated by color, floral, novelty in it's own sections on wall cd racks, closet maid 24/36 bin shoe organizers.. Each area has its own 'theme' so i can find what I'm looking for. My scraps are in specific see- thru bins, tubs and drawers depending on size.. Each Accuquilt Die cut shapes have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own- I do have most if not all the dies already.. lol.. strips less than10 inches but longer than 5 inches of has a a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own Strips longer than 10 inches but less than WOF has a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 2 inch strips are hanging on the back of the door 1.5 x wof has a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 2.5 x WOF strips has a a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 3x WOF strips have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 5x WOF strips have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own all other strips x WOF are separated by colors and has a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own Crumbs have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own Scraps less than a fq but larger than 6x6 has a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own- these are waiting to be cut with my Accuquilt- it has now multiplied and are in a new trash bin waiting- to be cut.. 2 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 2.5 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 3 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 3.5 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 4 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 4.5 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own 5 in sq have a see thru sterilite drawer all of its own And that's how my room is organized.. I followed Bonnies method.. www.quiltville.com. |
I don't have enough of a stash for a complex system.
I keep a collection together -- that's how I would remember it. I keep all FQs together in shoebox size plastic boxes -- then arranged by color, but the repro prints stay together. For bigger pieces, I have wire drawers, and there's not enough of them to justify a system yet! With the scraps from a particular project that I can't bear to part with, I use the appropriate size zipper plastic bag. Usually the scraps are really small. If a piece survives that is bigger, it would go with the FQs or into the drawers. Hope these ideas help! |
:P All of my fat quarters together sorted by color. My precuts by collection. My 1,2,and 3 yds by color. I am doing the BOM "Houses" this fabric is sorted by theme (grass, wood, rocks, bricks, boards) within that by color. My large backing fabrics by color. So I mainly sort by color and from there it can be broken down. Any special theme together (Christmas, 4th of July, Birthday) holiday fabrics by the holiday, then color. BrendaK
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I sort by background color and I have them all ruler folded and in drawers. Each drawer or drawers has a specified color. I don't have to worry about sun damage, and I can see every fabric in the drawer.
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