Good morning to all! Well I paired down and i am getting rid of 2 totes of fabric trim & patterns I will be posting in the days to come. All very inexpensive and some free. All I ask is that you pay postage to your area. I will be labeling my offerings "Cajamk Stash" followed by a number. If you are interested PM me with your address to include zipcode and I will quote for shipping. I will accept Paypal, check and money order. Note: I do work long days Mon & Tues so don't fret if it takes me awhile to get back in touch.

I always thought I had just enough fabric. I rarely bought fabric just because I liked it or without a specific project in mind. Well, then something that didn't fit into my fabric collecion happened to me...in February, I inherited a huge (and I mean HUGE)quilter's stash. She passed away in October and I work with her daughter-in-law. She gave me all of the fabric, the unfinished projects and about 500 books. After I let my friends and my sister pick through the stuff I was ambivalent about, I spent about 6 weeks sorting into bins. Now I have about 25 sweater sized bins sorted by color. I do have a few sorted by type, like Asian, Batiks, Chidren and novelty, Christmas, bling, etc. In addition, I have about 60 bolts that I am slowly rolling onto "The Fabric Organizer" and will further sort those into bins as I can afford the organizers. Don't know if that answers your question, but my husband has firmly told me that I don't need to shop for fabric for a very long time. We will see...sometimes the fabric....it "speaks" to me and calls me...."you must have me", "your life won't be the same unless you buy a yard of me"......

There is never enough of too much fabric, but I guess that really depends on your space. ;)I have a bedroom just for my sewing and quilting. My dresser in the closet is full so I started plastic containers and label even thow I can see thru them and used milk crates zip tied together for extra shelving. I stack the smaller containers in them.

oh how i would love one room devoted to my crafts and quilting. but my extra room is an office for my home business. but i am thinking of the bureau in the closet in my office to store some of my favorite fabric and notions.

I sort and store mine by theme:

* 1930s Repros
* 1800s/Civil War Repros
* Batiks
* Kids prints
* Holiday fabrics
* Whites/Solids
* Prepackaged (Jelly Rolls/Layer Cakes, etc.)
* Kits

It was the only way I could make sense of it all and find something when I wanted it.

I've been saving crumbs and small strips to use for paper-piecing and applique. Almost nothing is too small. But recently my little drawers were I keep them are beginning to be stuffed to the gills. I was thinking of bagging up some of it and taking it to my guild. Some of the women are always happy with every bit of fabric they get. We had a speaker in who made the cutest bags from the tiniest bits of fabric. She laughed about going to retreats and classes and cleaning out the stuff others threw into the trash. She said she could use anything larger than one inch.

First of all what kind of home buss? I sort mine by color in a dresser with a label on the drawer and in plastic containers see thru. Other plastic containers that you cant see thru but thats for all differant strips rolled up like jelly roll.

Also check with local churches or quilt shops or even a senior center. They may know of groups in your area that accept donations for making charity quilts. Just a thought.

My sentiments exactly - unless it is cheap or ugly - or worse - both.
Judi

I just recently completely reorganized my quilting room. I had all of my fabric sorted by color but that included scraps and larger pieces. This wasn't helpful when I started looking for fabrics to make a quilt. So I pulled out everything 1/2 yard and over. sorted it by color and ruler-folded it. All of this is in my Ethan Allen cabinetry I got from my Mom.. Then I took all the smaller pieces and sorted them by color and they are in one of those hanging storage units you get a Bed,Bath and Beyond. I also use this unit to store zip lock bags that contain unfinished projects. (I have way too many because of this board: I see something, then run to my sewing room to try out the technique...once I play with it..it ends up in a baggie and I have no idea what or if I will ever do anything with those pieces.) The thing about having a large stash (and mine is small compared to some I have seen here) is that it affords me the opportunity to share with others without regretting it. I am blessed that for 3 years I haven't had to buy much material since I do mainly quilting for my church (Prayer Quilts) so I get a lot of donations of fabric so the stash keeps growing. I think "too much" is when you spend more than you can afford. Good luck with your organization. I found it was invigorating to have mine organized.