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I don't have a large stash, but I keep it folded in clear plastic bins which I display vertically in a closed cabinet. That way I can take the fabric out to look it over, if I need to, but it is not subject to sunlight.
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small scapes go into plastic bins or plastic drawers and the nicer, larger pieces or stash bought for a specific quilt, go into an old art deco china cabinet that I bought at auction--can hide the "ugly stuff" like stabilizer, etc behind the solid wood doors and the fabric is visible behind the glass doors. I also have a trundle bed in the sewing room that is continually covered with WIP and the trundle has no mattress--but is covered with sorted wide backs and pieces of batting!
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Alot of mine are in clear bins on the flour under the overhang of my 4x8ft sewing table (10), bins under my cutting table, on bolts, some folded in a cabinet and the rest is folded on a shelving unit (except for scraps which are in large trash bags) .. I live in a dusty climate and hate that I have fabric on shelves! I have way too much fabric from being a fabri-holic!
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I store fabric in an old chest of drawers. Have a smaller cutting mat on top for use as needed and this works well as long as I don't have a lot of yardage to cut.
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My favorite fabric storage unit is what I know as Lawyer Cabinets. They are stackable units that have pull down glass doors. I got mine at a thrift store with ugly contact paper on them and DH pulled it off and painted them up pretty for me. I'm attaching a photo in case I don't have the name right.
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Originally Posted by mamaborne
(Post 6506533)
So... I finally organized my office and I'm now ready to start quilting. I have a nice stash started from a few years back of samples I ordered from fabric.com. They are starting to pile up though, so I need to start thinking about storage ideas.
I was thinking of buying some pretty paper boxes to put them in, but then thought that having them visible might be a source of inspiration? Anyone have/seen any great ideas on how to store your stash? I have a large wall where I could hang shelving, as one option. Sort of like the idea of containers better though, as they'll get dusty on a shelf, even if in bins. Thanks! |
I store mine in bins form WM, that are not to big, but as we have sugar sand and pets, it keeps material cleaner and dust off them. I have them sorted by type, as I have alot of animal material and by color sort of.
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I store mine in plastic tubs in a cupboard. I've never really done well with a visual display because I get it looking so organized and pretty, I hate to disturb it and use it!!
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I hang mine up in a closet.
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I like using see through plastic totes, as I can see what I have in that tote. They were especially useful when my sewing room was in the basement of our house - now the totes are a wall of fabric in my room. I try to separate the fabrics, Christmas, July 4th, baby, blues, purples, etc., however when I start making a quilt or a quilting project they do get slightly messed up, then I need to take some time and re organize them, but that's when I can usually discover at least 1 or 2 or more pieces that I'd forgotten I had - makes reorganizing like a treasure hunt.
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