I started organizing and cleaning out my sewing room two weeks ago. This meant I had to refold every piece of fabric I own in order for it all to fit in the cabinets and shelves. I folded fabric for a solid week, at least if not more than five hours a day. I'm still not done. My husband and I took a mini vacation last week. We were gone for three days, two nights. You guessed it, I bought $110.00 worth of fabric!!! More fabric to refold! I told myself that I was on vacation and could buy whatever I wanted as not to feel guilty. Oh well, as my sons say, "YOLO--you only live once!"

Bought two bookcases from staples and used comic boards to fold fabric looks good and now I see what fabric I have. Also i am not as tempted to buy more fabric. yet. Going to another quilt show soon.

check out this site - they used filing cabinets for their fabric stash http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2012/01/tool-time-tuesdayfile-your-fabric.html

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I reorganized my stash and sewing room in July. I put myself on a fabric (and patterns and rulers and anything else quilt related) diet immediately!!! I have been very good, not making any purchases even though I went to my favorite LQS twice with a quilting friend that was visiting from Florida. But he bought me a layer cake and a pattern so I don't think that counts as a fail as I didn't purchase them and I tried to not let him get them for me. I went the APS quilt show in Grand Rapids last weekend and I tell you, it was fun looking at all the stuff! I touched fabric and watched demonstrations but didn't have the urge to buy anything until the last hour we were there. I came across some fabric that I had never heard of the line before and it was soooooo delicious! I was told that because I have been so good that I could reward myself with a FQ bundle! I found a pattern and a specialty ruler and my other half liked the pattern so well that the pattern and the ruler were purchased for me. Spoiled? Yes! Enabled? Yes! Feel the urge to buy more? Nope!

Goodness me, how lucky some of you are to have so much fabric ! I ,and so many others try not to envy those of you we see with stacks of lovely materials so neatly sorted on shelves in your sewing rooms.I try to remember how patchwork started out,with frugality and artistry and then put aside any thoughts of how things have changed.I guess someone will take me to task for being mean spirited about those that afford the luxury of spending what they can but really I'm not doing that.Those that I admire most though are those with little to spend manage to carry on a craft born of need and longing for the need to express the art within.Love to all that carry on this craft though. Letty

Julie, looks like you started a great topic. LOL. SO many ideas. My room would look like an office storage center if I used filing cabinets. LOL.
I have seen it too.
And tried putting them all on Comic boards and that was too much work. Easier to just fold them and add them to a shelf.
And all those scraps.......I'm jealous.....Have fun sorting thru it all.
Loved the pattern you are thinking about for using them too. Hugs

I sent my DH off to play for a whole MONTH so I could sort my fabric - he'd have a heart attack if he saw how much there actually is. Actually, I may have a heart attack seeing how much is there!!! It's a fun thing to do because I've found fabric that I had completely forgotten about, but oh my - I never need to shop for fabric again!!! I put together my own "kits" and sorted by solid vs prints, then into colors - now, if I could just finish and start SEWING again!!!!! Hope you're having as much fun as I am!

I also need to do this. A job I have been putting off.

I bought those hanging sweater shelf 'things and put them in my sewing room closet. My fabric fits great on the shelves...well almost all of my fabric!

I was in the same spot a couple weeks ago.I added 4 yds to the top of my stash and later that night when I got home the shelving had collapsed. How heavy could 4 yds weigh?? I grabbed a pillow and shut the door-slept on the loveseat that night.It took me 5 days to resort and refold--yeah the fondling added 3 days to the job. But now things are quilts to be organized And was able to make 6 twin sized quilts from my stash and I only had to buy 1 yd of light pink to finish my bindings And now I know I DO NOT need to buy any more fabric the rest of my life..unless it jumps out at me : )