Standing OR Laying Down?
11-21-2012, 11:01 AM
#22
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I have mine in clear plastic totes from SM and xcan see what is in there. Everything gets too dusty here and I have no place to store, this way I can move totes around and see what is in them. Oh to have a sewing room, the dream I have about given up on.
11-21-2012, 11:14 AM
#24
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Location: California
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I would recommend standing it up. I don't know if takes up more room or not, but you won't have a mess to clean everytime you need that fabric that is in the middle of the stack. Also, depending on the size of your fabric cut, it can get lost between fabrics. Good luck!
11-21-2012, 12:04 PM
#25
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I used to store my fabrics in plastic totes, sorted by color. also some newer fabric in plastic bags. I Never knew what fabric I had. One fine day I ordered some bookshelves from Staples online which arrived the next day. my grandson put them together. Would not recommend them for books but worked well for fabric. Was able to buy comic boards from a place not far from home. 7 x 10 size. Since my shelves were 11 inches high. each shelf has its own color. I love the way it looks and I can find whatever fabric I want in a minute. I also have not purchased fabric in a month. Except for some fat quarters at Joanne's yesterday. don't know how long that will last.
11-21-2012, 12:18 PM
#26
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Location: Louisiana
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Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
I agree with this! Everytime I would pull out a fabric, the stack would get all wicky jawed (haven't said that term in a long time!) and then I would have to pull all the fabrics out and re stack them. I really like the look of the fabrics wrapped on boards (I used foam core cut to size) and lined up on shelves. My friend says it looks like I have a mini quilt shop in my sewing room!
) I plan on putting everything on boards as soon as I can get enough boards accummulated.
11-21-2012, 03:49 PM
#27
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Location: Independence, MO
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I have done both. I ruler fold my fabric and store it in cabinets. At first I stacked it. I recently read on QB that some ladies stand the folded fabric on end. I tried that and find that it utilizes the space better and is much easier to remove the fabric that I want. When it was stacked, I always needed whatever was on the bottom. lol
11-22-2012, 11:23 AM
#30
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Location: Asheville, previously Lake Vermilion, Tarpon Springs, Duluth, St Paul, Soudan
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The coroplast plastic does take up more room and it is a little pricy. We always recycled lawn signs when I worked on political campaigns because we never had any money to spend. I would think twice about removing them from private property, but if they are on a public right of way, go for it.
Standing up is the way for me, so I buy fewer duplicates and can see what I have. And the fabric I wanted was always on the bottom of the pile.
Standing up is the way for me, so I buy fewer duplicates and can see what I have. And the fabric I wanted was always on the bottom of the pile.
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