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What do you store your fabric in and would you change it?

Old 03-07-2011, 07:25 PM
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Why, thank you, Bigdogmom! :thumbup:
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Old 03-07-2011, 07:26 PM
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butterfly wing- I think yu have a nice plan.
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Old 03-07-2011, 07:41 PM
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Ladies I check the quilt shops for the bolt boards, some of them they just throw away. so I always ask if I can have them then I cut them in half and fold my fabric on them. Works great. Just got back from a Quilt Retreat and picked up about a dozen and a half of these.
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Old 03-07-2011, 08:12 PM
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butterfly wing- I think yu have a nice plan.
thank you. when i move next door, you can come for coffee in the new kitchen and stay over in the new guest room. bring your family - i'll have lots of space. :lol:
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Old 03-07-2011, 08:14 PM
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I use the plastic 28 qt. containers. I have used them for years and doubt I'll change. I like the fabrics put away from all the dust, cat and dog hair and other creepy things. I used the tubs when I started, but was forever pawing through them to find something - didn't work for me. At time, I had probably 200 of these tubs full of fabric all nicely sorted and labeled. Now I have about 25 left and working my way down. I also use the metal racks, plastic units on wheels and all sizes of plastic boxes for different things. Don't think I would ever do the boards, but I do like them. Makes a pretty display. My boxes are on shelves with the overflow on the floor. Still too many for my small sewing room, but I'm trying.
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Old 03-07-2011, 09:14 PM
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When I re-did my sewing room, a friend gave me one of these cabinets. I bought two more at Lowe's or Home Depot..cannot remember which one. They are perfect for storing fabrics. They are 4 ft wide and probably about 5.5ft high. The picture is a little dark.
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Old 03-07-2011, 09:22 PM
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what does anyone do with big yardage - say, 6 - 9 yards? i buy 9 yards at a time for backings for big queens if the price is right.
the storage for small pieces is a lot easier than the big pieces.

mine kinda flop all over themselves. any ideas?
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I store mine in Drawers, Unless they are huge amounts then I folf and put in book cases with doors, i have some old Pattern files see pictures and also an old dresser
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Old 03-07-2011, 09:50 PM
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Large pieces go into tubs. I do have some large pieces in the plastic storage boxes, but anything really large will go into the tub.
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Me, too! I started out with gallon Zip Lok bags with fat quarters in them, in the giant clear Rubbermaid tubs. Then I tried to figure how to sort the fat qtrs, by color, by project, by style(solid, floral, stripe, etc.) Ended up mostly batched by project, but I still have to rummage thru everything else to not miss good pieces that haven't been set aside for the project.
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