fabric storage
#51
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I organise into type, then shelve - fold using the ruler method. I also have some lidded bins and ziplocks hung from hooks on my shelving unit.
Organising can be fun.....but how about a moratorium on fabric buying/finding/receiving and get some quick quilts going! Maybe a random scrappy or two..... I just ran out of shelf/storage room and have a pile of fabric on my dining room table waiting to be ironed and cut.....as my dining table is not far from the front door, that is creating the necessity of a deadline. Gotta go....I'm two days into it and there's still a lot there! Happy quilting.
Organising can be fun.....but how about a moratorium on fabric buying/finding/receiving and get some quick quilts going! Maybe a random scrappy or two..... I just ran out of shelf/storage room and have a pile of fabric on my dining room table waiting to be ironed and cut.....as my dining table is not far from the front door, that is creating the necessity of a deadline. Gotta go....I'm two days into it and there's still a lot there! Happy quilting.
#54
Nonnie, have you ever thought of a giveaway! LOL......just kidding, most of the fabric I have now is in shelves and bins, as yours............I keep what I'm working with on the accessible shelves but I'm sure I have some that is "hidden" away that I need to get out. I gave away some of my stash to my Mother, who also quilts, when she was working on a project, but then she and my Sister gave me some of theirs........so here we go again! haha...........good luck.......some of the workplace photos in here are just amazing........and where there's a will.........there's a way..........I know you will find that way..........
#55
The bolts from fabric stores are NOT acid free! Just google and ask if they are, and you will be shocked.
#57
if you have a dollar store close to you they have these craft boards that come in white or black its usually by the construction paper. it comes in big sheets of about 24inches by 36 inches. i get these and then i cut it into the size of boards that i want like 9 1/2 inches by 12 inches. then i wrap my material around these and it is just like using the expensive cards. and whats best is that you can cut it to the sizes you need. i have big ones for large yardage and then i have some 4inch by 6 inch for my fat quarters and little pieces of fabric. works great for me. the sheets are one dollar and i get 7 large cards out of it. so you can see this is a very cheap way to go. hope it works out for you
#59
Those empty fabric bolts are not acid free. After a bit of time, they leave a white line across the fabric that is permanent. This happens, even it the bolts are not stored in light. It is not a good idea to use the cardboard bolts from the fabric stores at all.
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