Fabric storage reorg
 

Check out my weekend project. I don't have the stash that some of you have, but I have one bookcase devoted to fabric. It was looking rather sloppy, so I spent most of the weekend folding fabric. My neck and shoulders are sore, but it was worth it! I think it is pretty now.

Good job! It is easier to pull one if they are stacked like books. You could try it.

Looks great! Fabric is so pretty.:)

good job. I wrap mine around the bolt cardboard from Joann's. They just throw it away. I cut it into 4 pieces and wrap and stand it on end in my cupboards. I will need to buy a couple more of them if DH ever gets my room built.

Looks great! You have a lot of orange fabric.

Great job! I know it is a task, but you sure feel better when you look at it afterwards!

I do this and the comic book boards. Especially if you're lucky enough to get the end of the bolt, then you have a lot of information if none is on the selvage edge. Take a photo of the fabric with the bolt info.

Look at all those YUMMY oranges !!!!

Nice job.. wanna come and refold my sewing room.. Prob only take ya a month.. give or take. lol..

t looks great and the 'orange' definitely jumps out at ya :)

That looks great. Mine was in the shape yours was and I bought the little plastic boxes for it. Much better now. Yours looks so inviting and professionally folded. Happy sewing to you.

Wonderful job of folding! Can I be on the list after you? If you come in October you could stay for the Houston Quilt Show!

wow-you did a great job making your stash more visually appealing-great eye candy

Great job Monika! You will feel a sense of accomplishment every time you look at all your fabric so neatly folded. Once it's organized, the upkeep is easy! Good for you!

Well worth the effort! It's so inviting now and you will be able to find/use it so much better. :)

Excellent job!!!!!! love the 'after' look. :thumbup:

thanks! and yes.....lots of yummy oranges. Love orange.

Good job and I like all the orange in your stash!:D
peace

WOW looks great and so organized!

Great job! I too love the orange!

Great job-beautiful fabrics.

Congratulations! I know how good it feels to have it organized.

I just finished putting my fabric on 3 bookshelves. It should make it easier to find what I want as I finish projects. I do have a few tubs of oddball fabric like Christmas and Halloween and some heavier weight fabric for book bags. My MIL's stash is still in tubs along with donated scraps.



Connie

I love your collection of bright happy colors!

Boy what a nice change, you should be proud. good job and someone likes orange, huh?

I agree. You want easy access to your fabric and NOT to have to do over what you just did. Job well done !!

That looks really nice! I folded my fabric a few months ago -- it reminded me of what I have and I've found I've been working at using it. I love the way it looks when folded like that -- makes it so much easier to find what you want!

JanieH -- pick me, pick me-- I would come fold your fabric -- maybe I'd be able to see your Dear Jane in progress too! LOL

What a pretty stash! And I know you're going to enjoy being able to thumb through your fabric now. Personally, I store mine like you have and I don't want it on-end. I don't think it's as good a use of space as this. Either way, you've done a great job and I'm sure you'll inspire others to clean up their stash.

Beautiful! I'm in process of putting my fabric on bookshelves. If it's in a tote or something, it doesn't get used. Besides, looking at the fabric inspires me.

So pretty.

Nicely done!

Very nicely done.

Great job.....

I have book shelves like these. What I did was take out one shelf and take it to Home Depot and have them cut me more shelves and the bought extra pegs to put in the holes. With the shelves close together and more of them you can separate them more into color schemes and it makes them a whole lot easier to get something from the bottom of the stack. I started doing the extra shelves when I used them for books and after awhile the shelves started to sag in the middle so this was my solution to saving the shelves and it also helped when I started getting rid of books and replacing shelves with fabric.

It looks wonderful. All the brights sing to my heart! I itch to pet the fabric.

Looks great!

love the bright colors- I would feel happy every time I walk into that room!

awesome job

These look delicious! Great job.

To access one without disturbing the whole stack, someone suggests sliding a long ruler (probably 6x24) just above the one you want before pulling out the fabric. I haven't done it, but have no doubt it works.

My stacks of smaller pieces kept coming undone so I put them in clear shoeboxes without lids --on a short backcase. I wrapped another part of my stash (longer pieces) around around foam board (dollar store sells 20x30 that I cut into 4 (9.5x12 ) with some leftover. Line those up like books on another bookcase.

Of all the ways I've tried, the book style keeps them the tidiest even though you do waste a bit of space. Good luck--and try that ruler lifting trick.

Very Nice, sure looks better than mine.

This was my first thought when I looked at the picture. Nice job. BrendaK