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I use 12 X 12 card stock from the scrapbook store. I buy it on sale usually about 10 cents a sheet. I fold it in half and wrap everything around it that fits. I use pins, hair clips, and bobby pins to hold it on. I put mine together the way I will be using it. Anything for a project I keep together. Batiks together, civil war together, lights all together, reds, blues, yellows, greens, Christmas together. When I start a quilt, I assign the pattern and fabric to a 12 X 12 plastic Art tote with a handle. I cut out all the pieces, and organize them in sandwich bags. This I take with me when I go on retreats so everything for each project is in its own carrying case.
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I have mine folded by color, theme, & size on bookcases. My problem is that there is no cover on them I thought of using clear shower curtains hung to cover but dont know how it will look.
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Your stash organization is terrific! :)
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Fabric storage - aarrrrgggggHHHHHHH! I am just enough OCD that it drives me crazy! Should I put it in the blue bin, but oh wait, it has flowers, so should I put it in the floral bin, but oh wait, there's a good bit of yellow in there too, so should I put it in with the yellows? This is always a problem for me, so I love seeing your replies and hoping one will pop out at me saying "This is the way to do it!"
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That is one of the problems I have. I look for others answers...
Originally Posted by KerryK
(Post 4654330)
Fabric storage - aarrrrgggggHHHHHHH! I am just enough OCD that it drives me crazy! Should I put it in the blue bin, but oh wait, it has flowers, so should I put it in the floral bin, but oh wait, there's a good bit of yellow in there too, so should I put it in with the yellows? This is always a problem for me, so I love seeing your replies and hoping one will pop out at me saying "This is the way to do it!"
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Originally Posted by Margo in Maine
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1.Just finished sorting etc...pulled out everything that I could use for charity and put in bin outside of my quilt room..Only have what I use...I am blessed with an old bedroom that works for me.
2. All fat quarters are in plastic bins and marked by colors in a closed closet. 3. Everything about a yard are in small plastic bin with covers and filed by color.(they are cheap to purchase) 4. Anything 2 yds or more are measured and marked and piled by color in closet 5. All my battings plus small pieces marked by size....are in open wire shelves in a closet by size. 6. Special projects...christmas....etc. are in small covered containers and put in a bookcase. With my books and magazines. I keep all projects I have done...in notebooks on these shelves. 7. Pulled odd shaped material and am cutting in 2 2 1/2" 3 3 1/3" up to 6" 8. have a bin of WOF ...marked. 9. I keep everything that pertains to each machine in a desk.. I enjoy my quilt room because I can exactly what I need and when I am done a project. I immediately take care of left overs. FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU...make it uniquely YOURS!!! I decided what I wanted for furniture...open bookcase. 3-4 plastic 3-draw ....couple of wood cabinets under my short arm table...a closed closed portable ..plus a regular closet...and thread and rulers all in one place...this is long and I hop given some semblance of what i did..JUST BEGIN.. ~ Cindy |
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I have my stash in the cube storage boxes and decided I wanted to cover it so I used the shower rod holdercups and rod to hang a clothe curtain. I'm a Sunbonnet Sue nut so I appliqued them on a plain white shower curtain to "beautify the plain curtain. Already had cafe curtains with Sue on windows so they all went together. The cubes fit in a space that is the size of the closet so the rod was hung across it .
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I love the way you sorted your fabrics by color. I try but I think I have too much fabric and can't part with any of it LOL
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Has anyone figured this one out??
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Originally Posted by KerryK
(Post 4654330)
Fabric storage - aarrrrgggggHHHHHHH! I am just enough OCD that it drives me crazy! Should I put it in the blue bin, but oh wait, it has flowers, so should I put it in the floral bin, but oh wait, there's a good bit of yellow in there too, so should I put it in with the yellows? This is always a problem for me, so I love seeing your replies and hoping one will pop out at me saying "This is the way to do it!"
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I have mine stacked by color too.........the problem I see is, when I want a piece and its ALWAYS on the bottom, and it messes the others up, when I go to pull it out..........so how do you figure out some other way? I like the idea about using the boards and stacking sideways like the quilt shop.....but my shelves are deep, so that would be a lot of wasted space........guess I need more shelves, inside each cabinet. Thanks for all your suggestions, makes me want to fix mine better.
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