ccthomas

I do small print colors, solid colors, plaids, homespuns, holidays, fat quarters, jelly rolls, designers such as thimbleberries plus by specific projects. Then I have all those baskets of strips, squares, and am still not organized.

tessagin

I worked some in my sewing room yesterday. Took couple shelves down from one wall. It will become my design wall. If company comes the design wall will become the "head' board". I have most of my stash in the cabinet the hubs made for me. Most of my stash is according to color but I want to separate flannel from linen etc. Didn't realize how much "metallic like' fabric I had. That will have it's own area also. Ihave more project boxes than I realized.

annette1952

Mine are sorted by colors except for batiks. I also have solids & blenders sorted by colors but separate from the others. Then my fat quarters & other pre-cuts are in their own containers. Not real organized by some standards but works for me! lol

rryder

Mine are sorted by material- so, cotton quilting fabrics have their space. Velvets, linens, silks, etc. that get used in my art quilting have their own spaces. I keep all my fabrics in those cheap plastic drawer units that you can get from Target--it helps keep the dust off and keeps them from fading in the sunlight. I use comic book boards that I cut down to fit in the drawers and wrap my fabric around those. They stand nicely on one edge with the fold side up so I can open any drawer and see immediately what I've got.

Within those general categories I store fabric first by quantity (ex. fat quarters have their own drawer, 1 yard cuts, 2 yard cuts, backing fabrics, all have their own drawers) and then by value-- For me its important to be able to quickly pull fabrics that are of the correct value for the effect I want. So, for example, I can open my 1 yard cut drawer and see at a glance if I'm running low on lights, mediums or darks. Because I store based on amount first and value second I always know immediately if I've got enough fabric in my stash for whatever project I'm planning--unlesss I've got the right values in the wrong colors LOL!

Rob

osewme

I have some of those clear plastic boxes on rollers that you can get at Walmart & I sort my according to colors. I don't have yardage so all of mine is able to be stored in the boxes.

Gosh Neuras, your stash looks like a quilt shop! Great job in storing/sorting.

laughingquilter

I WISH there was a right way and a wrong way to handle stash. I think we all find what works best for us. I have kits and precuts kept separately in one cabinet or tote and my "stash" yardage is anything one yard or more on boards and stored somewhat by color - - fat quarters are in a tote by color and anything smaller than a fat quarter I try to cut into either 2 1/2" strips, 5" squares or 10" squares and I then store all of those shapes with the others that are similar.

beckyj

Flowers have their own category,multi colored, wild prints, use background to be common theme.

SusieQOH

As soon as I organize it seems I can't find anything. I'm hopeless!
I put small cuts in plastic boxes by color. Larger on boards , holiday separate.
I only have cottons mostly. But I never seem to get a good system down. When I start a new
project everything gets messy again.

pocoellie

All my yardage is 4" ruler folded, laid on edge and put in the appropriate drawers by background color, I don't know how to post pics. I'm in the process of cutting FQ's, cakes, etc., and they will go into drawers also.

JustRetired

I don't have anything to add regarding how to store your stash, but I do have an observation. Your photo shows some of your fabric very close to a window. If you leave it there very long before using it, I would be concerned about fade marks developing. Something to consider if you are not the type to rapidly use your fabric. This is something I had to consider when choosing my method of storage, as I will keep some fabric for years before I find the perfect use for it.