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MzMcKee 08-28-2010 05:48 PM

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Using an idea I saw here. I started with a $35 cut for me sheet of corrugated plastic. That gave me 60 boards. I then went to Hobby Lobby and purchased two of their largest foam boards for $10 and cut another 60 boards. I spent last night and today cutting and wrapping my cuts of fabrics collected over the last two years. They filled two of the buckets and I really didn't know until now, just what I had. Of course the fabric I'm currently using for my Farmer's Wife Sampler isn't in here. :) I'm very happy with the results. Thank you.

The Bucket o'Fabric 1 of 2
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Includes Fat Qtr, 1/2 to 3 yrs, Novelty, Holiday, and Qty for Backings
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Farmer Girl 08-28-2010 05:49 PM

Aw, come on. Quit teasing and show us a pic, you know how we all like to drool over fabric!

Oops, posted too soon, here come the pics, thanks!

They look great. Anytime you want to come a bit east, let me know and you can make mine look as great as yours do now.

bjnicholson 08-28-2010 05:52 PM

I see lots of Salvage Blocks in your future!

MzMcKee 08-28-2010 05:53 PM

My goal... To fill both bookcases. But don't tell him! ;)

Jim's Gem 08-28-2010 05:56 PM

Looks great!!!

craftybear 08-28-2010 05:57 PM

looks great, where did you buy your corrugated plastic, and what size did you cut them

foam boards for the bigger pieces of fabric???


Originally Posted by MzMcKee
Using an idea I saw here. I started with a $35 cut for me sheet of corrugated plastic. That gave me 60 boards. I then went to Hobby Lobby and purchased two of their largest foam boards for $10 and cut another 60 boards. I spent last night and today cutting and wrapping my cuts of fabrics collected over the last two years. They filled two of the buckets and I really didn't know until now, just what I had. Of course the fabric I'm currently using for my Farmer's Wife Sampler isn't in here. :) I'm very happy with the results. Thank you.


C.Cal Quilt Girl 08-28-2010 06:08 PM

Good Job, Looks Great !! :)

emmy 08-28-2010 06:09 PM

Won't that be so convenient to see everything at a glance. Which boards did you prefer for wrapping the fabric.

MzMcKee 08-28-2010 06:18 PM

Both boards worked well for the fabric. I like the foam better. I could cut it myself and work the sizes both for the large boards and the fat qtr. I like the price much better too. I don't mind paying a fair price, and the $35 is a fair price for the plastic which I got at a local sign shop. But I need to save pennies where I can and I couldn't beat the price of $10 for 60 boards over the $35.

I had found one of those Fabric Organizers at Hobby Lobby last year for $1.00. But I wasn't willing to spend $100 on what I thought at the time were "those silly little plastic boards". And when the I saw a thread here on someone finding their own plastic and doing their own. I thought I could do that too. And did. Ta DA!

MzMcKee 08-28-2010 06:20 PM

oh.. sorry.. the large boards are cut 14" x 5" and the small boards using the shorts from the sheet are no smaller than 4" x 3" but mostly 6" x 5".


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