quiltilicious

I know, right? What cracked me up was when I was sorting fabrics and I found the same fabric in a couple of different "strata" -- I bought it 2 or THREE times because I forgot I already had some! (and I really did love the fabric).

After doing this last winter, I realize I probably need to go through and sort every year or so, just to remind myself of what I have on hand.

I used to think I was turning into a hoarder until I started reading about making art quilts and how you need the "widest palette possible"

dkabasketlady

Great storage space. I've gone to IKEA & brought the catalog home to drool over. I also would like to have the Billy cabinets w/doors. Do they hold the weight of fabric well? That's what is holding me back, I didn't want bowed shelves!!

quiltilicious

They bow ever so slightly on the extra wide bookcase. the narrower one doesn't bow at all.

katsewnsew

Here is pix of my stash! Took the 6x28 size ruler and folded all fabrics so they look neater. My collection started about 2001.

fireworkslover

katsewnsew
My goodness - it looks like a store - so organized! A question: Do you put any smaller pieces inside your neatly folded outer piece? I have a tendency to keep most small scraps of every print. I do use small pieces. In fact, I just used strips that were 3/8" wide to fuse triangles for the current fireworks quilt pattern.

shaysmema

I also store in clear plastic boxes that I label with blue painters tape. When I finish a project I remove tape and add a new project. I alway seem to buy more boxes though. lol

katsewnsew

I definitely save small pieces, too. If you look in the last pix, you can barely see on top of the shelf where I have plastic bins - marked with lights, mediums, darks, and also fqs by colors, too. I am a fabric freak and proud of it!!! Thanks .

woody

OOOOOHHHHH WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
I am green with envy, my stash all fits in a 12" x 20"x 4" basket.
I would gladly give anybody's unwanted stash a good home LOL

Candace

Serious fabric envy happening here.

momymom

I can't take pictures of mine. It's stashed all over the house. Plastic totes under the cutting table, under the leaves of the sewing table, 3 drawer chest in the sewing room, baskets of scraps, in a trunk in the living room, in my GGF's hutch in the entryway, 2 tubs in the linen closet batting in space bags because I got tired of them falling on my head, and craft supplies in a buffet in the bedroom. If my DH only knew!!!!! I'd be in trouble!