I started nearly 30 years ago with opaque shoe boxes that stack, marked for individual strips:
1", 1.25," 1.5," (useful in log cabins!)
1.75"
2"
2.5" (these are now in a much larger box)
3"
3"+ (larger box)
Then other boxes for:
4" squares by color (2-3 colors to the box)
3" squares and smaller
triangles (just the shape - usually cut from something else, leftovers)
small pieced squares (often leftovers)
4-patches and 9-patches
usuable pieces - odd shapes less than 1/8th yard
and I have three "sweater" boxes that stack which are full of larger useable pieces - usually less than 1/3 - 1/2 yard.
These all stack on industrial-looking bright chrome shelves and are easily accessible.
Fabric yardage is stacked by color, folded edge out, on shelves behind closed doors.
Jan in VA