Please don't let me buy your fabric!! And stash coordination HELP PLEASE!!! :D
11-03-2010, 07:12 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by mac
Originally Posted by e4
Any system that works for you is the right system. I sort by main color for general fabrics of a 1/2 yard or more. I also separate batiks, orientals, holidays, and 30's fabrics. If it's a fat quarter up to a half yard it gets folded with fat quarters. Anything less gets cut into my standard scrap strip sizes and separated into lights and darks. That works for me, but anything that works for you is what you should use.
Your time is growing short to get your Christmas presents done, so I would do this to get some sort of order in your sewing room. You can always go back after you finish your projects and do a better job of folding and organizing. By then you will have a better idea of what is & is not working for you.
First thing I would do is get some bookshelves. I have 3 – 7 foot bookshelves in my sewing room that I keep my fabric in. This is for the larger pieces of fabric that are at least a half yard or more. I sort out my fabric by color, fold it simply and put it on the shelves. For now, use big groupings of basic colors like black, red, blue, green, yellow, etc. You can go back later for fine tuning as you find out what your preferences are when working.
Pieces smaller than a half yard I would put in those big see-through plastic bins, again, by color. Pieces smaller than a fat-quarter, I would just put all together in one bin as scraps.
I would do as e4 suggested and keep Asian fabrics, holiday fabrics and specialty fabrics, etc. on a separate shelf and not mix them in with the regular fabric colors. It will make them easier to find later on. All non-cotton fabrics are put away in plastic bins and do not get mixed in with my cottons at all.
You can get bookshelves for FREE on Freecycle in your area. You just have to be able to pick it up.
I also use the shelves that I don’t put fabric on for those plastic drawer sets you can get at Joann’s. I put all my tools in these drawers and label the drawers so I know what is in them. Additionally, I put all my patterns in a plastic shoe box and my quilting books on the shelf. I really love using my bookshelves for this purpose, it keeps everything neat and I can see what I have at a glance.
I hope this gives you some help in organizing your sewing room.
My only problem is that I need more shelves :lol: :lol:
11-03-2010, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
Carrie, I just may get lost! What a mess I've stirred up!!
I really have a lot of fabric I no longer want, like cotton calico prints but I don't know if other people would want them. I have too much, that's all there is to it.
Maybe I should do another post when I get done in my room.
I will send yardage or pieces free to anyone if they can pay postage. I wish postage was cheaper :(
I really have a lot of fabric I no longer want, like cotton calico prints but I don't know if other people would want them. I have too much, that's all there is to it.
Maybe I should do another post when I get done in my room.
I will send yardage or pieces free to anyone if they can pay postage. I wish postage was cheaper :(
11-03-2010, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
Friends, I am dead serious!!!!!!!!!!!
PM me if you want a flat-rate box (10.70) of fabrics. They are not scraps. I don't even know where those scraps are yet.
Your only charge is postage. Paypal, check, or money order but Paypal is safest. Let me know if there are colors you really don't like. The only color I don't have is orange.
PM me if you want a flat-rate box (10.70) of fabrics. They are not scraps. I don't even know where those scraps are yet.
Your only charge is postage. Paypal, check, or money order but Paypal is safest. Let me know if there are colors you really don't like. The only color I don't have is orange.
11-03-2010, 07:41 AM
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O my dear...hang in there. About the time you get the sorting done, you will need to pull out fabric for the next 10 quilts and the sorting will be in even more piles. I do have mine in somewhat colors and size of piece of fabric. Just sort-of. Keep at it.
11-03-2010, 08:57 AM
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I see nothing wrong with your system; although I might separate the batiks entirely from the novelties.
In my own stash, I haven't separated Christmas from everything else, but I'm forever having to dig through the piles, so maybe I should have them separated.
In my own stash, I haven't separated Christmas from everything else, but I'm forever having to dig through the piles, so maybe I should have them separated.
11-03-2010, 09:55 AM
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I wrap my fabric (1/2 yd+) on corrugated plastic boards. I place these on DVD racks. I have them coordinated by the predominate color in the pattern.
I did separate out fleece and upholstery weight fabrics, but all cottons I organized by color.
For 1/4 yd to 1/2 yd cuts, I have them on even smaller boards on their own shelf.
For anything smaller than a 1/4 yd (scrap), I have these in show boxes based on size/shape. one for strips, one for squares, one for larger or odd shaped scraps.
I did separate out fleece and upholstery weight fabrics, but all cottons I organized by color.
For 1/4 yd to 1/2 yd cuts, I have them on even smaller boards on their own shelf.
For anything smaller than a 1/4 yd (scrap), I have these in show boxes based on size/shape. one for strips, one for squares, one for larger or odd shaped scraps.
11-03-2010, 10:22 AM
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I agree with several of you on the clear palstic bins. I especially like the drawers as opposed to those with the lids you have to remove to get to all that lucious fabric !!!
Originally Posted by Sherry D
Hi, You might want to use clear plaster bins with lids to store your fat quarters and scraps that we all save for a later project. They are very helpful. Sherry
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