Quick Question on Sorting Fabric
#11
I sort by light, med, dark. I choose what color fabric from those three. I may end up with some med being dark and the light being med. It makes is so much easier then trying to sort through colors. Use a value tool and look at your fabric on the shelf. You can see immediately the value of your colors.
#12
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Originally Posted by MistyMarie
I sort by color, unless I purchased coordinating fabric with a quilt in mind. Then, I put those all together in one "collection" on my shelves. If I just buy three or four colors in a design that I like, I separate them by color if I don't know for sure what I would like to do with them.
#13
Originally Posted by LovingIzabella
I was just wondering if you have a fabric that is the same pattern or design but in different colors do you sort it by color or by pattern?
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Edit: I posted without reading everyone's reply and see I'm in line with most everyone else. Yay for me!
#15
I sort by color. But I'm starting to collect solids and may keep them separate. At some point I intend to make a quilt with all or nearly all solid colors. I don't have a huge selection of Kona solids. I am labelling them, in case I want more of a particular color.
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I use a LOT of civil war repros. so they are all together in one area and kind of sorted by color. Although, some of those are patriotics or shirtings and I have those in groups. Then I have all of my batiks together in one big basket because they are mostly bali pops. I have big baskets under my cutting table that has toiles in one. then another w/ydg. of backs. Then another w/childrens. Then I have my kits in one area. then I have my ConKerr pillowcase stuff together. So, for ME, it's organized. If anyone else came into the room, it would probably be chaos. XO
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Unless it is a fabric line that goes together, I sort by color.
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