How Do You Organize Your Fabric?
10-25-2010, 04:47 AM
#21
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My husband bought and installed wire bins in my sewing room closet. My stash is out of direct sunlight, and the fabrics can breath. My fabrics are color sorted. Childrens fabrics and holiday fabrics, solids,my tone on tone fabrics, and backing fabrics are separated as well. Easy to see and pick out fabrics when I start a quilting project. The bins slide out or can be removed.
After shopping for fabric, I sew up the ends of my fabric, wash, press and place in the color coordinated bin.
After shopping for fabric, I sew up the ends of my fabric, wash, press and place in the color coordinated bin.
10-25-2010, 07:34 AM
#23
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Originally Posted by QBeth
i have them separated in groups on their own separate shelving units, along all the walls..
1930 then by color
fat quarters then by color
Batiks then by color
baby, non holiday novelty- again sorted by colors
holidays separated and are in labeled plastic totes tucked in my walk in closet (xmas, valentines, st pattys, Halloween, Easter, 4th, birthday,etc, )
Rest all on bookcases by color/patterns/floral and such..
anything smaller than a fat qtr but bigger than a crumb gets folded in a wall cd case holder
10-25-2010, 07:45 AM
#24
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Originally Posted by jrhboxers
Posted a second time to add about 'dedicated' fabrics - fabrics bought for a specific project/pattern in mind. These are stacked together - with the pattern usually or at least a name - bundled together and stacked on a separate shelf in a different cabinet. That way I am not tempted to pull from one project for another and end up with one fabric missing. If the pattern is from a magazine I make a copy of the picture page and - on theback - make a copy of the yardages needed. That gives me all of the information that I need and also tells me which magazine it is in. These are the sheets that I take with me to the store to pull fabrics for. When there is a good sale I will usually take 8 to 10 'project' sheets. I hate when I go shopping and find fabrics that I think is just perfect for a project and don't have the yardage information. I also listed on this sheet the sku numbers, names and stock numbers for each of my fabrics in case I do need to go back and find more.
10-25-2010, 07:50 AM
#25
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My stash is basically sorted by color though sometimes it's hard to keep it straight. I do have other stash that is also labeled as specific category such as Christmas or Upholstery. Alas, my stash is kept in plastic bins with labels huge labels that tell me what's hidden inside but still have to do the unstack, open, look, unstack, open, look, etc. Too much stash, so little time!!! LOL
10-25-2010, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jrhboxers
Posted a second time to add about 'dedicated' fabrics - fabrics bought for a specific project/pattern in mind. These are stacked together - with the pattern usually or at least a name - bundled together and stacked on a separate shelf in a different cabinet. That way I am not tempted to pull from one project for another and end up with one fabric missing. If the pattern is from a magazine I make a copy of the picture page and - on theback - make a copy of the yardages needed. That gives me all of the information that I need and also tells me which magazine it is in. These are the sheets that I take with me to the store to pull fabrics for. When there is a good sale I will usually take 8 to 10 'project' sheets. I hate when I go shopping and find fabrics that I think is just perfect for a project and don't have the yardage information. I also listed on this sheet the sku numbers, names and stock numbers for each of my fabrics in case I do need to go back and find more.
10-26-2010, 03:38 AM
#28
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Originally Posted by pieces
My husband bought and installed wire bins in my sewing room closet. My stash is out of direct sunlight, and the fabrics can breath. My fabrics are color sorted. Childrens fabrics and holiday fabrics, solids,my tone on tone fabrics, and backing fabrics are separated as well. Easy to see and pick out fabrics when I start a quilting project. The bins slide out or can be removed.
After shopping for fabric, I sew up the ends of my fabric, wash, press and place in the color coordinated bin.
After shopping for fabric, I sew up the ends of my fabric, wash, press and place in the color coordinated bin.
10-26-2010, 04:05 AM
#30
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Location: Mich. beautiful U.P.
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my husband put 2 4 shelf book cabinets together for me & I sort by background color - makes it real easy to stand back & decide what I need. Also works well when I am replenishing any of my stash.
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