Quick Question on Sorting Fabric
#51
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Daytona Beach Shores, FL
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I sort the larger pieces by color and I have clear containers of strips for strip quilts and the are sorted buy width. If I am collecting fabric for a special project I put that together in a clear bag with a copy of the pattern and notes pinned on the fabric if they are not washed. I also measure larger pieces and pin that measurement to it so if I need a piece for the back of a quilt I know if there is enough fabric.
#52
Hi April, I always sort by color, unless it's a Novelty print, I keep those all together... I think they are very busy when I'm not looking, because my cabinet sure does get messy ( they're the only one's in there with hands and feet, wheels, wings, etc..)
#54
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 233
You are very resourceful and smarter than I am! :) I got hooked on buying fabric on sale and am ready for any circumstance. Somewhere, sometime, I'll be able to sell some of them, or provide fabric for my students should I decide to teach sewing/quilting.
It's become my 'fix' and the colors and beautiful pieces are a form of art therapy for me when stress from my work gets high.
Anyway, It's a good excuse. :roll:
It's become my 'fix' and the colors and beautiful pieces are a form of art therapy for me when stress from my work gets high.
Anyway, It's a good excuse. :roll:
#55
I just sorted mine about a week ago. I sorted by colors .. blues; purples; greens; yellow, orange, gold altogether; reds; separate froms pinks; blacks, browns & greys altogether; cats and Christmas fabric separate in their own tote; whites and WOWs altogewther and wound uo with about 7 tottes plus my scrap tote. I also have a Xstitch tote and a tote for books - quilting and cross stitch. In addition, I also have a 5 drawer dresser with fabric in 4 of 5 shelves. I did this with my teenage girls and drove them crazy but got it organized and into my sewing cave. Then, I found more fabric. LOL!!! Which I sort of organized but I did keep my project fabric together for the baby quilts and another couple of projects. I still need to finish the cave but feel better for having petted, stroked and fondled and then organized all the fabric. Took about 6 hours but it was well worth it. Great topic, loved reading all the other responses. :)
#57
I forgot to add that I put all my batting into another bin/area and I kep finding more of that than even I thought I had. I am truly pleased by the organization but got side-tracked by a scrappy log cabin project so need to finish organizing my sewing cave. :)
#59
Originally Posted by Oklahoma Suzie
I put them together if they are the same pattern.
I also like to store fabrics from the same collection together--for the same reason as I gave above. :-)
#60
I have mine folded and stored in clear plastic shoeboxes from WalMart, and sorted by color and tone (i.e. light blue, med blue, dark blue etc.). I can immediately see what colors/patterns are in each box, and it makes it very easy to pick out the colors I want. I can also see whether I have a big piece or a small piece of each one by the depth of the fold. A couple of exceptions: Christmas fabrics are separate as are most of my florals (hard to determine which color box to choose for them).
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