Organization-how do you do it?
07-28-2010, 06:30 AM
#51
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Originally Posted by belmer
How about useing it.... that might solve some of your problems.
Looks pretty darn organized to me...
Looks pretty darn organized to me...
Originally Posted by natalieg
I'm trying to be more efficient with it, but can't decide which way will work best.
Men !! :)
07-28-2010, 07:04 AM
#54
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I used to do mine by color, but now I reorganized and sorted by yardage, under 1/2 yard, exactly 1/2 yard, 1 yard, up to 4 yds, and then 4 yds and over. I know I need 4 yards for a single bed, and sometimes will pick out a back before I pick out the colors for a front. I know it is backwards, (back, colors and then pattern) but it works for me.
07-28-2010, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Juliebelle
I have mine like yours all the cottons are done on the comic boards and sorted by color in my wire baskets in racks and fat quarters and charm packs in baskets, 1/2 yards are in baskets too. I have 2 containers of scraps and 1 basket that I keep on the floor for larger leftover pieces. Just re arranged my area so it is really clean now, I also got one of the Safeco tables with the adjustable shelf to set my machine on, works great I will post pics tomorrow :)
07-28-2010, 07:07 AM
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ORGANIZATION?!? Oh my goodness, that is one funny word! I have most of my fabric in our spare room. Things i am working on are on my sewing board in front room. And a few more things on my ironing board in the living room. Oh, and a few things stuff in my bedroom too. LOL
07-28-2010, 07:39 AM
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I am almost finished ruler folding all my quilting fabric. I have file drawers under my large cutting table. I have my fabric according to main color, reds, blues, etc. Then I have batiks and novelty fabrics in their own drawers. I also have alot of pastel florals, so they are together. I have the plastic stacking drawers for fat quarters, again by color. I haven't even gotten to the Christmas fabric yet. I have too much of it. But I found that by resorting and refolding I found things I forgot I had. It also gave me ideas for Christmas projects and other gifts. I also found some dupes of some fabric. I have all my apparel fabric in floor to ceiling closets along the back wall of my sewing studio in my basement. I keep a dehumidifier going constantly so no moisture can accumulate and cause odors.
07-28-2010, 07:46 AM
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You look pretty darned organized to me. I wish I had that much space to do that. I organize by color like you do, but I put them in plastic bags so I just pull out a bag of whatever color. It's not the best way to organize, but much better than just throwing in a drawer and hope I can find something.
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