SoFlaGramma6

Hello Sunshine - from the Sunshine State! It's hot here and rainy, too. Must say you have inspired sew many of us. Being organized is the most economical thing we can do for ourselves and enables us to save more money for other things we need as well as saving time now that we don't have to search everywhere.

Prior to seeing your tutorial I had done something similar with flat plastic pieces that were 9x12 but only had 25 and they didn't work for fabric so I used them for lace.

Since I've had to move so often these past couple of years (and may need to move again in a couple of months) I'm going to keep my fabric in the bins for now. Hopefully at my next move I'll be able to set up and get organized properly.

One other thought to share; if you're wrapping FQ's and small pieces on the smaller size, they would fit beautifully in a media storage unit. That's the shelves built to hold CD's/DVD's. I have 2 that my DD wanted to get rid of. Sorry dear, I'm keeping them.

Hope you are feeling better after a bout of Pneumonia and can get back to sewing in a healthy state. Best of luck on finishing your room and how wonderful to have such an awesome hubby to be so supportive of you and your craft.

One more thing for up and coming seamstresses: If you want your hubby to support you and let you have all you want in fabrics, etc. - Make HIM something. Anything! Just make sure it's something he WILL appreciate. Once I did that, mine supported me all the way. He lost is bout with cancer this year but he helped me by letting me have the space he could have used for a home office. Just thought I'd share an incentive.

Can't wait to unpack a ton of fabric and get an organized sewing/quilting/craft area. Enjoy!

alaskasunshine

I am still getting LOTS of members asking what the boards are made of and what the clips are.

1. COROPLAST (call your local sign shop and ask them if theycarry 4'x8' sheets) my husband cut them to size for me!

2. Bolt Buddies are the clips I used to fasten the fabric to the board. I also used sraight pins at random instead of the clips as they are quite costly. I bought mine from a friend that had a quilt shop.

I hope everyone is having fun getting their fabric wrapped!

I sure have enjoyed reading all the kind & positive words from so many excited quilters! :thumbup: :D ;)

Millstream Mom

Holy Smokes!!!! That's your quilting room?! I thought you owned a fabric store! I am green with envy! :) I have to quilt at the dining room table - but now I know how to organize my stash once I take over hubbys fishing room!

pinecone

Nice tutorial. I have been folding my fabbies like that too. I use a piece of plexi that I had cut to 9" wide so I can count the wraps and guestimate the yardage. I take the plexi out to save storage space and I also have way more pretties than I can use in a lifetime. The FQs get folded in the multicompartment shoe organizers from big box stores.

piney

pinecone

http://www.bcwsupplies.com/products/...e-Accessories/ for 81/2"x11" scroll down for magazine backer boards.

http://www.bcwsupplies.com/products/Comic-Boards/ are smaller.

piney

Gidget

I quilt on a dining room table too! Ha!

maggie2122

OMG>>> I cannot believe your stash & how organized it is, I am so jealous.

anniec55

That looks great!!! I think you have as much fabric as I do, don't happen to be passing through Missouri anytime? LOL! I would think that it could be a taunting task! Do you think you might be able to use that "foam board" with similar success?

tjradj

LOVE LOVE LOVE your idea. I'm doing it right now. The sign board is at RONA for $20 per 8'x 4' sheet. That gives me 48 boards. Good for me!

FranM

I would like to know what you used for your "boards."

I like the idea of the fabric being on the shelves rather than stacked, much easier to see what you need.

Fran in West Texas