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Alaskasunshine's fabric folding( organizing your quilt room)

Old 04-28-2010, 10:00 PM
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Thanks for sharing this info. Now, I need to get organized. :thumbup:
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Old 04-30-2010, 11:10 AM
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Thanks for the great tut. You can come to San Diego and help organize my room.!
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Old 04-30-2010, 12:21 PM
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I have tried to attach an excel spreadsheet that shows my caluculations to cut the 4'x8' sheet for the fabric folding boards and also a 18"x24" sheet for the smaller fabric folding boards. I found a sign store that will sell me the big sheet for $12.00 and you can see on the spreadsheet how many I will get from the sheets. I made the big sheets a 1/2 inch larger, it would have been waste and it gives me more space to put the label that I will put on the board at the top of boards how much fabric is on the board. I can't wait to pick them up on Monday and get started. Hope the attachment works, if not, email me and I can email the file to you. Again, thanks alaskasunshine for this tutorial. Sally

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Old 04-30-2010, 07:03 PM
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I did the same thing. I went to the Dollar Tree and purchased foam boards for, yes, .99 cents. I cut them up and placed my fabrics as you demonstrated. It took me a month and just loaded them onto my shelves. I used rubber bands to secure the fabric. My problem is that I don't have them organized by color yet like you have yours. That's another project I need to do when I get a chance. Thanks for posting pictures, your sewing room looks awesome!
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Old 05-01-2010, 03:01 AM
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I was in a "do it yourself type" store and bought some extra-large cardboard boxes. I didn't need all of them after all so I cut up the extra ones and used them. Worked great.
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Old 05-01-2010, 12:31 PM
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Dear Alaskasunshine, You have brougth sunshine to my mind. I am soooo thrilled to be making progress at organizing my stash - thanks to you. Just the folding process is worth its' weight in gold! It will take me a loooooong time but I like the progress I have made already. Thank you, Thank you, thank you!
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Dear Alaskasunshine, You have brougth sunshine to my mind. I am soooo thrilled to be making progress at organizing my stash - thanks to you. Just the folding process is worth its' weight in gold! It will take me a loooooong time but I like the progress I have made already. Thank you, Thank you, thank you!
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Old 05-01-2010, 01:45 PM
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Has anyone mentioned plastic canvas sheets yet?
I uncovered some this afternoon buried in all my stuff that I had bought who-knows-when and they were already the right size. They work great too.
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Old 05-02-2010, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by MS quilter
Dear Alaskasunshine, You have brougth sunshine to my mind. I am soooo thrilled to be making progress at organizing my stash - thanks to you. Just the folding process is worth its' weight in gold! It will take me a loooooong time but I like the progress I have made already. Thank you, Thank you, thank you!
Awe, MS quilter you make me blush. Please post px so we can see how you're doing. What are you using to fold your fabrics on? Did you find the corrigated plastic stuff?
Thanks so much for your kind words. :thumbup: ;) :-D
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I've got all my supplies so now I am starting to organize!
Thanks for your inspiration.
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