shasta5718

Just finished doing that, what a job. I wrapped over 900 boards and a hundred bolts. They were all in the plastic bins and I was tired of buying and not knowing what I have. Theses are just the cottons. Am glad to be done. I don't think I will need to buy for a long long time. Yea!! Looking forward to using them now. Oh I washed all before wrapping, now I hope I won't have fading.

Trisher

Thanks for your comments everyone! I am encouraged to keep going!

ps What made me think 100 boards would be enough

Purpleprint

What in the world are comic book boards, egad am I getting old.

Trisher

"they are a fairly heavy weight card stock that comic book owners use to help store the comic books in a flat, straight, non bendy kind of way. So we are essentially going to use them to do the same thing for fabric."

"Funny Note: I first purchased these at a local comic book store that happened, by coincidence, to be located right next door to a quilt shop. I cautiously entered the store, a place I have never frequented before and inquired about the boards. The man behind the counter told me where they were and I felt the need to tell him why I was looking for them. I personally expected him to be surprised at the ingenuity and new use of his product. But he just nodded and smiled and said he sells a lot more of these to quilters than he does to comic book owners. LOL. So much for thinking it was a fairly unheard of concept. He even told me which type the quilters normally purchased."

I lifted these quotes from a blog -- http://cuttopieces.blogspot.ca/2011/...-tutorial.html

I wrapped the yardage in my stash around the boards, and voila! I have 'baby' bolts of fabric! Just like the 'mommy' bolts of fabric at the LQS!

gale

900. I recently opened my 4th package (so I'm just over 300).

OP, you're off to a great start!! I love the little fabric bowl (basket?) in your picture. Is that from a pattern?

Trisher

The fabric basket is made from a couple of jelly roll strips. I have the pattern somewhere! I will track it down if you like.

Sophie2

I would like it if you would post the pattern. It looks like a variation of the basket made with a 10" square. I like doing the 10" sq basket, but would like a variation of it. Thanks.

gale

I would love it! thanks!

tessagin

95% of my quilting fabric is on comic book boards. I've begun wrapping long strips on the boards also. I use a little dab of glued to hold the end of the strip down or you can use a little tape. I did this one day out of boredom. This way I know I have atleast 20" for each strip.

mjhaess

Feels good to be organized.....Wish I were.....LOL..