I had a couple comments/questions about how my fabric stays so neat on the shelves. Last year I had the floor refinished in the studio and everything had to come out. When everything went back in I refolded and restacked every piece of fabric. Now when I remove fabric I am careful when pulling it out and occasionally I'll empty an entire shelf and restack it again. I like it sorted by color (or multicolor) and I want the bottom pieces on the top for rotation every so often.
On to the way the rest of my stash is organized: some of it is cut up and boxed. This is one group of cut pieces. I have been adding to these boxes for at least 10 years. Some projects I have done have taken pieces out of them too so the variety is always changing.
These boxes contain the trays of 2 1/2" squares, one box of regular fabrics and one box of batik fabrics.
This is my bin of 2 1/2" strips for use with 2" Thangles.
I made the blocks for this quilt in 2005 but never got around to the layout. My friends who I used to work with came over last Wednesday and I finally got it designed. Over the next 3 days I got it sewn together. I'm not sure I like it but I think it will look great on a twin bed with the darker outside edge hanging over the sides and the lighter part on top of the bed. It is 72" x 96".
6 comments:
I have started folding my fabric around a 6x24 ruler and that helps to keep them in order because they are all the same size. I need better shelving though and I can see from your stash that I need more plastic bins. And more fabric!
I store my scraps very similarly to you - batiks and non-batiks separate. I have several bins of squares in carious sizes and 3 or 4 bins of strips. it doesn make finding things easier!
Your organization is majorly impressive. When are you coming over to my house?
I like this quilt very much. I think it is incredibly vibrant and when quilted the texture will add a great dimension.
I love that quilt. If I lived to be 100 I could never match your output! Nor your talent!
That quilt will definitely look great on a bed! Took me a minute to realize that it was basically a simple rail fence pattern - it looks so much more sophisticated...
Your organization skills are so much better than mine! You are an inspiration.
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