I REALLY love this video and fabric organization system. I think you just saved my sanity! I’m 66 and I still have fabric scraps from my high school sewing days. Remember double knit? My father made me a 5” square template out of Formica to evenly measure and cut blocks for quilts. I still have that template as well. I am incapable of throwing away any fabric. Period. I’ve attempted to organize in the past, but gave up and smashed it all back into the boxes and bags and took a nap. Or doom scrolled to avoid the task. 😂 I think this method will allow me to organize as I go instead of all or nothing. Thank you ❤
It actually took me a couple of years of cutting and storing to get to the place you see now. I just stayed determined and cut some every day or two until I could see progress being made. Then there was no stopping me! If you watch the live video here: ua-cam.com/users/live5AjlVnJm8pk you can see me cut my last scrap from the piles I had. At that moment, I was completely caught up in my scrap cutting and it was so satisfying! That template you have must be such a treasure! Thank you for sharing and stay tuned! ~Deborah
Ohhh, so satisfying! Oooh, so amazing! Now, if I did this with fabric, I would also need to do it with scrapbook papers. Then the laces, art supplies...genealogy paperwork....tools... cat toys.... Thank you for the inspiration. Lets see, the cat is mostly gray....
I love your system with mini bolts, but I don't have the patience for all that. I have a lot of "large scraps " - probably fat qtr size I inherited from my Mom. I keep them in clear bins, roughly sorted by color. Then bins for novelty fabrics, floral prints. holidays, etc. I have started to cut pieces for specific sizes from smaller scraps when I finish a project to make scrap quilts, but I prefer the crumb quilt method of "sew and trim." Not really organized, but works for me.
Sounds pretty organized to me. Beats my original system when I first started of keeping everything in grocery bags. LOL. Thanks for watching and for the great comment! ~Deborah
I LOVE your system. I do not like searching for things so this looks amazing for me. I am just getting enough scraps where I was wondering how to deal with it. THANK YOU for sharing your wonderful process.
You are welcome! It can get overwhelming very quickly! If you have not already, check out my scrap cutting video here: ua-cam.com/video/5AjlVnJm8pk/v-deo.html Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
I’ve done the same with bolt sized cardboard, some been there a long time with no problem with discoloration. I don’t see a crumb bag. Beautiful storage, though.
I organize by size also. If I need 2 yards, I have a few totes of that size. I don't have many scraps yet having only started a couple of years ago. But I have a laundry hamper at my cutting table that I drop them in when I'm there. Soon, I'm going to have to reduce the hamper into precut. Nice to see how you do that.
My pleasure! It is really so much better knowing that I can go pull fabrics I need instead of endless searching through bags of pieces. Glad you like it and thank you so much for watching and commenting! ~Deborah
You are so organized. I love it. I will say I hate this new youtube format. I have a terrible time navigating it. Just in case they ask you. So glad I found your channel. Second vid that I've watched and I'll watch more.
To be honest, I have never been able to navigate UA-cam very well. It is always so confusing to me, too. Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Thank you! I used to keep them on shelves, like the larger bolts. I happened to find these trays at a dump site and brought them home. They are the trays that bread companies use to deliver bread to grocery stores. ~Deborah
Ah, in the video, I briefly show my fat quarters that I keep in bins according to color. Leftover precuts like jelly rolls, etc. get separated and stored by their sizes (strips, squares, etc.) by color. This is the best way I have found to locate a 2.5" strip of red, for example. Keeping leftover precuts together is much too confusing for me. Basically, my entire collection that is smaller than a fat quarter is my own personal library of pre-cuts. Hope that makes sense.
Define "very quickly" please. Fabric and quilt shops have fabric on cardboard bolts, sometimes for years. I've never purchased discolored fabrics from bolts. Additionally, I wrap my fabric on cardboard with acid free printer paper glued to it. I've done this for years, and I've never had a problem. I tried the comic book boards and they are too flimsy.
I REALLY love this video and fabric organization system. I think you just saved my sanity! I’m 66 and I still have fabric scraps from my high school sewing days. Remember double knit? My father made me a 5” square template out of Formica to evenly measure and cut blocks for quilts. I still have that template as well. I am incapable of throwing away any fabric. Period. I’ve attempted to organize in the past, but gave up and smashed it all back into the boxes and bags and took a nap. Or doom scrolled to avoid the task. 😂 I think this method will allow me to organize as I go instead of all or nothing. Thank you ❤
It actually took me a couple of years of cutting and storing to get to the place you see now. I just stayed determined and cut some every day or two until I could see progress being made. Then there was no stopping me! If you watch the live video here: ua-cam.com/users/live5AjlVnJm8pk you can see me cut my last scrap from the piles I had. At that moment, I was completely caught up in my scrap cutting and it was so satisfying!
That template you have must be such a treasure! Thank you for sharing and stay tuned! ~Deborah
Ohhh, so satisfying! Oooh, so amazing! Now, if I did this with fabric, I would also need to do it with scrapbook papers. Then the laces, art supplies...genealogy paperwork....tools... cat toys.... Thank you for the inspiration. Lets see, the cat is mostly gray....
HAHA, you made me laugh!! So, you have as many hobbies and cats as I do, apparently...LOL. Thank you for watching!! ~Deborah
I love your system with mini bolts, but I don't have the patience for all that. I have a lot of "large scraps " - probably fat qtr size I inherited from my Mom. I keep them in clear bins, roughly sorted by color. Then bins for novelty fabrics, floral prints. holidays, etc. I have started to cut pieces for specific sizes from smaller scraps when I finish a project to make scrap quilts, but I prefer the crumb quilt method of "sew and trim." Not really organized, but works for me.
Sounds pretty organized to me. Beats my original system when I first started of keeping everything in grocery bags. LOL. Thanks for watching and for the great comment! ~Deborah
I LOVE your system. I do not like searching for things so this looks amazing for me. I am just getting enough scraps where I was wondering how to deal with it. THANK YOU for sharing your wonderful process.
You are welcome! It can get overwhelming very quickly! If you have not already, check out my scrap cutting video here: ua-cam.com/video/5AjlVnJm8pk/v-deo.html Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
So amazing! My stuff is all over the house. I love the way you’ve arranged your fabrics.
Thank you! 😊 ~Deborah
Wow! I hsve a small craft room and need to organize so that I don't waste time looking for what I want! TY very much! ❤
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Thank you for sharing your system. ❤
You are so welcome! ~Deborah
I’ve done the same with bolt sized cardboard, some been there a long time with no problem with discoloration. I don’t see a crumb bag. Beautiful storage, though.
LOL, no I have too much fabric to go that small. Crumbs would make my brain explode. 1.5" is as small as I go. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Nice organizational ideas! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
omg that sock monkey is too cute!!!
I know, right! That fabric is adorable. Waiting for just the right project for that one. ~Deborah
I organize by size also. If I need 2 yards, I have a few totes of that size. I don't have many scraps yet having only started a couple of years ago. But I have a laundry hamper at my cutting table that I drop them in when I'm there. Soon, I'm going to have to reduce the hamper into precut. Nice to see how you do that.
Yes, I keep a basket by my cutting table, too. It always amazes me how fast that basket overflows with scraps! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Great system you have for storing your fabric!
I think so too! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Deborah I absolutely ❤❤❤ your organization system. I feel calm just watching this video!!! Thanks for giving us a tour of your Happy Place 😊!!!
My pleasure! It is really so much better knowing that I can go pull fabrics I need instead of endless searching through bags of pieces. Glad you like it and thank you so much for watching and commenting! ~Deborah
Love your skirt 😊
Thank you! I didn't make the orange one, but it is similar to the ones in the video. 😁
You are so organized. I love it. I will say I hate this new youtube format. I have a terrible time navigating it. Just in case they ask you. So glad I found your channel. Second vid that I've watched and I'll watch more.
To be honest, I have never been able to navigate UA-cam very well. It is always so confusing to me, too. Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Amazing!
Thanks! ~Deborah
The mini-bolts are great. Where did you get those trays?
Thank you! I used to keep them on shelves, like the larger bolts. I happened to find these trays at a dump site and brought them home. They are the trays that bread companies use to deliver bread to grocery stores. ~Deborah
Great! Helps a lot!❤
Yay! ❤️
What about a fat quarter collection or left over layer cake or jelly rolls. Do you keep the collection together or separate it by color?
Ah, in the video, I briefly show my fat quarters that I keep in bins according to color. Leftover precuts like jelly rolls, etc. get separated and stored by their sizes (strips, squares, etc.) by color. This is the best way I have found to locate a 2.5" strip of red, for example. Keeping leftover precuts together is much too confusing for me. Basically, my entire collection that is smaller than a fat quarter is my own personal library of pre-cuts.
Hope that makes sense.
Hi , please I am looking for Cheap fabric scraps
Cardboard is full of acid and will discolor your fabric very quickly. I buy acid free comic book boards and use those to wrap my fabric around.
This is a good suggestion. However, I tend to do things on the side of recycle and thrift, so cardboard was my choice. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Define "very quickly" please. Fabric and quilt shops have fabric on cardboard bolts, sometimes for years. I've never purchased discolored fabrics from bolts.
Additionally, I wrap my fabric on cardboard with acid free printer paper glued to it. I've done this for years, and I've never had a problem. I tried the comic book boards and they are too flimsy.
Ive had some fabrics on cardboard from boxes for 10+ years. Havent ever had discoloration myself.