Sorting Stash

Great room, great stuff!

Now, here's my question - when we go on stash raids we aren't limited to
just fabric are we? can we go for stuff that holds fabric? has fabric touch
it? is within, say, fifty feet of some fabric? just wondering... vbg
--
Laura Bartl
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm


"WoodenSpools" wrote in message
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My stash is first sorted by type. I am a Civil War reproduction fabric
fanatic and have the first three drawers of my oak dresser full of that -
arranged by color. Then a drawer for homespun plaids; all colors. Then
drawers and bins sorted by color for most the rest of it. Christmas
fabric
gets its own bin.
And then there's a bin for the stuff I don't use but haven't managed to
part
with yet.
Hubby recently helped me build one of those Judy Martin ironing tables,
and
I have bins of fabric on the shelves underneath the ironing surface.
And then I have a wood CD cabinet hanging on the wall housing my fat
quarter
collection; all colors.
You can see my sewing room at:
http://community.webshots.com/user/buckeyebev



How do you sort your stash? By color? By style? By size? By date
acquired?

Sorted by color, mainly. I have three of those wonderful three-shelf
storage units from Wal-Mart with pieces one yard or less, sorted by color.
A large 4-door cabinet with bigger chunks of fabric, mostly sorted by color.
And two 4-drawer plastic bins hold my 6-inch charms, which are also sorted
by color. Also a dresser which holds solids and some poly-cotton yardage
that a friend gave me a couple of years ago.

I refuse to show pictures of my sewing room, as it is usually in chaos!

--
Carolyn in The Old Pueblo

If it ain't broke, you aren't trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. Carolyn McCarty

"frood" wrote in message
...
Instead of being hidden in another thread, let's pull this topic out and
see
what happens!

How do you sort your stash? By color? By style? By size? By date acquired?

I sort by color and size. Sort of. The majority of my stash is pieces less
than a yard big, mainly FQs. Those are sorted color into plastic bins. I
have 4 large bins, and the rest are slightly bigger than shoebox size (but
can hold a lot!). The large bins are about the same as 2 small bins, maybe
a
little more. Pink and red share a large bin; green and blue; yellow and
orange; and purple shares with those multi-color ones that don't fit
anywhere else. Blacks, browns, creams, whites are spread higgledy piggledy
in 2 bins, mixed in with some African fabrics. I should re-sort these, but
that's pretty low on my priority list right now! However, outside of this
basic color sorting are special categories. Civil War repros are in their
own bin, as are Asian fabrics, Christmas, Halloween and a bunch of
"celestial" ones.

The larger than 1 yard pieces are not sorted, but are in a seperate
cupboard. When I need a big piece, I just go rootle through.

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
De-Fang email address to reply

I will be delighted to come sort your stash for you. You will just be so
amazed at how meager your stash will appear when I am finished. Hee, hee,
he. Polly

"Laura Bartl" wrote in message
...
Hmm, I guess I'm weird, but I already knew that. I have one area with
randoms, stuff I pick up because I like it. That stuff is labelled with
the
amount. I have another drawer with Christmas fabrics only. And a third
drawer with kit stuff. Those are the main areas, then there is stuff
stashed all over in other drawers. I will need Polly's help one of these
days when I'm actually looking for something I can't find. (Right now all
I
can't find is time to quilt!!!)

Raises her hand.
I have the Huge E-150 Ford Van. The back seat lays down so we can get most
anything in it!

Elena, Have Van will Travel for stash raids.

"Diana Curtis" wrote in message
...
Anything that fits in my wee truck is fair game. Why stop with fabric?
Diana :-)

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44
"Laura Bartl" wrote in message
news
Great room, great stuff!

Now, here's my question - when we go on stash raids we aren't limited to
just fabric are we? can we go for stuff that holds fabric? has fabric
touch
it? is within, say, fifty feet of some fabric? just wondering...
vbg
--
Laura Bartl
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm


"WoodenSpools" wrote in message
...
My stash is first sorted by type. I am a Civil War reproduction
fabric
fanatic and have the first three drawers of my oak dresser full of
that -
arranged by color. Then a drawer for homespun plaids; all colors.
Then
drawers and bins sorted by color for most the rest of it. Christmas
fabric
gets its own bin.
And then there's a bin for the stuff I don't use but haven't managed
to
part
with yet.
Hubby recently helped me build one of those Judy Martin ironing
tables,
and
I have bins of fabric on the shelves underneath the ironing surface.
And then I have a wood CD cabinet hanging on the wall housing my fat
quarter
collection; all colors.
You can see my sewing room at:
http://community.webshots.com/user/buckeyebev



How do you sort your stash? By color? By style? By size? By date
acquired?

Wow! Can I move in?? Please???

Cheers,

Lynne in Toronto
......................................

WoodenSpools wrote:

My stash is first sorted by type. I am a Civil War reproduction fabric
fanatic and have the first three drawers of my oak dresser full of that -
arranged by color. Then a drawer for homespun plaids; all colors. Then
drawers and bins sorted by color for most the rest of it. Christmas fabric
gets its own bin.
And then there's a bin for the stuff I don't use but haven't managed to part
with yet.
Hubby recently helped me build one of those Judy Martin ironing tables, and
I have bins of fabric on the shelves underneath the ironing surface.
And then I have a wood CD cabinet hanging on the wall housing my fat quarter
collection; all colors.
You can see my sewing room at:
http://community.webshots.com/user/buckeyebev


How do you sort your stash? By color? By style? By size? By date acquired?

Anything that fits in my wee truck is fair game. Why stop with fabric?
Diana :-)

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44
"Laura Bartl" wrote in message
news
Great room, great stuff!

Now, here's my question - when we go on stash raids we aren't limited to
just fabric are we? can we go for stuff that holds fabric? has fabric
touch
it? is within, say, fifty feet of some fabric? just wondering... vbg
--
Laura Bartl
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm


"WoodenSpools" wrote in message
...
My stash is first sorted by type. I am a Civil War reproduction fabric
fanatic and have the first three drawers of my oak dresser full of
that -
arranged by color. Then a drawer for homespun plaids; all colors.
Then
drawers and bins sorted by color for most the rest of it. Christmas
fabric
gets its own bin.
And then there's a bin for the stuff I don't use but haven't managed to
part
with yet.
Hubby recently helped me build one of those Judy Martin ironing tables,
and
I have bins of fabric on the shelves underneath the ironing surface.
And then I have a wood CD cabinet hanging on the wall housing my fat
quarter
collection; all colors.
You can see my sewing room at:
http://community.webshots.com/user/buckeyebev



How do you sort your stash? By color? By style? By size? By date
acquired?

What a great sewing room Bev has! I also sort by color. Have child's wooden
toy storage unit (from COSTCO) with all the colored plastic tubs holding FQs
separated by color - larger tubs holding fabric purchased with project in mind
w/pattern from EQ5 - then a large baker's rack with 1-3 yards on shelves and
projects in progress. :-) Mary in S.A.

I have a closet with 3 rows of wire shelves all the way across. I have 2
large piles of novelty fabrics and multi-colored fabrics, a pile of
white/cream/brown neutrals and a pile of gray/black neutrals.

The rest of my stash is sorted by the colors in the color wheel - blue,
blue/violet, violet, red/violet, red, orange/red, orange, yellow/orange,
yellow, yellow/green, green, and blue/green.

I did this sorting as an assignment for my color class and have found it to
be very very helpful when selecting fabric for a project. Having everything
where I can see it all is wonderful and having it sorted helps me to
determine where I have "holes" in my stash.

For example, I've been buying a bit more yellow, orange, yellow/orange, and
orange/red because I'm way short in that area. I know I will always have
more blue than everything else (it's what I use!), but the other colors are
really useful at times and the fabric stores are not open 24/7. I have also
been looking for pure hues - I have discovered that most of my stash is
muted and grayed. Pure hues are more difficult to find - so I pick them up
where I find them.
--
Teresa in Colorado

The Presser Foot
Sewing Machine Sales, Service, Supplies, and More
www.thepresserfoot.com
--

"Carolyn McCarty" wrote in message
...
Sorted by color, mainly. I have three of those wonderful three-shelf
storage units from Wal-Mart with pieces one yard or less, sorted by color.
A large 4-door cabinet with bigger chunks of fabric, mostly sorted by
color.
And two 4-drawer plastic bins hold my 6-inch charms, which are also sorted
by color. Also a dresser which holds solids and some poly-cotton yardage
that a friend gave me a couple of years ago.

I refuse to show pictures of my sewing room, as it is usually in chaos!

--
Carolyn in The Old Pueblo

If it ain't broke, you aren't trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. Carolyn McCarty

"frood" wrote in message
...
Instead of being hidden in another thread, let's pull this topic out and
see
what happens!

How do you sort your stash? By color? By style? By size? By date
acquired?

I sort by color and size. Sort of. The majority of my stash is pieces
less
than a yard big, mainly FQs. Those are sorted color into plastic bins. I
have 4 large bins, and the rest are slightly bigger than shoebox size
(but
can hold a lot!). The large bins are about the same as 2 small bins,
maybe
a
little more. Pink and red share a large bin; green and blue; yellow and
orange; and purple shares with those multi-color ones that don't fit
anywhere else. Blacks, browns, creams, whites are spread higgledy
piggledy
in 2 bins, mixed in with some African fabrics. I should re-sort these,
but
that's pretty low on my priority list right now! However, outside of
this
basic color sorting are special categories. Civil War repros are in
their
own bin, as are Asian fabrics, Christmas, Halloween and a bunch of
"celestial" ones.

The larger than 1 yard pieces are not sorted, but are in a seperate
cupboard. When I need a big piece, I just go rootle through.

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
De-Fang email address to reply

When I first start acquiring a stash I sorted by color. That was pretty
easy when everything I owned fit in one dresser drawer with room left over
for tools, patterns and a book or two. Now I sort by category or project
(or MEQ). The plaids all live with each other....sometimes a stripe wanders
in for a while until it finds its very own bin. I also have separate bins
for batiks, for backgounds (beige, cream, WOW etc.), for Orientals, for
novelties, and for African fabrics. The fabrics that don't fit into a
special category are sorted not just by color but whether the color is warm
or cool. Really large pieces that I bought to use for backings are in their
own drawer. Those heavy plastic bags that blankets come in are really handy
for holding all of a project too.

Dee in LeRoy, NY


"frood" wrote in message
...
Instead of being hidden in another thread, let's pull this topic out and
see
what happens!

How do you sort your stash? By color? By style? By size? By date acquired?

I sort by color and size. Sort of. The majority of my stash is pieces less
than a yard big, mainly FQs. Those are sorted color into plastic bins. I
have 4 large bins, and the rest are slightly bigger than shoebox size (but
can hold a lot!). The large bins are about the same as 2 small bins, maybe
a
little more. Pink and red share a large bin; green and blue; yellow and
orange; and purple shares with those multi-color ones that don't fit
anywhere else. Blacks, browns, creams, whites are spread higgledy piggledy
in 2 bins, mixed in with some African fabrics. I should re-sort these, but
that's pretty low on my priority list right now! However, outside of this
basic color sorting are special categories. Civil War repros are in their
own bin, as are Asian fabrics, Christmas, Halloween and a bunch of
"celestial" ones.

The larger than 1 yard pieces are not sorted, but are in a seperate
cupboard. When I need a big piece, I just go rootle through.

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
De-Fang email address to reply






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However am I going to distract you and Laura so that I can get to Ohio
first? Oh, look! Isn't that a 50% off sale at that LQS in Indiana? g

Dee in LeRoy, NY (I might not be fast but I am sneaky enough to make up for
it)

"Diana Curtis" wrote in message
...
Anything that fits in my wee truck is fair game. Why stop with fabric?
Diana :-)

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44
"Laura Bartl" wrote in message
news
Great room, great stuff!

Now, here's my question - when we go on stash raids we aren't limited to
just fabric are we? can we go for stuff that holds fabric? has fabric
touch
it? is within, say, fifty feet of some fabric? just wondering...
vbg
--
Laura Bartl
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm


"WoodenSpools" wrote in message
...
My stash is first sorted by type. I am a Civil War reproduction
fabric
fanatic and have the first three drawers of my oak dresser full of
that -
arranged by color. Then a drawer for homespun plaids; all colors.
Then
drawers and bins sorted by color for most the rest of it. Christmas
fabric
gets its own bin.
And then there's a bin for the stuff I don't use but haven't managed
to
part
with yet.
Hubby recently helped me build one of those Judy Martin ironing
tables,
and
I have bins of fabric on the shelves underneath the ironing surface.
And then I have a wood CD cabinet hanging on the wall housing my fat
quarter
collection; all colors.
You can see my sewing room at:
http://community.webshots.com/user/buckeyebev



How do you sort your stash? By color? By style? By size? By date
acquired?











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