by Sherilyn, Cherished Needle Creations in General, machine embroidery, Project, quilting, Serger, sewing, smocking Tags: fabric stash, fabric storage, sewing room organization

I definitely need to get a handle on my fabric stash. I recently started working on it and really liked a folding technique that I had heard about somewhere, although I don’t remember where. It really saves on space and helps you be able to see all of your fabrics, up to about 4 yards. My pieces that were longer than 4 yards I wrapped back on cardboard bolts. For the medium to small pieces I first laid them on the table folded in half lengthwise.

From there I folded the fabric again lengthwise in thirds.



I then took my 8.5″ rotary ruler, although a 6″ ruler would work equally well, and started wrapping the fabric around the ruler by rolling the ruler down the fabric.

After the first couple of wraps, I would tighten the fabric by sliding the ruler sideways back toward where I’d started wrapping.

When I reached the end of the folded fabric strip, I slid the ruler out and had a nicely wrapped piece of fabric.

I found that these fit beautifully in a low 7″ deep plastic box.

I can see my fabrics and when I take them out, they are nicely folded. I found that this really did not take much time for each piece of fabric, making this method of storage very manageable. You just do a bit at a time, and suddenly you have a whole lot of fabric you can see and use again.

What methods do you use to sort and use your fabric?