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01-08-2010, 02:07 PM

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laadw

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I color code mine. I put all the same colors together, folded as neatly as possible, and store them in pastic pull out drawers.

01-08-2010, 02:41 PM

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littlehud

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Thanks for the link.

01-09-2010, 10:27 AM

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twistedstitcher

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shaverg

I use my 6x14 inch ruler. I fold the fabric in half selvage to selvage and then fold it again. I lay it out and lay my 6 inch ruler and fold it over and over. It looks great and all store with the folded edge out. I realized I could do this when I saw them using what looked like a narrow acrylic cuttting board and selling it for $15. When I could do the same with my ruler.

I do the same thing but I use a 9" ruler. If the fabric is a large piece it's easy to estimate how much fabric you have without unfolding it. 4 folds of 9" each equals one yard of fabric. You could do the same with the 6" fold but count 6 of them as one yard.