Scraplady

Yardage is primarily sorted by color. I have a separate section for solids, batiks, plaids/stripes/dots, seasonals and novelty prints. Fat quarters (really anything smaller than 1/2 yard but too big for the scrap bin) are sorted the same way but are in shoe box style bins. And now I am happy to say I have my scraps cut and sorted too! They are only sorted by strip width though, for now.

Jingle

I really don't have my ruler folded fabrics in a reasonable order. I keep telling myself I need to get the like colors together. I have two big closets with wire shelves, one has backings and battings and some light fabrics. The other has the bulk of my fabrics, mainly just in stacks. Some smaller stacks on top shelf, that I can still see.
I'm going to be working with some scraps. As usual they are really piling up. I now have another Dresden plate quilt ready to quilt.

QuiltnNan

my yardage is sorted by colors. my scraps are sorted by darks and lights

cathyre

I have mine sorted by color , if I want green I just know were to go
only thing I have seperate is my Christmas fabrics. I make sure they are all folder to the
same size . Cathy

orangeroom

I have a cabinet with 4 shelves. Top shelf is smaller pieces and leftover 2 1/2" strips. Second shelf is larger cuts stacked vertically. Third shelf seems to be 5 yrds or larger on bolts stacked horizontally. Bottom shelf is flannel on bolts, some pieces of flannel and batting ready for rag quilts.

You know after really looking at my cabinet to describe it, and re-organizing some of it yesterday, I really don't need to go on the shop hop next month. Even with the removal of fabric for the royal stars quilt I'm working on...I still don't have any space for any new material! Oh, what an unfortunate realization.

Quilty-Louise

I sort by color group. With holiday themed fabrics group by each holiday,
and multi color fabrics grouped with most dominate color or if in (semi)
equal coloring than they get grouped together.

Dina

Ha! I thought I was the only one who had a separate "cat fabric" section!

Dina

Misty's Mom

I sort by color with non cotton fabrics separate

jrhboxers

My fabrics are sorted by length - exact opposite of everyone else who sort by color.

• Less that a half yard are folded or cut down.
  
• Between 1/2 and 2 yards are ruler folded and placed in the drawer.
  
• More than 2 yards are folded onto full size bolts (the ones from the store).
  
• The coordinating fabrics are ruler folded, stacked together and then tied with a ribbon.
  
• The fabric groups that are for a specific pattern are placed in zipper bags with their pattern.
  
• I have a couple of projects that I am gathering fabrics for - these are kept in baskets with their pattern.
  

I prefer to sort by yardage because I can look at the fabrics that I have that meet the size requirements that I am looking for. I hate when I find a fabric that seems perfect for a quilt, but I don't have enough of it. Since I now sort by size, I know what I have of each fabric.

BTW, each piece is tagged with their yardage notes and any other notes (single border, defect, whatever). Makes life so much easier.

mighty

I have mine on comice boards, sorted by color. I keep novelty prints and holidays seperate.