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This may sound overly organized but here is what I do when I buy fabric.
I have a loose leaf binder filled with lined paper.
Every time I buy fabric I cut swatches about 2" sq and place them in a column down the edge of the paper and sew them to the paper and write any info from the selvage, where I bought and the price/ yardage right next to each sample.
I love to refer back to these pages and enjoy looking at all the swatches. It also gives me the info I need to track down more fabric if I need to.
I also use the 'sew fabric to paper' method when shopping for coordinating fabric to complete a project. I make a copy of the pattern & cutting list and attach it to the fabric swatch sheet of those I have put together for a project, so it is all together when I shop.
This will then go into my quilt history book with a pic of completed quilt with all the info I add like start and finish dates and who recieved the quilt.
Hope this helps you with future projects. This method only takes a few minutes and keeps me organized and prepared.
peace
I have a loose leaf binder filled with lined paper.
Every time I buy fabric I cut swatches about 2" sq and place them in a column down the edge of the paper and sew them to the paper and write any info from the selvage, where I bought and the price/ yardage right next to each sample.
I love to refer back to these pages and enjoy looking at all the swatches. It also gives me the info I need to track down more fabric if I need to.
I also use the 'sew fabric to paper' method when shopping for coordinating fabric to complete a project. I make a copy of the pattern & cutting list and attach it to the fabric swatch sheet of those I have put together for a project, so it is all together when I shop.
This will then go into my quilt history book with a pic of completed quilt with all the info I add like start and finish dates and who recieved the quilt.
Hope this helps you with future projects. This method only takes a few minutes and keeps me organized and prepared.
peace
Last edited by ube quilting; 01-11-2013 at 05:30 PM.
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