BellaBoo

I sort by light, med, dark. I choose what color fabric from those three. I may end up with some med being dark and the light being med. It makes is so much easier then trying to sort through colors. Use a value tool and look at your fabric on the shelf. You can see immediately the value of your colors.

bibiche

This is what I do too.

Tiffany

Unless it is for a particular project I sort mine by color.

Edit: I posted without reading everyone's reply and see I'm in line with most everyone else. Yay for me!

Oklahoma Suzie

I put them together if they are the same pattern.

JJean

I sort by color. But I'm starting to collect solids and may keep them separate. At some point I intend to make a quilt with all or nearly all solid colors. I don't have a huge selection of Kona solids. I am labelling them, in case I want more of a particular color.

MadQuilter

Unless it is a fabric line that goes together, I sort by color.

cumberlandquiltchick

I use a LOT of civil war repros. so they are all together in one area and kind of sorted by color. Although, some of those are patriotics or shirtings and I have those in groups. Then I have all of my batiks together in one big basket because they are mostly bali pops. I have big baskets under my cutting table that has toiles in one. then another w/ydg. of backs. Then another w/childrens. Then I have my kits in one area. then I have my ConKerr pillowcase stuff together. So, for ME, it's organized. If anyone else came into the room, it would probably be chaos. XO

cumberlandquiltchick

I keep some fabic lines together that go together also. I use to use a lot of In The Beginning fabrics and definately do this with my Judie Rothermel civil war ones.

mimisharon

I sort by color for my stash. As a matter of fact, I spent all day yesterday sorting scraps and fabrics.

MamaBear61

I sort by colour groups mostly although I have taken some theme fabrics out (ie, Christmas, Farm, Infant/Child) so it seems my method is no method at all