eleu16

push...push...push...push...push...enough ????? got the motivation ????? :? :? :? :? :?

Pins n' Ndls

what are comic book boards ?

Boston1954

PUSH--- I want it done by June 1st. How's that?

susiequilt

Comic book boards are stiff cardboard that coated on one side and are completely acid free. Mine are 7 x 10.5. You can wrap fabric around the boards similar to the big boards in the fabric shops. Attach the end to the wrapped fabric with a coated or plastic paperclip for a very neat board. They stand up just like the quilt shops.

The cake boards are made for sheet cakes and are 13 x 19 and come in a pkg of 6 on sale for less than $4. Cut them 9.5 x 6 and get 24 boards to do the same thing with your fabric. They are coated corrugated cardboard like a heavy box material. I got some from Joanns with a coupon.

The colorplast is a corrugated plastic that is used for signs like the politicians use in peoples yards. Cut to what ever size you want they also are used to wrap fabric. I buy them here from member purplemem. Do a search for her or for stash tamers

I got some of each to try out.

I came to the conclusion today that this job is defeating me!
I'm thinking of getting rid of at least half my fabric. I will never live long enough to use it. That will solve half my problem!
I've never been able to get into scrappy quilts! Too busy for me so I don't know what I'm saving it for. I may be offering it on this board soon!
Look at the link by alaskasunshine and see how it works


:-D

diannscrafts

I kept putting mine off too, the job just seemed overwhelming. I finally decided to get started last week, one box at a time. Almost done. Someone said, how do you eat an elephant??? one bite at a time, it works.

karensue

Well after readig all these posts I Finally decided to re-arrage my fabric. I went to the local sign store and the best they could do was .50 a piece for the coroplast, so I just got 20 of those - figured I'd use them for the fabric I had more yardage of, and can go back to get more whenever.

Then I found a local comic store and bought 100 BCW magazine boards that are 8 1/2 x 11 for $20.00 (more than what others are spending ??)

After doing running (errands) all day long I had about 45 minutes before hubby would come home from work and I was excited about my comic boards (hee hee - that is sad). So I started folding my solid color fabrics since I have the least of that section. I LOVE THIS. Now I can actually SEE all the fabrics and colors I have. I had it all stacked "nicely" but you know how some of those folded fabrics seem to slide back into the stack.

Well I have to do a "chore" for hubby today but I can't wait to get back to working on more, and of course I have to go back to comic book store (5-10 minutes away - never heard of them before yesterday), and get lots more of those boards. The guy at the store said his wife does the same thing.

I could probably wait and order them cheaper or ebay or ??, but I just want to get back to working on my fabric. This is addicting---------------. Once you start you just want it all done; so just put on some music and you will be "dreaming" with each and every piece you wrap.

Karen

JanetM

I sure hope you will post pictures. We would love to see your newly organized stash. :-D

momto4

You can do it!!! I saw another ladies cleaning room just posted recently and it looked like a quilt shop in her own home. That would be a lot to look forward to!! :D Just think how beautiful it would be!!

craftiladi

I have been putting this chore off too, mainly because I can't decide what I really want. Right now I have my fabrics stacked by color. Then I have a whole separate are for prints. I have started marking my pieces that are at least a yd. that way when I am looking for fabric where I need a yd or move I don't have to go through the whole pile. After that I am not sure what more I want to do.
I have book marked the thread w/ the lady sharing her fabric board organization.....would love that.

karensue

Update on my progress (posting a few above under name: Karen).

I used up the 100 comic board backings that I paid $20 for 100 and today I found another place locally that sells them for $13 so I went there and bought 2 more packs.

I am so happy so far. I did the Christmas fabric, fall fabric, and solid colors. I put them in order by theme and then color. I was really surprised that it took up the same space as I had it before, which was the lengthwise of the fabric, but it looks so much neater and I can actually see all the patterns and just take out watever one I want. Before I had them stacked high. But it looks so much neater and not stacked to the ceiling - that will make hubby happy - he's always complaining that I have too much weight on shelves.

I used the coroplast boards (from sign shop) that I also got for the fabric that I had more yardage of. I used the comic boards for the rest, and on the material where I only had 1/2 yard I just cut up some cardboard to a smaller size. This way I can automatically tell which fabric I have alot of, a yard or so of, and a 1/2 yard of.

Will post photos when done of before and after.

Now I just can't seem to find a way to arrange the fat quarters. Got some shoe boxes today, but still not happy. No room for anothr piece of furniture, so I have to put them on shelves.

Karen