Clueless Quilter

I usually cut cut up a 1/4 yard of inexpensive muslin into 2" squares using my rotary pinking blade. That way when I get new fabric I can mark the yardage on the square and pin it to the fabric. I usually also mark whether it has been washed or not.

When I have used a fabric for a project I alway put the loose left over pieces in a plastic bag. If there is still a fair amount of yardage left I pin the bag to the inside of the folded fabric. That way it all stays togther.

momski

Painter's tape is my favorite but I have been known to use 1) slips of paper or notecards attached with small saftey pins 2) a photo log on my computer and 3) gallon size ziploc bags.

phylby

I agree with the painters tape. I use it for a lot of things including paper crafting.

Jacqueline m l

Reciepe Cards. this takes some time to pre-pair, but well worth it. Cut your Reciepe card into 3 sections. then punch 2 holes, about 1/2" apart at the top of each section. You now have a space to write size, and other info on each piece. Now push a pin thru hole 1 to fabric and to hole 2. This works great . If you stick the pin end Back into the fabric, no pricks. And No lost paper pieces. I do a lot of these at a time.

Jo Belmont

I use the little round (or square, rectangle, etc.) pricing labels all the time for identifying the pieces for blocks, placement in rows, top, bottoms, etc.

Often it takes me weeks to get the project done and the labels have never come off nor left a residue, but still remove easily and can be reused on subsequent rows and the like.

I recently completed a postage stamp tablecloth with over 1,600 pieces and could not have kept things straight were it not for those labels. Each label got used 17 times, but were starting to lose some of their stickiness by the last row.

I think you're safe with them.

charlotte37830

This is what I do.

cabinfever

I love this idea! ...so long as the staples don't rust or snag the fabric behind it.
Funny that this topic came up today, I am doing a major re-organizing of a great deal of my stash tomorrow & had been thinking on this all day. I want to note what I paid for it, so I have some idea of my cost on a project.
Can't wait to read all of the posts.

cabinfever

Where do you get the stainless steel staples?
Love the suggestion on noting quantity & details...maybe getting those colored post-its, so you could color code rough yardage. I tend to buy 1-8 yards of neutral colored solids (Kona cottons) & Marbles (Moda or Blank Textiles=Splash 10).

cabinfever

Love this...I have a ton of those "plastic tacks", maybe use the cardstock idea with enough room to edit the quantity as I use it! Of course if it's in the selvedge, there should be no problem. Thanks everyone, great ideas! :-D

gspsplease

Just a caution about post-it notes-- as a retired librarian I have read comments about long term usage of post-it notes causing damage to books -- so maybe don't use on fabric for storage.