Smaller than a FQ - storage ideas?
I went through some of my growing stash and folded the items that were FQ's and placed those on my CD rack. Looks great!
The smaller, odd shapes I cut into 2.5" strips, squares, tumblers, strings etc. But..... What do you do with your fabric that is smaller than a FQ, but too big to really cut it into tiny squares or strips? How do you fold and store? Help....I have a lot that fits into that category!! Thanks! |
Ha ha, fold and store? I throw mine in a fold out laundry bin.:D
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I fold them like FQ and put them in plastic see thru drawers. I am never sure when I may take a class that takes a lot of little pieces. Who knows.
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I store smaller pieces in a scrapbook bin sorted in colors. Batiks in one and other colors into another. They are fairly neat as I starch and iron them first. But they have grown into 3 bins of scraps that I need to cut.
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I starch them and put them flat into a bin marked "large pieces". This is where I draw from to cut and swap 2 1/2 squares for the Birthday Swap or DJmats quarterly charm swaps (or your 5" color swaps in case one Fat qtr is a little short and I have to find a few 5" squares) I also pull from them for appliques or small blocks.
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I have mine sorted by color in plastic shoe boxes. Like you I get a lot of leftover pieces from friends and have found that this is the best way to store them...when I need a strip of a certain color I know where to go. I also have size sorted bins for common cuts, i.e., 1, 1 1/2, 2, etc.
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I consider these scraps, and have clear shoebox bins to sort them by color. Whenever I need a small amount of fabric, this is where I look first. I make a lot of scrappy and controlled scrappy quilts, so I like them sorted by color.
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Tartan, LOL....well I try. Don't always succeed, but I do try ;)
Jane, that is a great idea with the label of "larger pieces". I'm liking the idea of clear boxes to store by color. I have a feeling I need a Lot of boxes! I think that is going to be my challenge this weekend, if I can talk my daughter into helping me. I love the feeling of getting everything in its place. Makes me want to tear into those boxes and start planning something fun! |
I have one of those 3 drawer plastic units that Target sells for cheap for storing my fabrics that have been cut into. One drawer is for “smaller than a yard” pieces and the other drawers are for “smaller than a fat quarter but too big to cut” drawer. I wrap them around cut dwn comic book boards and put them in the drawer in rows arranged by color- wrappng them around the comic board allows me to stand them up so I can open the drawer and see at a glance what I’ve got. For my purposes I consider anything over 10” square too big to cut.
Rob |
Originally Posted by redstilettos
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Tartan, LOL....well I try. Don't always succeed, but I do try ;)
Jane, that is a great idea with the label of "larger pieces". I'm liking the idea of clear boxes to store by color. I have a feeling I need a Lot of boxes! I think that is going to be my challenge this weekend, if I can talk my daughter into helping me. I love the feeling of getting everything in its place. Makes me want to tear into those boxes and start planning something fun! |
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