Great ideas Shanni! I need a better way to store my fabrics...they are in plastic totes am it gets pretty messy in there when I dig through them. At least you can't see the mess when the lid is on I guess... So my answer to your folded or rolled question would be....neither! Mine is more like ...balled up!

Wow Shanni - your fabric looks awesome! Way more organized than mine! Love that folding video too - I agree a bit neurotic but it looks so good after. I ordered some fabric from Hart's and it came all beautifully folded like that - I put it on my shelf and admire it all the time. I can't bring myself to wash it as it looks so perfect LOL. My fabric is stashed in drawers and closets all over the house so it doesn't look nearly as nice as yours. I'm working on it though.

I just worry that the fabric colour will fade on the edges when stored like that.

I've also found fabric organization on Pinterest to be focused heavily on quilters, so your post was so helpful! And thank you for the heads up on those cubbies! I have been meaning to try to get a little more organized--that is a great deal.

Ha ha! I know what you mean. When my sewing room used to be downstairs all my fabric was balled up in cabinets. The doors closed so no one could see it. ha!

Yes when my fabric comes all beautifully folded it's sooo hard not to just throw it on the shelf. I can never get it to look the same after washing and refolding.

You mean stored on a shelf or the way it's folded? I've stored mine like this for going on 3 years now and some of it is just that old. I've not had any problems with fading.

It's been hard for me not to buy a couple more of those too. I wish I had more room for them!

You are giving me an incentive to get more organized! Also, your ideas are helpful with my planning. I managed to avoid the Labor Day sales. I have lots of fabric that is tucked, folded, rolled and pushed on the shelves behind closed doors on various closet shelves. Sometimes the fabric falls and hits me on the head (probably trying to knock some sense into me - glad that fabric is soft) I'm thinking about Fall sewing and don't know exactly what I have. It's disgusting, but exciting to think about going through all those treasures lurking in the closets.

You will be like a kid at Christmas finding fabrics you forgot about! I'm gonna try and get some fall sewing plans in place this week too.

Yes, I've seen those sites, with all the perfect cotton wrapped around boards and they recommend comic book dividers. And, conveniently located next to my house, used book store with the entire basement...all comic books!! (I know, nerdvana). So, I went to have a looksee, but thought the same thing as you. I can't wrap chiffon around these, or wool, or even cotton sateen, or slippery satin, or even a knit. But, I do like your rolled fabric idea. The folding video is so complex! LOL.

I'm moving aboard in a few weeks and I had to go through all my stash... What a job! And I was so disorganised that I couldn't remembered what fabric had been already washed, ironed and correctly folded :( But it gave me a good kick to sort everything out and I did exactly what you advise for my woven fabrics. I haven't dealt with my knit yet, so I'm going to try all your tips for that. Otherwise I find throwing fabrics (even small fabric scraps) so hard! So I think I'm going to change my habits and buy a fabric for a specific project and not just buy a fabric that I like. But sometimes, it's hard to resist to a nice fabric ;)

We need personal fabric assistants! There in a moments notice to wash and fold our fabrics! Wouldn't that be a dream? lol!



I voted for you in the Burdastyle top 50 sewing blogs!!!! Congrats!

That is a good idea and one I've tried to enforce on myself. I can't help but go shop for a specific fabric and get sidetracked by another shiny fabric and leave the store with an empty wallet.

I mean stored on the shelves. I had some fabric stored in a crate that the sun shone on, and there was a pattern faded into the fabric, also I had garments hanging in the open for a while and they got a faded shoulder. Maybe your shelves are in a less bright area than I was using.

Aw, thank you lovely! I was disappoonted to see so many of my favourite blogs not included on the list but not sure how scientific their selection process actually was. :)