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These are creative storage spots designed to hide fabric from anyone who doesn’t understand why you need it at all!
- A box labeled “Christmas ornaments” or “baby clothes”
- In the freezer wrapped in butcher paper and labeled “meat loaf”
- Go shopping with a friend, trade bags before you get home, then declare “This isn’t mine, I’m just holding it for a friend”
- The trunk of your car
- A wire hanger covered by a dress or blouse – this is good for about 2 yards
- In plain sight – on an open shelf, neatly folded and color coordinated to your room décor
- In the attic, if you have one
It’s all in fun! Although I will admit to spreading my fabric in various places all around the house.
Somehow, if it’s a little in a bunch of different spots, it doesn’t look like you have “that much.”
For some real tips for storing long lengths of fabric: Storing Your Quilting Fabric
These comments came in from quilters:
Hi Penny,
When I shop at a quilt shop I ask for the cardboard that's at the
end of the fabric. It has the fabric # and sometimes the name.
I then
measure the fabric as I fold it over the cardbord & then mark it at the end
of the cardboard.
I have shelves that are tall enough to stand up the
fabric or you can lay them down.
Fondly, Joan Dean |
An additional suggestion to storing fabric:
I use 8.5''x11'' cardboard, fold the fabric then wrap it around the cardboard.
With smaller amounts of fabric, and folding it properly, I can get 2 pieces of fabric on 1 cardboard. Then, I store them standing up in a plastic milk crate (you can get these in assorted colors).
The milk crates stack up and I have them stacked 4 high. I put the fabric in color-wheel color order. I keep them in my closet. I can see all the fabric, they are protected, and its looks very pretty when I open my closet door.
Linda |
Happy Quilting!
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