So I’ve been thinking of organizing fabric (tons of it) for awhile, but it’s just been one of those things I keep putting off! All of my fabric has been smashed in these bins, and I couldn’t find anything I needed. Can anyone relate? I searched and searched for the perfect solution. I found some great ideas (see below) but one of my face book fans recommended using comic books. GENIOUS. They look like mini fabric bolts at the fabric store. It feels so much more organized and I can actually find what I’m looking for. lol :)
Organizing fabric stash…
To get started I bought these:
Ultrapro Regular Size Comic Boards
Then I folded my fabric and began wrapping it around the board. When I reached the end I put 2 pins in to hold the fabric in place. That’s all. It was super easy and made ALL the difference!
Don’t they look so pretty? Organizing makes me happy! :) P.S. I just noticed my boxes on top are TOTALLY off center. lol!
Here is where I got my inspiration.. and some other great ways to organize your fabric!
I LOVE this room from whip stitch!
She organized all her color and fabrics and stored them in bins.
Rolled and labeled fabric ..so fun in this old trunk!
SoO.. How do you organize your fabric?! I’m LOVING mine on the mini bolts. SO much easier to see what I have!
Katy
Goodness, I SO need to do this with my fabric!! As of right now, all of my fabric is just folded (neatly, at least!) up and stacked into JoAnn’s reusable shopping bags. This looks so much better than my method! ;) Ha! Thanks for sharing!
Brittany
Wow! I love it! Right now mine is in the mushed-all-together stage. I have to clean out my craft room to make room for something….better ;). I’m on the lookout for great organizing ideas so thanks for the post!
Dorangela
Looks great Jamielyn! If only you could come do mine :)
Brandy Miller
Wow I love it! I need to get mine out of our storage room and do the same!
Laura
wooooow! I am loving this!! right now, you would absolutely die if you saw what I do with my fabric. They are all in plastic grocery bags :/ I know, seriously no bueno!
Thank you for the inspiration! I will definitely see if I can do something like this!
Tonia @ thegunnysack.com
Oh WOW! That look so nice. My fabric is mostly piled in bins and I hate having to dig through it! Thanks for the great ideas!!
Katie {Sweet Rose Studio}
Sign me up for this idea! I so need to organize my fabric like this!
Accepting and Embracing Autism
What great ideas. Love it. Makes me want to get back into sewing. Be sure to come by and say hi. http://www.acceptandembraceautism.blogspot.com Sarah
Melissa
I love it when organization turns out to be so pretty too! Makes me wish I had a fabic collection just so I could organize it.
Melissa
I love it when organizing turns out to be pretty too.
Lindsay
I really really really need to do this!! (or have someone do it for me?? lol!) I have multiple totes of fabric and I dig and dig and never seem to find what I’m looking for! I like the rolled up idea too!
Beth
Cute! I used cardboard for a cheaper alternative :)
Briana
What a great and cheap idea to store fabric! My collection isn’t quite as big as yours but I would LOVE to see what I have organized! Thanks for the great idea…pinning it right now! =)
Macy
LOVE this! I just pinned it!
Jessica Winter
Being new to the sewing game, all of my scraps still fit in one reusable shopping bag – but I already hate finding them that way. I’m very inspired to do what you’ve done here, thanks for the link to Amazon to buy the comic book boards.
- Jess @ OlyMomma
Mejia Mamma
ugh, I have the same plastic, 3-drawer bin…HATE it…it’s overflowing. I have to figure out where I can do this awesome, inexpensive style of fabric organization!! THANKS!
LLicht @ KiwiCircus
OH MAN! My husband is a major comic nerd… so much so that he had to take his beloved comics out of their protective sleeves and ditch the boards since he wasn’t sure that they were all acid free and they were taking up precious space….. and I let him throw them away! I knew there was a reason I thought about hoarding them before deciding to say nothing and let him toss them! I’m *just* starting to learn to sew and only have about the size of a shoe box full of tiny scraps and a pair of jeans that are meant to practice on. I’m hoping to turn an old microwave cart into my sewing table and use the shelves underneath to put baskets with fabric and bags of fiber fill, etc. in. I keep all my threads and needles in old cleaned out cookie tins that are difficult to open and they are kept on the upper shelves of my crafting hutch to keep them out of reach of tiny hands. A friend passed on her embroidery thread to me and she kept it all in a cute purple tackle box. None of my sewing friends or family were very creative when it comes to fabric organization though. I’m very thankful for your sharing of all these great ideas! They definitely are influencing my creativity!
Jo-Anna
Great, great idea! Mine are all stashed in ziplock bags and those same silly plastic drawers! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Jo-Anna
TiffanyAnn
Ummmm….so my fabric is basically exactly where your fabric used to be. And I thought that I was getting organized when I did that. Ha! That was way back then. I definitely need to some re-organizing…unfortunately it’s low on the priority list right now….but I wish it wasn’t. Guess I gotta blaze through that list!!
S. Greiner
LOVE IT! I really don’t have that much fabric yet but I do see it happening in the future! Thanks for sharing such a great way to organize it…this is why I love your blog!!!
Jennifer
I actually do something similar but it’s COMPLETELY FREE!! Fabric Bolt’s… from the fabric stores mine is usually JoAnn’s and they just recycle the bolts after they are empty. Once you unfold it you get 4 mini bolts of cardboard. I cut them out and then from one cardboard bolt I get 4 minis and then I just wrap them all up like you did and I have my fabric stash all pretty!
Jamielyn
oh that’s an awesome idea!! i never though of that. thanks for sharing! i’ll have to pick some up next time i’m there.
www.StarHughes.com
GREAT ideas! I am always looking for more ways to organize my craft areas – these are such cute, but easy to access ways of organizing! Thanks so much for sharing!
Jamielyn
Thanks so much for stopping by!! Your so sweet!! Can’t wait to get to know you better. xo!
Caren
Wow – that’s crazy cool! I just have bags and piles. Everywhere. I have no organization and it’s so completely overwhelming, because not only do I not know what I have, but also half of it is on the floor so I can’t move my chair much (I only have about a 5′x7′ space for my sewing/crafting). Oh, and most of my fabrics are FQ’s or smaller. How do you organize STRIPS and FQs? Ugh.
Jamielyn
lol! I was the same way!! It’s so nice to have it all organized. All my scraps I keep in little bins coordinated by color.
Caren
J – you’re going to love this one: check out this blog post to see what you can do with tubes….
http://koolbeenz-blog.blogspot.com/2011/06/guest-blogger-no-guilt-by-hillbilly.html
Jamielyn
oh that’s awesome!! great idea!
Stephanie
This is such a good idea! All of my fabric is shoved in a container and I can’t even see what I have. I need to do this! Thanks for sharing!
Ruth
I love this idea. It looks fabulous!! Love that inspiration room from whip stitch. I want one just like it. The colors are gorgeous.
Ruth
Anastacia
How cool is all that? I only have a little fabric as I’m not really a sewer, but you can come organize my yarn anytime!
Janice
This is a great idea (one that I’ve used and totally LOVED), but I want to make sure you are giving credit to the person who wrote about it last year. Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots.
Here is the post: http://smashedpeasandcarrots.blogspot.com/2010/11/mini-fabric-bolts-and-some-studio.html
I’m sure you didn’t know about it because I know you would have credited her properly. So I just thought I’d let you know.
And you stash looks awesome btw :)
Alyssa
Love this idea! My fabric storage looks exactly like yours did with stuffed drawers. My wheels are turning now…thank you for the ideas and inspiration!
Would love for you to stop by and say hello {http://sweetsewnstitches.blogspot.com/}
Tiffany
I have been doing that for years – it made all the difference in the world between knowing what I have on hand and having to spend 30 minutes sorting through bins only to get frustrated and go buy more fabric. Good job!!
June Scott
Great inspiration, Jaimelyn! Thanks for sharing!
Jamielyn
Thanks for commenting. Hope you have a great weekend! xo
Angela
I’d love to know where you found the hanging shelves in this photo?
http://www.iheartnaptime.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/image14.png
Jamielyn
Hey! That actually isn’t my shelf.. I love it too though! There should be a link under that photo to their blog.
jess
great ideas!
Tanya Phillips
This likes a work of art. Great idea.
Thanks.
Tanya
Tanya Phillips
Should say looks like a work of art. Sorry.
Alison Moore Smith
Great photos. I’m in the midst of organizing my laundry/sewing/craft room and really needed the inspiration!
Kathy Smith
Love your fabric organizing ideas!