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On Mon, 3 May 2004 14:52:02 +0000 (UTC), "Morag in Oxford"
wrote: Hi all, Well, my stash of fabric has now grown to such a size that it's too much for its current home! up until now it has been stored in a plastic crate, in no particular order as there wasn't that much to look through when I wanted something. But recent Ebay purchases (hubby has banned me from that site!!) and the fact that we have a Laura Ashley discount store in town has made the stash overflow its crate. So I need to find some other way of storing it. How do you all store your fabric? By colour seems the most logical way, but I could well be wrong. I Morag My advice, as always, is to check out the local places for used furniture. I found an odd cupboard for £25 at Dens Road market, and you can see my stash and kitty he http://www.scampi.pwp.blueyonder.co....e/Jo_page.html The stash picture is from 2 years ago, and is much larger now. I've had to put collections (fabric set aside for specific projects and quilts) into the wardrobe of the office/sewing room). Mu hair is shoulder-length. Sasha looks pretty much the same. -- Jo in Scotland |
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Who wants to know? she asked suspiciously, standing nonchalantly in front of
the closed guest room door....... Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply) If I ever need religion, I'll worship chocolate cake. |
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Little pig, little pig, let me IN...
or I'll huff, and I'll PUFF and I'll bloooooooow your door in!!!!! The Stash Wolf "Nurse Ratched" wrote in message ... Who wants to know? she asked suspiciously, standing nonchalantly in front of the closed guest room door....... Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply) If I ever need religion, I'll worship chocolate cake. |
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I don't worry about outa-towners finding my stash... even locals have
trouble finding my house. bg -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "Nurse Ratched" wrote in message ... Who wants to know? she asked suspiciously, standing nonchalantly in front of the closed guest room door....... Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply) If I ever need religion, I'll worship chocolate cake. |
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I keep mine in Steralite bins that stack and have drawers that pull out. I
have some larger pieces in a bookcase so I can see them. I have smaller pieces in individual plastic containers.. although my smaller bits are getting bigger by the day.. I may need a couple more Steralite containers. I sort basically by colour, but use only a rating of red, blue, gold and green so I only need 4 containers. I don't have much aside from pure cotton since quilting is all I've been doing lately, but I do use one of the Steralite containers to keep leftover pieces of batting in and that is where I put anything that is poly or something else. This reminds me of a story... a quilter friend of mine kept her stash in the trunk of her car so her husband wouldn't find out how much she'd been spending on fabric. Her car was stolen and when the police came to tell her they had recovered it they also told her that all of her fabric was still safe in the trunk... her DH said "Fabric????" Ooops. Shirley -- My Quilt Site http://ca.geocities.com/meadow1951/index.html Inspiring Thoughts http://members.tripod.com/inspiring-thoughts/index.html "Morag in Oxford" wrote in message ... Hi all, Well, my stash of fabric has now grown to such a size that it's too much for its current home! up until now it has been stored in a plastic crate, in no particular order as there wasn't that much to look through when I wanted something. But recent Ebay purchases (hubby has banned me from that site!!) and the fact that we have a Laura Ashley discount store in town has made the stash overflow its crate. So I need to find some other way of storing it. How do you all store your fabric? By colour seems the most logical way, but I could well be wrong. I Morag |
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On Mon, 3 May 2004 14:52:02 +0000 (UTC), "Morag in Oxford"
wrote: Hi all, Well, my stash of fabric has now grown to such a size that it's too much for its current home! up until now it has been stored in a plastic crate, in no particular order as there wasn't that much to look through when I wanted something. But recent Ebay purchases (hubby has banned me from that site!!) and the fact that we have a Laura Ashley discount store in town has made the stash overflow its crate. So I need to find some other way of storing it. How do you all store your fabric? By colour seems the most logical way, but I could well be wrong. I Bolts and cuts over 10 yards go on the utility shelves, cut yardage goes into assorted totes, sorted by fiber, then color family, then in a pattern classification that makes perfect sense to me. Of course large cuts are seperate from small cuts. Fat quarters have their own bin. The scrap box overfloweth. I haven't ever figured out whether large odd shaped pieces should get their own classification or go into one of the other bins, so they kind of roam around. The important thing is I know just exactly where I put everything. And sure enough, after I have rootled through half the bins and shelves I remember where I put it! Usually. NightMist This week the batting is in the closet on top of my shoes. -- "It's such a gamble when you get a face" - Richard Hell |
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Wendy and you seriously addressing this issue?? Or any issue??
HA HA HA HA ........ PAT, LOL in VA Diana Curtis wrote: If Wendy can seriously address this issue so can I. Shes right, finding a way to store it so its easy to find but also easy to put away is the key. Right now my quilting stash is divided into:...cut... "frood" wrote in message om... I enjoy this discussion every time it comes up (and I take lots of notes). However, ...cut... |
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Oh, right.
First you ask where we keep our stash. Then you make maps, like the "Hollywood Map of the Stars' Homes". Next thing we know, you're in the Quilter's Tour Bus and Stash Raid bidness. Pig keeps her stash.....um......um......at Nann's house. Yeah, that's it. LOL --pig |
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You cut me to the quick. sniff.
Diana "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:fJElc.3917$nN6.3323@lakeread06... Wendy and you seriously addressing this issue?? Or any issue?? HA HA HA HA ........ PAT, LOL in VA Diana Curtis wrote: If Wendy can seriously address this issue so can I. Shes right, finding a way to store it so its easy to find but also easy to put away is the key. Right now my quilting stash is divided into:...cut... "frood" wrote in message om... I enjoy this discussion every time it comes up (and I take lots of notes). However, ...cut... |
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