New to group (again) + Fabric Storage Ideas needed

Hello, everyone! I've been gone quite some time, but I've decided it's time
to take up quilting again. so I thought I'd check in and see what's going
on. I'm glad to see so many familiar names.

My sewing room sprang a leak in one corner of the floor, so I have to
replace the carpet with tile and repaint the walls and replace the cabinets.
The painting is done, and I'm laying the rest of the tile today so I can
grout tomorrow and start putting my stuff back once I decide on cabinets.

Right now each piece in my stash was folded by wrapping it around an 8.5 x
24 ruler and then folding it in half. If I go with 2 white Ikea PAX
cabinets, 13" deep x 39" wide x 90" high, I won't have to refold my stash.
The Billy bookcases are another option, but they are only 11" deep, so I'd
have to refold my stash into thirds, and I'd probably need 3 or 4 of them to
add to the 2 I'll be getting to hold my quilt books and boxes of notions.
Any suggestions? Folded as is, my stash is 9" wide and 30 feet high. Yeah, I
was surprised too. Of course, I'll need room for more. I also want to
add a small table for my embroidery machine.

I have pics of my room before the leak on webshots. The room is now a
beautiful gray-blue with what will be a gray tile floor and white trim. I
still have my existing sewing cabinet for my Juki and my cutting table and
ironing board that I have to fit in there too.

Valerie in FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/vjkahler

I use those Rubbermaid under the bed plastic boxes in various sizes
(I'm allergic to IKEA... I LIKE chintz!) They stack well and have a
little tray at the top where you can put a lavender bag or moth
proofer to preserve the fabric. I keep these in piles under the
table, which I got at an office furniture auction.

These aren't flash, but they do the job and I can keep like with like,
which helps when looking for things. I'm into filing things at the
moment. I find I like the organised look. It saves hours hunting for
things. I like that these are semi transparent, so I can see what's
in them, but they ar protected from sunlight.


Nel
(Gadget Queen)

The stacking of fabric on shelves wouldn't work for me either. Mine is in
nearly but not quite clear lidded bins. That way I can put a bin of
whatever on the cutting table and sort through it without disturbing it
(much). I do have one shelf but I stack bins on it too. The only problem
I've encountered with the bins is some of mine are too deep and hold more
than I can lift. One day I'll replace them with some not so deep. Maybe.
After Christmas. Polly


"Sartorresartus" wrote in message
...
I use those Rubbermaid under the bed plastic boxes in various sizes
(I'm allergic to IKEA... I LIKE chintz!) They stack well and have a
little tray at the top where you can put a lavender bag or moth
proofer to preserve the fabric. I keep these in piles under the
table, which I got at an office furniture auction.

These aren't flash, but they do the job and I can keep like with like,
which helps when looking for things. I'm into filing things at the
moment. I find I like the organised look. It saves hours hunting for
things. I like that these are semi transparent, so I can see what's
in them, but they ar protected from sunlight.


Nel
(Gadget Queen)

I tried using plastic bins when I first started quilting and could never
find anything. I like the cabinets with doors so I can open them I can see
all my fabric at once, and the fabric is protected from light and dust and
cat hair. Especially the cat hair.

--
Valerie in FL
My quilty stuff: http://community.webshots.com/user/vjkahler


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
The stacking of fabric on shelves wouldn't work for me either. Mine is in
nearly but not quite clear lidded bins. That way I can put a bin of
whatever on the cutting table and sort through it without disturbing it
(much). I do have one shelf but I stack bins on it too. The only problem
I've encountered with the bins is some of mine are too deep and hold more
than I can lift. One day I'll replace them with some not so deep. Maybe.
After Christmas. Polly


"Sartorresartus" wrote in message
...
I use those Rubbermaid under the bed plastic boxes in various sizes
(I'm allergic to IKEA... I LIKE chintz!) They stack well and have a
little tray at the top where you can put a lavender bag or moth
proofer to preserve the fabric. I keep these in piles under the
table, which I got at an office furniture auction.

These aren't flash, but they do the job and I can keep like with like,
which helps when looking for things. I'm into filing things at the
moment. I find I like the organised look. It saves hours hunting for
things. I like that these are semi transparent, so I can see what's
in them, but they ar protected from sunlight.


Nel
(Gadget Queen)

Sartorresartus wrote:
I use those Rubbermaid under the bed plastic boxes in various sizes
(I'm allergic to IKEA... I LIKE chintz!) They stack well and have a
little tray at the top where you can put a lavender bag or moth
proofer to preserve the fabric. I keep these in piles under the
table, which I got at an office furniture auction.

These aren't flash, but they do the job and I can keep like with like,
which helps when looking for things. I'm into filing things at the
moment. I find I like the organised look. It saves hours hunting for
things. I like that these are semi transparent, so I can see what's
in them, but they ar protected from sunlight.


Nel
(Gadget Queen)

I use plastic rubbermaid boxes too--however I will confess to the fact
that my fabric probably isn't folded as exactly as Valerie's! The boxes
make it easy to sort the stash by color, and I agree with Nel, the fact
they are stackable makes them easy to store.

Welcome back Valerie! :-)

Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada

Oh gosh, Nann, you're sewing room looks like a mini LQS! I'll confess
to being a bit envious. :-)

Michelle in Nevada

Nann wrote:
Most of my fabric is on open shelves. I began with nice white laminate
units which, when I got them in 1995, seemed soooo capacious. I
outgrew them a long time ago and have expanded onto 'maple' laminate
units. Overflow is in big Rubbermaid/Sterilite boxes.

Photos from earlier this year at the end of this blogpost:
http://withstringsattached.blogspot....reckoning.html

Nann
in northeasternmost Illinois


On Dec 4, 6:05 am, "Valerie in FL" wrote:
I tried using plastic bins when I first started quilting and could never
find anything. I like the cabinets with doors so I can open them I can see
all my fabric at once, and the fabric is protected from light and dust and
cat hair. Especially the cat hair.

--
Valerie in FL
My quilty stuff:http://community.webshots.com/user/vjkahler

"Polly Esther" wrote in message

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The stacking of fabric on shelves wouldn't work for me either. Mine is in
nearly but not quite clear lidded bins. That way I can put a bin of
whatever on the cutting table and sort through it without disturbing it
(much). I do have one shelf but I stack bins on it too. The only problem
I've encountered with the bins is some of mine are too deep and hold more
than I can lift. One day I'll replace them with some not so deep. Maybe.
After Christmas. Polly
"Sartorresartus" wrote in message
...
I use those Rubbermaid under the bed plastic boxes in various sizes
(I'm allergic to IKEA... I LIKE chintz!) They stack well and have a
little tray at the top where you can put a lavender bag or moth
proofer to preserve the fabric. I keep these in piles under the
table, which I got at an office furniture auction.
These aren't flash, but they do the job and I can keep like with like,
which helps when looking for things. I'm into filing things at the
moment. I find I like the organised look. It saves hours hunting for
things. I like that these are semi transparent, so I can see what's
in them, but they ar protected from sunlight.
Nel
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Thanks! I must confess, though, that my folded fabric is the only area of
my life where I am compulsively neat!

--
Valerie in FL
My quilty stuff: http://community.webshots.com/user/vjkahler


"Michelle C." wrote in message
...

I use plastic rubbermaid boxes too--however I will confess to the fact
that my fabric probably isn't folded as exactly as Valerie's! The boxes
make it easy to sort the stash by color, and I agree with Nel, the fact
they are stackable makes them easy to store.

Welcome back Valerie! :-)

Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada

In some organization books, I've read that the 'standard' depth for folded
fabric items (includes shirts, etc.) is 14" so I think the Ikea units would
work well for you.
Welcome back.
Pat, Still Official Chocolate Taster of RCTQ

"Valerie in FL" wrote in message
...
Hello, everyone! I've been gone quite some time, but I've decided it's
time to take up quilting again. so I thought I'd check in and see what's
going on. I'm glad to see so many familiar names.

My sewing room sprang a leak in one corner of the floor, so I have to
replace the carpet with tile and repaint the walls and replace the
cabinets. The painting is done, and I'm laying the rest of the tile today
so I can grout tomorrow and start putting my stuff back once I decide on
cabinets.

Right now each piece in my stash was folded by wrapping it around an 8.5 x
24 ruler and then folding it in half. If I go with 2 white Ikea PAX
cabinets, 13" deep x 39" wide x 90" high, I won't have to refold my
stash. The Billy bookcases are another option, but they are only 11" deep,
so I'd have to refold my stash into thirds, and I'd probably need 3 or 4
of them to add to the 2 I'll be getting to hold my quilt books and boxes
of notions. Any suggestions? Folded as is, my stash is 9" wide and 30 feet
high. Yeah, I was surprised too. Of course, I'll need room for more. I
also want to add a small table for my embroidery machine.

I have pics of my room before the leak on webshots. The room is now a
beautiful gray-blue with what will be a gray tile floor and white trim. I
still have my existing sewing cabinet for my Juki and my cutting table and
ironing board that I have to fit in there too.

Valerie in FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/vjkahler