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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 |
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New to group (again) + Fabric Storage Ideas needed
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) |
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New to group (again) + Fabric Storage Ideas needed
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) |
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New to group (again) + Fabric Storage Ideas needed
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) |
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New to group (again) + Fabric Storage Ideas needed
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 |
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New to group (again) + Fabric Storage Ideas needed
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 ... 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)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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New to group (again) + Fabric Storage Ideas needed
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 |
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New to group (again) + Fabric Storage Ideas needed
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 |
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