Where does everyone keep their stash??

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

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.

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
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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.

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
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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.

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

--
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"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

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

My fabrics are stored on open shelves in a closet, known as my "fabric pantry."
Some of it is sorted by color, but I also have sections by topics such as
Christmas, Halloween, other holiday, hand dyed, plaids, stripes, tropicals,
novelties. Scraps and strips are in plastic containers. Squares and triangles
are in plastic baggies, sorted by size.

I don't think my stash *ever* fit in a crate!

SunnyQuilt

"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

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...

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

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...