Dealing with Fabric

Welcome to the fourth week of the Creative Spaces Blog Hop!  

Today is all about dealing with fabric.

I have a LOT of fabric.  I currently have 5 bookcases full of fabric I keep in my studio.  Keeping it all organized and displayed was a challenge for a while.

There are many ways you can choose to store your fabric:

• Plastic storage totes or drawers
• Collapsible Bins on storage shelving
• Folded neatly on shelves
• Boarded onto shelves

You need to take a few things into consideration when storing your fabric:

• Will it be in direct sunlight?
• Do I need to easily see what I have?
• Do I organize by color, pattern, project, fabric line, or other method?

My space is in the basement out of direct sunlight and I need to quickly see every fabric I have.  So this led me to boarding it.  There are a few methods to boarding it.  You can do it yourself with comic boards, cardboard, etc.  You can also purchase specially designed boards meant to wrap your fabric like Fabric Organizers or Mini Bolts.  I have tried all of these methods for boarding my fabric and like the Polar Notions the best.

The problems I had with all other methods of boarding was the sliding of fabric down from the board or the board itself folding under the weight of the fabric.  Polar Notions has solved both of those problems.  The boards are strong and sturdy, holding the weight of all of my fabric.  They also have metal clips that when you fold the end of the bolt in and clip it, solves the problem of slippage.  It also allows the bolts to be put into and removed from the bookcase with greater ease without all of the loose fabric getting in the way.

How do you organize your fabric?  Let me know!

Want to come hang out while I stream?  My schedule is always on my Facebook and my Twitter.  I also announce on Instagram when I go live.  We have a lot of fun, talk about sewing and quilting and of course have daily giveaways.  I am the giveaway queen after all.

Speaking of giveaways, let’s get to them!

First, the overall prizes. Crafters Edge is giving away their Crossover II Fabric and Cutting system plus several die packs. Daylight is giving away a Slimline LED table lamp. Basal is also donating some prizes. To enter, make sure you visit www.cherryblossomsquilting.com/blog.

Now for my giveaways!

I am giving away a few of my new books Designing Block Quilts, a quilt kit, patterns, and of course stickers!  To enter, just complete tasks for chances to win here -> https://gleam.io/01uGu/creative-spaces-block-hop-giveaways

Make sure to check out everyone that is participating in the hop!  In addition to the giveaways on Cherry Blossoms Quilting page and my blog, all of the other participants may be doing giveaways as well!

Mondays:   Tammy Silvers Tamarinis  www.tamarinis.typepad.com

   Cherry Guidry Cherry Blossom Quilting www.cherryblossomsquilting.com/blog

Tuesdays:   Reeze Hanson Morning Glory Designs  http://blog.morningglorydesigns.net

    Jessica VanDenburgh Sew Many Creations thestraightstitch.wordpress.com/

Wednesdays: Kate Colleran Seams Like a Dream   seamslikeadream.com/blog

Kris Poor Poor House Quilt Designs  http://poorhousequiltdesign.com/quilting-at-the-poorhouse/

Jessica Caldwell  Desert Bloom Quilting   http://www.desertbloomquilting.com/

Thursdays: Jackie Kunkel Canton Village Quilt Works   https://cvquiltworks.com/blogs/blog

Vicki Hansen  Cranberry Pie Designs   https://cranberrypiedesigns.com/blog/

Fridays:  Erin Hentzel  Avery Lan Designs    http://averylanesewing.com/the-blog/

Christa Watson  Christa Quilts   christaquilts.com

Saturdays:    Toni Smith  Quiltoni   quiltoni.blogspot.com

Swan Sheridan  Swan Amity   www.swanamity.com/blog

Sundays: Pauline McArthur   Funky Friends Factory   www.funkyfriendsfactory.com/blog/

Annie Smith

Joanne Sharpe

• Week 1: Studio Clean Up - before and after pics
• Week 2: Favorite Tools
• Week 3: Organizing Tips
• Week 4: Dealing with Scraps and/or Fabric
• Week 5: Dealing with Embellishments/Buttons/Thread
• Week 6: Dealing with Tools/Rulers