Organizing fabric Tips

[SmeadOrganomics]

Thanks for posting Marilyn! What a handy trick. It really helps to organize when you're dealing with consistent shapes:)

[CreativeOrganizer]

Thank you for your comment. I even teach this method in my book "Go Organize" (available at book stores everywhere) --because I think it is such a great way to organize fabric.

[Liz92B]

I've been doing this (folding around a ruler) for at least three years now ... so much easier to find things! thanks for a great video!!

[Dredworld]

Marilyn you are a gem !!! loved the video and the wonderful folding tip. I am a fabri-holic and will definitely give your tip a go.

[butanuku]

Bad wig! LOL

[CreativeOrganizer]

Sewstyle: How did the folding go? It does make for room for more fabric and it looks soooo nice on your shelves or in bins.

[sewstyle]

Thank you sew much!! For this great tutorial on folding fabric! I am headed to my sewing room right now and start folding! Hopefully I can make more room for more fabric LOL!!!

[lamondica]

Thank you for this video!!!! what a HUGE help.

[CreativeOrganizer]

Thanks for stopping by and leaving such a nice comment. Folding fabric this way is so much fun and the fabric then takes up less space.

[KATTRACK51]

RAW EDGE!! YOU SCARED ME! HAHA!

[CreativeOrganizer]

@KATTRACK51 Sorry to scare you. :) Thanks for leaving a message

[waitforollie]

thank you after watching this video I took out my ruler and folded away....I love it..

[CreativeOrganizer]

@waitforollie How's your folding coming along?  Fun isn't it? It gets under your skin to see those neatly folded stacks.

[reboot530]

Hello thanks for the great tips. I have tons of fabric and would like to organize them but don't have lots of space. I have christmas fabric, halloween fabric, soilids and marble fabric, butterfly prints, and lits of other like more like 1 to 2 yards I have one that is 8 yards... Can you give me help tips? Thanks Aaron

[CreativeOrganizer]

@reboot530 Sorry to be so pokey in responding---

I recommend you fold the fabric as I show with the ruler and put them together by kind (Christmas, Halloween etc. If you can place them in bins to fit the amount you have great. Then you can stack them. Be sure to label the end that you can see.

[CreativeOrganizer]

@reboot530 Part 2 of my answer: If you don't put them in bins and stack them on shelves that's o.k. too. If you have room don't put the lids on as that takes time to take them off if you use the fabric often. When you fold the larger pieces attach a piece of paper with the amount of yardage.

[xenaprincess1970]

great tip..and you are so interesting to watch :P Thank you :)

[osocuteagent99]

I was hoping you could tell us the best way to organize your fabric. IN other words, put your solids together or organize by color or by fabric content. I have random boxes of fabric all over my house. I want to start but I don't know the best way to do it. I already know how to fold a piece of fabric.

[quilterstitch]

@osocuteagent99 I personally have very little but 100% cotton, so you really need to separate by fabric content first. If you sew large items, like quilts, your fabric will not shrink at the same rate if you mix 100% cottons with blends of poly/cotton. You can mix them, but you'd really want to wash them in warm water & normal dryer temp to pre-shrink before sewing, so you won't ruin your finished project. Also, for those fabrics you just have no idea of content...do a burn test to know.

[quilterstitch]

@osocuteagent99 Burn test: Cut a 1" piece of fabric (selvedge works). Do this outside or in a well ventilated area, but not where it's windy, unless you want a little piece of burning fabric to land in your hair;) Seriously, you don't need this to become airborne. I hold the fabric with a pair of tweezers over an ashtray or metal can, light it on fire, set it down & let it burn completely. When it's cooled, roll in your fingers, natural fabrics will be ash, poly will become a hard ball.

[peggyhuang1]

wow..what a great tip!!! Now my fabrics can be organized finally!!! Thank you!

[butterflydemise]

haha, never thought of doing that.. though I now have to get those rulers >.>

[angelroompatti]

cool marilyn! :) you heard me lol I was saying raw edge raw edge! :)