It only took a month, but I have finally finished reorganizing my stash. And not just my stash, but the piles of fabric I had lying on the extra table, stacked on the recliner and thrown all over the place.
I ended up getting some shelf dividers from Amazon and that helps keep some of the stacks separate, and keeps them from falling into each other. This should help me keep it nice and tidy. I even used some to create more space on the top of the bookcase. I had had lots of large pieces of fabric - many planned for backings of future quilts, and now ALL those have been ironed and folded and are neatly arranged on the top of the bookcase. I'll need a step stool to reach them, but that's no problem.
Moreover, all the worktables are clear and I can get to work without the added visual stress of the fabric clutter all over the room. To be sure, I have several quilts in mind after revisiting all those fabrics, and I can't wait to get started.
And there's a new tutorial I want to write, and an old one I want to update and a pattern I should write.
And I want to add a row to the bottom of the Little Blocks quilt because it looks too square and I got the Peonies quilt back from the long arm quilter and I have to add the binding and finish it.
Gosh, I sure am glad I am retired!
4 comments:
Oh, those dividers are perfect for keeping the fabric stacks from “mingling”. I have a shelving unit I snagged as a floor at work was being cleared out for renovations……if I weeded out my stash of magazines and books, I can see using the shelves for fabric using those slick dividers. I have a hard time getting rid of magazines but it’s all about choices, right?
Awesome work on the stash reorg! It's so pretty in nicely folded stacks by color. Accessible. Inspirational (as in to use it, not admire). I should do that more often :-) Then again, it would greatly help the effort if all my fabric would *fit* on the shelves!
I love having my fabric in stacks on the open shelves where I can see it and easily pull out what I need. Editing and re-organizing the stash takes a lot of time and energy but the results are totally worth it!
Nothing nicer to look at than a beautiful organised fabric stash! I'm presently trying to find room for another bookcase for my fabrics, never can find just the size I need. The shelf dividers are a great idea.
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