how to store your stash

[eileenkny]

small question -- how do you store your stash the small pieces after you are finished with the big pieces of fabrics.
thanks for helping.

[rehak]

I just throw them all into a big bin. Probably not the best method!

Nancy

[Margo]

In shallow boxes, sorted by color.

[PDQuilt]

Do you need to label them? LOL

[PDQuilt]

thanks margo, after 3 times that i just gave them away. it is about time that i will find a solution to put them on the right way to use them! thanks again margo, that can be great method.
cheers

[Margo]

thanks margo, after 3 times that i just gave them away. it is about time that i will find a solution to put them on the right way to use them! thanks again margo, that can be great method.
cheers

:lol: Becky, I only showed you 2 boxes!! Trust me....there are a few more!!

[Reetzbobeetz]

Hmmm? I sort mine in ziplock bags by size and sometimes shape - for example if I have hst's left over or just triangles. But I think it might be more sensible to do as you do Margo and put them in boxes according to colour (with or without labels :lol: ). I am always rooting through my bags of scraps looking for particular colours. But then you get into the 'is it blue or green, pink or orange etc' question. :roll:

[twiglet]

I do the same as Margo though I do get ribbed if I take my scrap boxes to workshop

[twiglet]

I do the same as Margo though I do get ribbed if I take my scrap boxes to workshop

That is just 'scrap box envy' :lol: Sounds as if it is better than one large bin that you have to upend over the floor to see what is in it.

[rehak]

I do the same as Margo though I do get ribbed if I take my scrap boxes to workshop

That is just 'scrap box envy' :lol: Sounds as if it is better than one large bin that you have to upend over the floor to see what is in it.

Although, digging through the big bin can be a lot of fun!! :lol:

[rehak]

I do the same as Margo though I do get ribbed if I take my scrap boxes to workshop

That is just 'scrap box envy' :lol: Sounds as if it is better than one large bin that you have to upend over the floor to see what is in it.

Although, digging through the big bin can be a lot of fun!! :lol:

Perhaps what I ought to say is 'more organised' and possibly a bit faster, but I don't deny that it can be fun :wink:

[rehak]

I put smaller pieces into 2 separate baskets: one for batiks and hand dyes and other for everything else. For bigger pieces and odd shapes and sizes, I fold them and place them on a shelf that is special for smaller pieces piles!
cheers
Jeanine

[Lorchen]

I cut small leftover pieces of fabric into squares (2'', 3'', 4'', 5'', and 6''). Anything larger than 6 inches goes into a big box. Having containers with squares already cut to a specific size is great for various types of scrap quilts.

[eileenkny]

In shallow boxes, sorted by color.

Margo, you are SO organized! Mine are in a big JoAnn's bag. I dread having to go through them.

[eileenkny]

Love your idea Lorchen.

I try to separate mine into sizes eg. Is it smaller than my hand wide open? It it smaller than a fat quarter? Is it bigger than a fat quarter, but smaller than a meter?
Then I have a separate container for anything floral, another for noveltys, and one from stripes. However, I do have a big bin just under my cutting table to put the wee bits and of course batiks are in their own country!