A few years ago, July 5th, 2010 to be exact, we had a house fire and my entire life's worth of sewing notions, patterns, fabrics, etc; was destroyed. Now that I'm rebuilding my "stash", I'm trying to organize it in colors. I bought a wall shelving unit at the Container Store and I have big plastic boxes sitting on the shelves with specific colors in them.As you can see it is still a work in progress and more shelves and units can be added as needed. One thing I had issues with were prints that had off white or white background with different colors in them. I finally decided to go with putting those all together in boxes rather than put them with the coordinated solid colors. Like I have a white background with a black print on it and it goes in with the white and off white backgrounds instead of the black prints. I'm not the kind of quilter who just shops for fabric when it's on sale. I have to have a specific project in mind before I shop for material. I also have a tendency to buy a bit more than what I will need so I have something left over. It's going to take awhile to rebuild what I lost.I still struggle with fabric choices when I go to make a quilt. My sister Susan has a great eye for putting fabric together. She was a great help to me when I was picking out material to make my daughter Susan's "Memories of Monet" quilt. I'm sure I will improve with time. It does seem to be getting easier. We at "Quiltingcousins" would gladly appreciate any suggestions anyone has on how they organize their fabric. Until next time.....Happy Quilting!
Debbie
