#Organize Your Fabric Without It Getting Expensive

With all the fabric you own there is 

a way to organize your fabric 

without spending any 

money!  Yup, no money!  

Besides, a tape measure, a cutter, some tape (I used masking tape), a pen or marker and a piece of sturdy cardboard that measures at least 8" x 11".

Let's get started.

I measured 5 inches across the width

 of the card board. Draw a line

 down, look at photo below.

The remaining width equals 3".  

Measure down 6-1/2 inches and mark line.

You will have one piece measuring 5" x 11", and the other piece will measure 

5" x 6-1/2".  Look at photo below. 

Measure the width and length

 of your piece of fabric.  Any piece of fabric that measures less than 15 inches in length can be folded using the

3" x 6 1/2" piece of cardboard. The piece below measures 9" x 30".

Place the small cardboard on the wrong side of fabric.  Match the edge of 

the fabric with the edge

 of the cardboard and fold length of fabric over as shown below.

Fold short edge over.  I normally don't 

place a piece of tape there.  The fabric would not stay folded while I was taking the picture, so I taped it down.

Continue to fold the fabric snug 

a round the cardboard but not tight!

When I reached the end, I simply 

tucked it under to give 

it a nice finish.

Write down the measurement of the 

fabric on to the piece of tape.

This steps helps you know if you

 will have enough fabric for that 

project you're working on 

without having to unfold it. 

*Awesome time saver.

Remove the cardboard, so that 

you can reuse it.

Continue to fold your smaller fabrics. 

 Repeat steps for your larger pieces of fabric.

Store your fabric by color, my 

designer, or both. You can even 

group all your vintage fabrics together,

all your children prints together and group

your solids together.

This is how I organize my fabric.  

It's been great for me. Measuring out 

each piece of fabric does take

time, but I can look at it and

know whether or not I have 

enough for my project.

 I store my fabric in my closet, away from 

light, and I don't get a lot of dust

 bunnies on my fabric either. 

I hope you

give this a try and let

 me know how it works for you.

1 Corinthians 14:40

But all things should be done decently

and in order.