Fabric Addict

Oh me oh my!!

I have had such a busy few months since I last wrote (September, can you believe it?)

There have been sooo many commissions keeping me busy and quiet, that I just had no time to breathe, let alone sort out my fabric stash - and oh what a stash it was!!

So New Year, New Start

A reorganisation was well over due in the sewing studio, so I set to and pulled everything out.  I filled the dining room and some of the lounge 

(I have no idea where I had been keeping it all!)

I began to clean, which then lead to a fresh lick of paint (more on that in another blog)

Once finished, it was time to sort, organise and purge!!

First up was The Fabric Stash!

"Aaaaaaahhhhh" I hear you fellow fabric lovers shouting

Don't worry it didn't hurt, well a little, oh, who am I kidding, it hurt a lot, but now I see the end result, it was definitely worth the pain!!

It all began, with the sorting, from scraps I knew were too small to reuse, to larger pieces I knew in my heart, I will never use, and really didn't love.  These all were sorted into bags, here comes the purge - 2 full of bits and scraps for the bin, and 3 ready to take to the local Art College!  

Then my favourite bit, the organising!  

The larger and beautiful pieces first (after a little distraction from Pinterest looking for ideas of how best to store my fabric) I came across some boards you can wrap your fabric around.  As far as I can see they are only available from the US, but I will get the link and if I find them here in the UK I will add that link too.  I set to thinking of a 'here and now' instant solution, and Bingo a light bulb moment was struck!!

Here's what I did:

First I Pressed, then let it cool.

I then folded the fabric to the size I was happy with.

And sourced some card from my stash.

Next I placed to sheets of card (it was a little thin) onto the freshly pressed fabric

I left a little fabric to one edge, to enable me to fold it over, and taped that edge to the card with masking tape

Folding the fabric with the card, I rolled it over carefully until I reached the end.

Ensuring I did this neatly, so as not to crease my freshly pressed fabric.

Taped the end neatly and voila!!

Sorted fabrics into colours and designers.  Place on my desired shelf, then admired 

I'm so happy with the result.  If you try it, let me know, I'd love to see pics.  One day I'll get the folding boards, but this suits me for now.

Thank you for reading.

Happy Stitching (and folding) xxx