I have had my dream sewing space, twice. And both the times I had the PERFECT fabric storage solution that I wanted.
This is from my old studio.
My fabric as first sorted by Indian and designer fabric and then further by size and then color. It was a wonderful space with lots of open shelves and I used a lot of corrugated boxes to store my fabric. I then switched to clear plastic bins.
After this came the downsizing. I moved all my fabric into plastic bins and put them under my cutting table.
This worked well for about seventeen minutes! And then I renovated my studio. Now I had a designated storage area (that was kind of hidden from the entrance) where I could store my fabric in large metal cupboards.
See those large metal cupboards behind the white shelves? Thats where all my fabric was stored.
And then, floods!
The lower 3 shelves of the cupboards were under water for 6 days. The fabric was beyond salvaging. And I had to throw most of it away. So my fabric stash has gone down by over 50%. Unfortunately, most of the fabric I lost was designer fabric that I had collected over the years. All my haul from QuiltCon 2019 was gone.
So now, the cupboards are almost empty. I have moved into my home office and have not taken all my stash upstairs. I only bring along fabric for the project that I am working on and keep it in the lower shelves of my book case.
So what do I want my fabric to look like?
This sewing room is just like my dream one. It belongs to Dawn Hansen from Olabelho. I love her space and I definitely want my stash to be like hers!!!
I want to see your fabric too. Cannot wait to hop over and see!
This is from my old studio.
My fabric as first sorted by Indian and designer fabric and then further by size and then color. It was a wonderful space with lots of open shelves and I used a lot of corrugated boxes to store my fabric. I then switched to clear plastic bins.
After this came the downsizing. I moved all my fabric into plastic bins and put them under my cutting table.
This worked well for about seventeen minutes! And then I renovated my studio. Now I had a designated storage area (that was kind of hidden from the entrance) where I could store my fabric in large metal cupboards.
See those large metal cupboards behind the white shelves? Thats where all my fabric was stored.
And then, floods!
The lower 3 shelves of the cupboards were under water for 6 days. The fabric was beyond salvaging. And I had to throw most of it away. So my fabric stash has gone down by over 50%. Unfortunately, most of the fabric I lost was designer fabric that I had collected over the years. All my haul from QuiltCon 2019 was gone.
So now, the cupboards are almost empty. I have moved into my home office and have not taken all my stash upstairs. I only bring along fabric for the project that I am working on and keep it in the lower shelves of my book case.
So what do I want my fabric to look like?
This sewing room is just like my dream one. It belongs to Dawn Hansen from Olabelho. I love her space and I definitely want my stash to be like hers!!!
I want to see your fabric too. Cannot wait to hop over and see!
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