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New to group (again) + Fabric Storage Ideas needed

Hello, everyone! I've been gone quite some time, but I've decided it's time to take up quilting again. so I thought I'd check in and see what's going on. I'm glad to see so many familiar names.

My sewing room sprang a leak in one corner of the floor, so I have to replace the carpet with tile and repaint the walls and replace the cabinets. The painting is done, and I'm laying the rest of the tile today so I can grout tomorrow and start putting my stuff back once I decide on cabinets.

Right now each piece in my stash was folded by wrapping it around an 8.5 x

24 ruler and then folding it in half. If I go with 2 white Ikea PAX cabinets, 13" deep x 39" wide x 90" high, I won't have to refold my stash. The Billy bookcases are another option, but they are only 11" deep, so I'd have to refold my stash into thirds, and I'd probably need 3 or 4 of them to add to the 2 I'll be getting to hold my quilt books and boxes of notions. Any suggestions? Folded as is, my stash is 9" wide and 30 feet high. Yeah, I was surprised too. Of course, I'll need room for more. :) I also want to add a small table for my embroidery machine.

I have pics of my room before the leak on webshots. The room is now a beautiful gray-blue with what will be a gray tile floor and white trim. I still have my existing sewing cabinet for my Juki and my cutting table and ironing board that I have to fit in there too.

Valerie in FL

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Valerie in FL
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I use those Rubbermaid under the bed plastic boxes in various sizes (I'm allergic to IKEA... I LIKE chintz!) They stack well and have a little tray at the top where you can put a lavender bag or moth proofer to preserve the fabric. I keep these in piles under the table, which I got at an office furniture auction.

These aren't flash, but they do the job and I can keep like with like, which helps when looking for things. I'm into filing things at the moment. I find I like the organised look. It saves hours hunting for things. I like that these are semi transparent, so I can see what's in them, but they ar protected from sunlight.

Nel (Gadget Queen)

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Sartorresartus

The stacking of fabric on shelves wouldn't work for me either. Mine is in nearly but not quite clear lidded bins. That way I can put a bin of whatever on the cutting table and sort through it without disturbing it (much). I do have one shelf but I stack bins on it too. The only problem I've encountered with the bins is some of mine are too deep and hold more than I can lift. One day I'll replace them with some not so deep. Maybe. After Christmas. Polly

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Polly Esther

I tried using plastic bins when I first started quilting and could never find anything. I like the cabinets with doors so I can open them I can see all my fabric at once, and the fabric is protected from light and dust and cat hair. Especially the cat hair. :)

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Valerie in FL

I use plastic rubbermaid boxes too--however I will confess to the fact that my fabric probably isn't folded as exactly as Valerie's! The boxes make it easy to sort the stash by color, and I agree with Nel, the fact they are stackable makes them easy to store.

Welcome back Valerie! :-)

Best regards, Michelle in Nevada

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Michelle C.

Thanks! I must confess, though, that my folded fabric is the only area of my life where I am compulsively neat! :)

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Valerie in FL

In some organization books, I've read that the 'standard' depth for folded fabric items (includes shirts, etc.) is 14" so I think the Ikea units would work well for you. Welcome back. Pat, Still Official Chocolate Taster of RCTQ

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Pat in Virginia

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