I have spent years trying to reinvent the wheel on how to store fabric (forgetting that quilting stores already had it figured out). Folding it around cardboard makes the fabric accessible, unwrinkled, visually inspiring, and perfect! It doesn't have to be as tall as the bolts in the stores if you fold the fabric in half. I cut some 7"x10" cardboard squares out and it feels like I have a new sewing room. If you don't have the time to cut out the boards, comic book backing boards can be purchased in bulk in a similar size.
I have the fabrics grouped currently by type: linen, heavyweight, and quilters cotton. But don't hold me to that, I love color so much it is likely to drift into more of a rainbow of mixed textiles while no one is looking.
FABRIC SCRAPS
Speaking of that rainbow of inspiration, I have found that if my scraps are all mixed up and hidden, I never use them. If they are organized and visible, I am constantly reaching for a little this or that to add to a project. A "clean as you go" motto gets me there. When I am done with any sewing project, part of my clean-up routine is to choose the scraps I want to keep, serrate their edges with pinking shears, iron them and add them to the stack of scraps from a similar color family. It is one of those tasks that if I let pile up, it doesn't seem worth the trouble to keep them. I just know myself too well. If you have a similar personality, get it done today not tomorrow and you will be so fabric happy!
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