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It seems that no matter how hard I fight it, my fabric stash seems to take over the house. Is this the case for you as well? If so, check out the tips from Alicia Thommas at Janome Sew4Home for organizing and storing your fabric stash. Go to the article.
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The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!
It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.
Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.
I just posted on my blog about my fabric re-organization this past week. I LOVE having it all organized now. I am making a special tote bag for my daughter for her birthday and I went right to my drawers and was able to easily at a glance pull out exactly what I needed without having to dig through stacks and stacks. It was AWESOME!
Here is my blog post – http://ohitssewcute.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-fabric-stash.html
I can’t read enough articles about organizing fabric stashes right now. My fabric stash has to be the bane of my sewing existence right now. After I clear my sewing project plate in May, this is next on the “To-Do” list.
You may like to check out the website http://www.seamedup.com where you can keep track of your stash, patterns, books, etc as well as assign them to the different projects you are working on!
We are building quite a community on SeamedUP and we would love to have you join 🙂