I had a similar idea. I'm getting my first sewing machine in a few weeks. I've been saving up for months, and i'm in the planning and dreaming stage. That whenever i buy a fabric i like, if i can, but just an extra yard so i can cut it into different pre-cut sizes. and revisit them later down the line and sit with the memories of when and why I bought it, and get to love it again in a new project someday.
I just started using your system after buying your "Scrappiness is Happiness" book. I have a lot of cutting ahead of me, but it will make things so much easier in the long run. I'm also weeding out fabrics I won't use in the future, since my taste in fabrics has changed over the 19+ years that I've been quilting. Thank you so much for sharing your scrap fabric system, Lori. I love it!
I too am currently in your old system but believe me I will be changing that pronto and I love the name for this system "scrappy happy" I will add that I no longer will have to have a fit about where I put the newly purchased fabric so I won't loose it bags. I love those baskets and already have some so I was on somewhat of an adventure to organize. I surely loved this video. I am not sure why there are 23 thumbs down on the top are they pointing at their mess or guiding us too follow your lead, thank you people and congrats to those of you who have your fabric organized I will be with you soon. THANK YOU Lori for sharing.
I love your “scrappy happy system” Lori! I laughed out loud when you said that - love that you share your personal organization. Your videos are shear joy to watch and learn from - thank you for sharing! 💕
Im a longarmer and am very busy. I dont usually sit and watch youtube or facebook videos, but i love your channel. Thank you for showing us your OH SO adorable sewing room and all the things you do. Thanks so much!! I have all my scraps in close colors in big storage bags and am slowly cutting them to squares and strips.
What a super video! I was so overwhelmed with scraps I could not get started with organization. You have made this so easy and fun! Once I get my stash organized I am eager to get started with the rest of the series.
Love your fabric stash. Your scrap collection is a treasure trove and the envy of many a quilter. Amazing colors. My brain works in a very methodical way so I am fully aligned and in love with this systematic method
Fun to see your scrappy happy system. Excited to see what you have in store for us using 1 1/2” strips… We’d better get busy fattening up our 1 1/2” strip bins!
Lori... I think my mom and I are wanting to go on a Road Trip to your place... I love your bins....especially how you get them down.... My daughter is tall she will get them down for us.... LOVED the video.... :)
I'm so glad you started this channel Lori! It gives me a lot of good ideas for doing things with scraps and seeing your sewing room has given me decor ideas for my own room. Keep up the great creative work!
Cut in strips...not squares! Genius!! I've just spent several days cutting pieces from fat quarters and larger pieces from my container of teals, aqua, mint greens etc. for a scrappy quilt. Had I known about your scrappy happy system I coul have saved myself tons of time. I'll make this a winter project. I have 15 small bins of smallish pieces already sorted by color. Next time I'll be ready. Thanks Lori!
I love the scrappy Happy system. I have my fabric in these bins but they are folded sideways so that I can view them all at once. I learned this from reading Marie Condos books. See you next time, be well
What a great system. I’ve seen those baskets in Target. I have a few. Your closet shelves are nice and deep to accommodate them,. Thanks for another really great video. I love that you cut down your yardage when you get it home, which makes perfect sense. I will do that from now on, as most of what I buy is for piecing and not backing.
Have been slowly.cutting and organizing my project leftovers as you have done. What an amazing system! Love all the tips today for cutting those larger pieces!
Just watched this on tv. Wow, I now know what to do with my stash of material. Now to watch you 16 in scrappy block. I will be watching you whole serie
Thank you so much for sharing. I love everything about you and I have made repeated to other comments about your generous spirit, Lori Holt; as some pattern designers are so cheap and you are so generous. Your two FGV books have added ideas and suggestions and patterns to meet all our needs. Thank you. I will forever be a LORI HOLT fan and customer.
Oh My! You could sell your scrap baskets on Etsy,....just as is!! How beautiful they are! and all those lovely colors....wouldn't a 'giveaway' be fun!!!!!
I'm slowly getting this done, have make piles of material that I can cut into different sizes. I stop for a while to do outside work and when it gets hot again I will be back downstairs to start to cut again and I will make this my winter project too. THANK YOU for the tutorial on the bins you put them in and marking them. Have been getting some when I go target. They go out as fast as they come in now. Stay Safe till the next one
This is so helpful I’m working on my 7th quilt and I’ve already accumulated a lot of leftovers. Next time I’m out I will definitely look for some baskets to start cutting that stuff up. I am r4ally enjoying yours scrappy quilt videos. They really help us newbies!! Thanks a bunch!
I just finished a quilt so am now in the process of re-organizing my material. Your system is wonderful. I only have about 1/4 of my stash cut up, but I'm getting there. THANK YOU!! All your videos are wonderful and I am especially enjoying your stash series.
I have just started using your system and what a difference it has made to my sewing space. A place for everything and everything in its place - fabric wise at least. Thank you for your videos.
Oh my. I’m jealous. I have ziplock bags marked by inches and color. All colors. Not separate. I have lidded totes marked light and dark. This is inspiring. I always wash. I built a shelf unit to hold exactly my lidded bins. It’s 5 x 6 so I can store 30 totes. I also ask for the cardboard fabric stores on in the store and wrap my whole fabrics on them. I’ve even cut cardboard from boxes for this. They store by color. Right now I’m working on a crumb quilt (I always thought they were scrappy).
You sound very organised. I’ve seen a lady use the foam core boards to store her fabric too. I love the foam core board I did from Lori Holts tutorial they are awesome.
Such a GREAT idea !! I have plastic shoe boxes with scraps by color and scraps from a particular quilt in the same box. Yes, I have fat quarters in a small dresser not to mention all the fabric on shelves. Time to get the fat quarters out of hiding and cut them up & use them !! Thanks for the great videos, keep them coming - Blessings to you !
I have recently acquired my grandmothers fabric stash! I "plan" on doing this system to get some control of it all. There are 20 ish bolts of fabric with 2 or more yards and about 40ish 20qt containers with lids. I have a lot to do. Plus her 3 sewing machines and a serger. Whew! My fiancé is building a room on the back of our house so I have a designated sewing/craft area.
Love this! I am the same way! I have to have a system for every thing in my life or my brain just gets discombobulated! I just started learning to quilt in January and I am already overwhelmed with scrap fabric and I have to have organized fabrics or I start feeling overwhelmed! Great video Lori!
Lori thank you for sharing your system. I am starting to use your system you make everything strips and than cut what you need from that. I don’t have the use of my right hand anymore and I have been cutting until I thought my good arm was going to fall off, my husband let me get a big go cutter the one that’s electric so changing some stuff let make sure I have this right 7”, 5”. 3 1/2 2 1/2 1 1/2 is this right?
Thank you Lori for sharing this awesome storage idea! I just bought some of these plastic bins from Target and they are working perfectly in my storage cube system that I also bought from Target! It not only is going to keep me better organized but it looks neater as well! Thanks so much for another fabulous video! Please keep em coming!! Blessings!
Thanks for the inspiration and information on your “Happy Scrappy” system! Maybe this will motivate me to be more proactive so I can find fabric I know I have ... somewhere!
What a great system! I have been doing this with fabric and batting too! It really helps because you don't feel like you have a bunch of misshapen scraps. I cut batting into 13" squares to do QAYG projects. Thanks for sharing all of that delicious looking fabric!
Hi. I like containers you use from a prior video..the kitchen muffin, baking pans which I have & plan on using that way ... Your video are great sew glad you doing this!
I have just started using your scrap organizing method. I’m loving it so far. Hopefully I will keep it up so I can find the scraps I need!!! Thank you so much!!!😍
Love your system. A lot of mine are in bags so they are out of sight and out of mind!!! Gonna start cutting up my leftovers and putting in containers. That way I’ll be able to see what I have! Thanks for sharing. Love all your videos. 💕☀️🧵 Happy Friday!
Thank you so much for this video! I have already purchased the baskets and now I just need to get busy cutting. I have been wanting to do this for a while and I am so excited to get a handle on all my scraps.
I had a similar idea. I'm getting my first sewing machine in a few weeks. I've been saving up for months, and i'm in the planning and dreaming stage. That whenever i buy a fabric i like, if i can, but just an extra yard so i can cut it into different pre-cut sizes. and revisit them later down the line and sit with the memories of when and why I bought it, and get to love it again in a new project someday.
I just started using your system after buying your "Scrappiness is Happiness" book. I have a lot of cutting ahead of me, but it will make things so much easier in the long run. I'm also weeding out fabrics I won't use in the future, since my taste in fabrics has changed over the 19+ years that I've been quilting. Thank you so much for sharing your scrap fabric system, Lori. I love it!
You have to be the most organized person in the whole wide world. You are such an inspiration
I loooove the “scrappy happy” system!!!! ✂️🧵❤️
I agree! It is a great system and great name for the system!
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I too am currently in your old system but believe me I will be changing that pronto and I love the name for this system "scrappy happy" I will add that I no longer will have to have a fit about where I put the newly purchased fabric so I won't loose it bags. I love those baskets and already have some so I was on somewhat of an adventure to organize. I surely loved this video. I am not sure why there are 23 thumbs down on the top are they pointing at their mess or guiding us too follow your lead, thank you people and congrats to those of you who have your fabric organized I will be with you soon. THANK YOU Lori for sharing.
I love your “scrappy happy system” Lori! I laughed out loud when you said that - love that you share your personal organization. Your videos are shear joy to watch and learn from - thank you for sharing! 💕
Im a longarmer and am very busy. I dont usually sit and watch youtube or facebook videos, but i love your channel. Thank you for showing us your OH SO adorable sewing room and all the things you do. Thanks so much!! I have all my scraps in close colors in big storage bags and am slowly cutting them to squares and strips.
Thank you Lori for showing us your scrappy system. Looking forward to watching future videos.
Love that you've started a You Tube Channel. 💗 This is another great video. Thank you!
Thank you Lori! You have brought me sewing happiness. I love your quilts.
What a super video! I was so overwhelmed with scraps I could not get started with organization. You have made this so easy and fun! Once I get my stash organized I am eager to get started with the rest of the series.
Love your fabric stash. Your scrap collection is a treasure trove and the envy of many a quilter. Amazing colors. My brain works in a very methodical way so I am fully aligned and in love with this systematic method
Fun to see your scrappy happy system. Excited to see what you have in store for us using
1 1/2” strips… We’d better get busy fattening up our 1 1/2” strip bins!
so excited to learn your system , and follow you stash buster patterns..Thank you.
Lori... I think my mom and I are wanting to go on a Road Trip to your place... I love your bins....especially how you get them down.... My daughter is tall she will get them down for us.... LOVED the video.... :)
I dont know why, but I am so happy to see ur stash.. so nice to sit down and do a project.
Thank you, I love organizing! I love your system!
This is my new favorite TH-cam channel!!! You have inspired me to reorganize my scraps. It took much less time than I thought it would.
I have been inspired to do some sorting at least my leftovers from previous projects. Thanks for sharing your system 😘
I'm so glad you started this channel Lori! It gives me a lot of good ideas for doing things with scraps and seeing your sewing room has given me decor ideas for my own room. Keep up the great creative work!
Cut in strips...not squares! Genius!! I've just spent several days cutting pieces from fat quarters and larger pieces from my container of teals, aqua, mint greens etc. for a scrappy quilt. Had I known about your scrappy happy system I coul have saved myself tons of time. I'll make this a winter project. I have 15 small bins of smallish pieces already sorted by color. Next time I'll be ready. Thanks Lori!
Love your system and went online at Target and the baskets were 50% off. What luck! Thanks, Lori, for all your great ideas.
Wow! I love this. Thank you for sharing, Lori.
Oh I love your scrappy baskets. It's like having your choice of candy.
Thank you Lori for your great organization tutorial!
I love the scrappy Happy system. I have my fabric in these bins but they are folded sideways so that I can view them all at once. I learned this from reading Marie Condos books. See you next time, be well
Great way to organize!! As always, I just love looking at all your beautiful fabric and accessories all around!!!
I love your scrappy happy baskets. I'm really enjoying your new channel. 🙂
What a great system. I’ve seen those baskets in Target. I have a few. Your closet shelves are nice and deep to accommodate them,. Thanks for another really great video. I love that you cut down your yardage when you get it home, which makes perfect sense. I will do that from now on, as most of what I buy is for piecing and not backing.
Really enjoying your videos. Love how you organize. Looking forward to the next one!
Have been slowly.cutting and organizing my project leftovers as you have done. What an amazing system! Love all the tips today for cutting those larger pieces!
Just watched this on tv. Wow, I now know what to do with my stash of material. Now to watch you 16 in scrappy block. I will be watching you whole serie
Thank you, Lori...storage organization goals!!!
What a fantastic system. I’m going to adopt this. I’m loving your videos! Thanks!
Love this whole sewing your stash series! I now we are not to covet, but your fabric stash sure pushes me close to it! 😊❣😁
Thank you so much for sharing. I love everything about you and I have made repeated to other comments about your generous spirit, Lori Holt; as some pattern designers are so cheap and you are so generous. Your two FGV books have added ideas and suggestions and patterns to meet all our needs. Thank you. I will forever be a LORI HOLT fan and customer.
Good system, Lori. Thanks for sharing your way of creating, and organizing all those scraps. Tagging those great baskets is a great idea.
I love this. You can find what you need in a jiffy. Thank you for all the great tips.
I’m going to get rid of all my scraps and I’m going to go and buy all your fabric lines and just chop them up for scraps. Soo pretty 😍
I love how organized you are. What a great idea. I am always afraid to cut up my fabric unless it's left over from a quilt. Thanks for your video.
Oh My! You could sell your scrap baskets on Etsy,....just as is!! How beautiful they are! and all those lovely colors....wouldn't a 'giveaway' be fun!!!!!
I'm slowly getting this done, have make piles of material that I can cut into different sizes. I stop for a while to do outside work and when it gets hot again I will be back downstairs to start to cut again and I will make this my winter project too. THANK YOU for the tutorial on the bins you put them in and marking them. Have been getting some when I go target. They go out as fast as they come in now. Stay Safe till the next one
I really like how you have your garden claw in your fabric closet! Multi-use tool!
Genius. And scrapes are so fertile. They multiply like crazy! Tfs. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This is so helpful I’m working on my 7th quilt and I’ve already accumulated a lot of leftovers. Next time I’m out I will definitely look for some baskets to start cutting that stuff up. I am r4ally enjoying yours scrappy quilt videos. They really help us newbies!! Thanks a bunch!
Brilliant! I started cutting my scraps and storing them as you have indicated. ❤️❤️
I just finished a quilt so am now in the process of re-organizing my material. Your system is wonderful. I only have about 1/4 of my stash cut up, but I'm getting there. THANK YOU!! All your videos are wonderful and I am especially enjoying your stash series.
Your organisation is brilliant and useful. It has helped me implement mine, thank you. x
I have just started using your system and what a difference it has made to my sewing space. A place for everything and everything in its place - fabric wise at least. Thank you for your videos.
Oh my. I’m jealous. I have ziplock bags marked by inches and color. All colors. Not separate. I have lidded totes marked light and dark. This is inspiring. I always wash. I built a shelf unit to hold exactly my lidded bins. It’s 5 x 6 so I can store 30 totes. I also ask for the cardboard fabric stores on in the store and wrap my whole fabrics on them. I’ve even cut cardboard from boxes for this. They store by color. Right now I’m working on a crumb quilt (I always thought they were scrappy).
You sound very organised. I’ve seen a lady use the foam core boards to store her fabric too. I love the foam core board I did from Lori Holts tutorial they are awesome.
Such a GREAT idea !! I have plastic shoe boxes with scraps by color and scraps from a particular quilt in the same box. Yes, I have fat quarters in a small dresser not to mention all the fabric on shelves. Time to get the fat quarters out of hiding and cut them up & use them !! Thanks for the great videos, keep them coming - Blessings to you !
Love this...changing my system as I rearrange my sewing cubby! Thank Lori!
This is so doable, it makes sigh with happiness at such an achievable answer!! 😍👏👏😆😍
So good! Being home more with the pandemic has me quite focused on organization.
I love your scrappy system! I don't haveaclosetbuti do have shelving that is a really cool idea!
Love your system for scraps!
Thank you great baskets love your ideas
Brilliant! Thank you for sharing further about how your system works and the cuts you make. Such a great idea to have so many different sizes on hand.
This is one of the most helpful videos that I've seen in a long time! What a great system!
Love your happy scrappy baskets.
Would love to have your scrap baskets lol
Thanks heaps.
Thanks and you are so sweet to share with us your system❤️
I just love your ideas of cutting up your fabrics of different sizes thanks for sharing ❣️🧵✂️🥰
I've watched this multiple times - cause I've got lotsa scraps - thank you!
Perfect!! Your organization systems are right up my alley!! Thank you!! 😊
Nice scrappy happy system. Wonderful.
Fabulous system. Thanks for the ideas and demo.
Yes I need to adopt your "scrappy happy" system! 🧵✂️🧺👍
Great way to keep organized!!
Thank you much Ky!!
It's official. You are a genius!
I have recently acquired my grandmothers fabric stash! I "plan" on doing this system to get some control of it all. There are 20 ish bolts of fabric with 2 or more yards and about 40ish 20qt containers with lids. I have a lot to do. Plus her 3 sewing machines and a serger. Whew! My fiancé is building a room on the back of our house so I have a designated sewing/craft area.
Love your system!!! You could move the big baskets to the top shelf and put the smaller baskets on the bottom since you in/out of them more.
Love your scrappy happy!
Love this! I am the same way! I have to have a system for every thing in my life or my brain just gets discombobulated! I just started learning to quilt in January and I am already overwhelmed with scrap fabric and I have to have organized fabrics or I start feeling overwhelmed! Great video Lori!
Lori thank you for sharing your system. I am starting to use your system you make everything strips and than cut what you need from that. I don’t have the use of my right hand anymore and I have been cutting until I thought my good arm was going to fall off, my husband let me get a big go cutter the one that’s electric so changing some stuff let make sure I have this right 7”, 5”. 3 1/2 2 1/2 1 1/2 is this right?
I’ve stared doing your scrappy system and I love it!
Thanks for sharing that. I might just have to adopt the scrappy happy system 🙂
Thanks Lori...you've inspired me to tackle my scrap basket and put some order to it...thanks so much for the video...Have a great weekend...
Oh i luv this. It truely is a scrappy happy system. Im going to change my scrap baskets like u showed us. Thank u
Bless you! Music level is perfect !
So helpful! You have given me hope for all of my scraps.
I love your scrappy happy system
Lori, I LOVE your method! Blessings and Hugs 🤗
Thank you Lori for sharing this awesome storage idea! I just bought some of these plastic bins from Target and they are working perfectly in my storage cube system that I also bought from Target! It not only is going to keep me better organized but it looks neater as well! Thanks so much for another fabulous video! Please keep em coming!! Blessings!
Thank you for sharing. Your system will be sew useful to me.
Thanks for the inspiration and information on your “Happy Scrappy” system! Maybe this will motivate me to be more proactive so I can find fabric I know I have ... somewhere!
LOVE It.... Scrappy Happy System... :)
Great system.... I wish I had the room to do something like this. Great video
What a great system! I have been doing this with fabric and batting too! It really helps because you don't feel like you have a bunch of misshapen scraps. I cut batting into 13" squares to do QAYG projects. Thanks for sharing all of that delicious looking fabric!
So organized, liked it
Hi. I like containers you use from a prior video..the kitchen muffin, baking pans which I have & plan on using that way ...
Your video are great sew glad you doing this!
Thanks for showing us how to actually make the scraps organized!
I have just started using your scrap organizing method. I’m loving it so far. Hopefully I will keep it up so I can find the scraps I need!!! Thank you so much!!!😍
Love your system. A lot of mine are in bags so they are out of sight and out of mind!!! Gonna start cutting up my leftovers and putting in containers. That way I’ll be able to see what I have! Thanks for sharing. Love all your videos.
💕☀️🧵 Happy Friday!
Inspired! Thank you.
I wish you lived near me and I could hire you to make my scraps so 😍 beautiful! Thaanks!
Very helpful! Thank you.
Thank you so much for this video! I have already purchased the baskets and now I just need to get busy cutting. I have been wanting to do this for a while and I am so excited to get a handle on all my scraps.
Great advice on cutting fabric
Thank you! I use your system and it works so well!
I just got in another (2nd) fat quarter Hometown collection today to have plenty for a couple of these quilts!