Missouri Star Affiliate link for 20% off your purchase of $50 or more: glnk.io/mzmmj/pattymacmakes. You simply click the link which takes you right to their website. Then shop as normal. When you have $50 worth of products, the discount will come off automatically in the check out cart. Not everything is included with the discount, and I don't have any control over that. Generally the big ticket items like sewing machines and furniture is not included, but most everything else is. Including fabric and notions already on sale. Often they allow us to stack the discount onto the sale price so it really makes it worthwhile. I do explain it more in my most recent videos if you would like a visual representation to follow. There is no limit on how many times in a month you can use it!
Definitely would enjoy seeing how you store your fabric bits, scraps, jelly rolls,etc...i think a lot of us are looking for that better way to store our fabrics...your ideas are always so awesome!!!! 🌸...love your fabric collection💕
Thank you so much!!! I'm a terrible organizer, but I think it makes me more relatable! LOL I will definitely move forward with showing my cart and the mess in there and then my deeper storage in a different video. It's too much to talk about in a single video. I'm really trying to get these down to 15 minutes but between my slow talking and how much I have to say, it always go way over.
I’m one of your subscribers who ‘adopted’ your comic book board storage ideas. I find it excellent. No more lost and forgotten fabric ‘orphans’! As Oliver said, “More, please”!
I love this method. I know a lot of people are super resistant to store fabric this way, but I think if they tried it, they would understand why some of us love the method. I'm really happy it worked for you!
Thank you! Yeah, I don't really understand people who are so critical of it. It's not expensive to start, and I find it much easier to keep things neat and better organized this way.
I adopted the comic book method last year and it does help with being able to 'see' what fabrics i do have! However, I still buy more fabric than i do space!! Lol... i would love to see how you store your jellyrolls and pre-cuts! Seems like i cannot find a good way to store them. (I think my hobby is buying fabric other than sewing!! Lol) love your videos and will pray for you to be healthy! ❤
Thank you!! I don't honestly have all that many precuts on hand but I am hoping to film something to show "the rest of the story" next week. I adopted a no spend resolution and that has been incredibly freeing. And I'm sewing my scrap fabrics to 1. use them and 2. see how far they will go, and they go really far!
I would like to see all of the ways you store everything. I haven’t tried the Comic Boards. I’m not sure my storage pieces would work, but I’m willing to give it a try.
it depends on how much yardage you have in one cut. I've wrapped up to 5 yards, but it's really too much on one board. 1 to 3 yards work best. I'm getting a couple of blog posts done and videos that go with them right now, but when those are complete I'll get back over to fabric storage. It's frankly not all that well done, but it might be helpful to see something realistic.
I watched the original video (from 3 years ago) recently and am searching your other videos to see if you figured out the Fat Quarter and Scraps storage yet and what you felt works best for you and ended up here. 💞 Thank you for sharing.
I do have something new coming out on Saturday talking specifically about fat quarters so be sure to tune in for that!! I have some other videos on how I store the precuts and how I wrapped my fat quarters so you should be able to find some different things to help you. Thanks for the question!
Hi Patty, another fun, informative video :) I considered the foam board too, but I decided to double up on the comic boards in some cases of thicker, heavier, or just larger pieces of fabric.
Sorry that I missed the live event. I'd enjoy a deep dive on your fabric storage. I'm in the process of brainstorming some new ways of storing my fabrics as well as how to track how much yardage of each fabric I have. The comic board method has sprouted a few seeds. I'm sure I'll get more ideas after watching your previous comic board video.
I'm horrible at record keeping so I only have a vague idea of what I have.....which is why they scrap storage sewing so many scrappy blocks is blowing my mind! But I would be happy to show the other parts of what's in here. I'm actually wanting to use up a drawer of scraps so I can spread out my ruby star collection a little more. I have way too much crammed into one drawer! But what a fun drawer it is!
I just finished putting some if my yardage on comic boards. I have been gifted a lot so i am waiting on more boards, but so far i really like the effect!
I'm really happy to hear this!! I just love storing my fabric this way. I do see a lot of people complaining about it as a method, but I think if they actually tried it, they would understand the appeal.
I do this too and probably got the idea from you! I have one tall bookcase with the fabrics stored the same as yours, mostly by color except for some silks that are separated and covered up a bit more for light protection. Love this method. Everything I have is visible and reminds me that I need to go here to shop first!
I love storing my fabrics like this!! And yes, shopping here first is my method as well! I made my no spend on fabric through January no problem!! And since I've discovered my scrap piles make the cutes blocks I'm really digging into the scrap bin now. I'm so surprised by how far it's going. It didn't seem like I had very much, but so far I have 18 - 16" blocks and I probably have enough to do that much 3 or 4 times over!! So I'm going to keep sewing them through the summer probably and then figure out quilts to put together.
I enjoy your tips, Patty. I've used the comic boards for about 4 years. I love it. My bits, pieces and scraps are still a lost cause. 🙄 Great video, Patty. 🌹
Oh do NOT feel bad!! My leftovers are a mess. I decided to start cutting and sewing my bigger scraps because I had started to collect more than I realized. So far I've make 20 16" scrappy blocks and I'm just getting started! I'm going to cut and sew on them for another week and then I'm putting it away for a while to get on with other projects that I have planned. But I'm planning to make at least 4 or 5 new blocks every week until I have used all those larger scraps and leftovers. And then see where things are this summer.
Just an idea.....Put your special fabric in a picture frame and then use the rest for a special quilt that ends up as the "one" you use all the time. You will always feel extra special when you use the quilt. I always make a quilt that uses a big block for my "focus" fabric.
I use the comic boards too. Mine are on a shelf in my sewing cottage in milk crates by color. If the crate isn't full and some want to bend over, use something kinda heavy like a book end.
I have interest in all. I have a very small room to work with. Very new to the quilting world and all the ideas I can get the better especially with organizing fabrics and precuts. Thank you for sharing how you organize your room.
Thanks for that feedback!! I will definitely go ahead with showing the rest of my set up. While my room is larger, my storage is really limited. I took over the living room of the house for sewing, because it has the best lighting and it's easier for me to make videos and work in here. But it's a very open room so I have just about no wall space and very little room for positioning cupboards and shelves. I'll plan to go through and show the rest of my fabric and how I keep everything. I'm definitely NOT a good organizer, but I do have a lot in a small space. I can definitely recommend Ikea furniture products. They've helped me a great deal to get my items under control.
I missed it live, daughter came for dinner, watching now. Love this idea, but I store mine folded by size and color on the billy shelves. I got most of my fabric from 2 estate sales and I have been using that for several years! I only supplement when I need a color. All that to say, I have hundreds of yards of fabric mostly in 1/2-2yd cuts and tons of fat quarters. So it would take gobs and gobs of boards. But stacked and folded neatly on shelves works really well for me, since I can open the door and see everything at once! Needless to say, most of my quilts are very scrappy, and really have zero branded fabric.
Oh gosh, I love those Billy shelves! If I had the wall space, I would definitely have a few of them. Your method sounds absolutely perfect!! And what a deal of the century on the fabric you found!!!!! WELL DONE!!! Thank you so much for sharing your method!
Would also love to see how you store your other fabrics. I have way too much and need to become a faster piecer and quilter. My sewing space is the dining room table and I do have a tall cabinet where I store my yardage on the top shelf on comic book boards. I’ve noticed the curvature too and have been wondering about maybe doubling the boards to see if that would help. I also sort by color but also by yardage amount. Do you use any sort of clip to hold the fabric on the boards? Fabric storage/project bins have taken over my bedroom closet, etc. and I need to get it under control.
I did switch to using plastic alligator clips and I should have mentioned that. I think I'm going to do a followup video on the boards and show all of that and go into more detail about why I like the method so much. As far as storage goes, I would be happy to show what else I have going in here! I've also adopted a no spend challenge for myself in terms of fabrics for at least 3 months but I'm aiming for 6. I recently started sewing through my scraps and that's been an absolute revelation! I would first say, to stop any new purchases. Be content with what you have. Unsubscribe from shop emails if you have to. I did that and it is helpful. But honestly, setting the resolve to not spend is the most helpful thing. I did allow rotary blades on sale and quilt batting on a crazy good sale, but absolutely no new fabrics for a minimum of 90 days and see what I can use up.
@@PattymacMakes I’m trying. Cancelled a subscription and not signing up for anymore block of the months or puzzle mystery quilts. Also really just try to buy backing fabric when necessary. It’s hard but besides space the money isn’t there either. Buying groceries is hard enough and like you I watch for sales.
@@angelastoutenger7944 yeah, I don't do any subscriptions now either. I find that I prefer to pick out my own patterns and prints and colors. I have people approach me frequently about receiving monthly boxes and so on, and I turn them all down. If I don't really like it for myself personally, I don't want to present it here. After beginning the exercise of cutting and sewing scraps and seeing how far all of that goes, I can honestly say I have enough!! And yeah, keeping my fresh food stocked up and paying off some debts is all I can pay these days.
I would love to see all your fabric storage storage. I have a very small bedroom I am using as my sewing room and I need ideas please.How do you hold your fabrics on the comic book boards?
Oh thank you! I filmed a video about my craft cart storage and I'll start editing that this week. I hope to get it published before the weekend. Here's a video I did on folding fabric. You might find it helpful. th-cam.com/video/gEvTbpQK5Lo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=2UiSPOXNS6CWhwH5 Also search back through my older videos. I used to be in the spare bedroom and used some different methods to keep things organized.
I have not, but a couple other people suggested that as well! I do think it's a good idea. I had some but got rid of them in a declutter I did a couple years ago, so I probably won't replace them. I should probably better organize and fill the shelves out better. I'm trying really hard to not add more stuff back to my home once I've eliminated something.
you can put the thing that you can put on book shelf on the side of the books not to fall over or not to bend over most of the time it comes in set of 2 (2 side of the shelf) .
Oh Hello there!! If I buy yardage without a plan, I generally get 2 yards. Then I know I have enough for whatever I want to do. I worked in Joann briefly here as a teacher, and I've also gotten some cute Walmart items!
Missouri Star Affiliate link for 20% off your purchase of $50 or more: glnk.io/mzmmj/pattymacmakes. You simply click the link which takes you right to their website. Then shop as normal. When you have $50 worth of products, the discount will come off automatically in the check out cart. Not everything is included with the discount, and I don't have any control over that. Generally the big ticket items like sewing machines and furniture is not included, but most everything else is. Including fabric and notions already on sale. Often they allow us to stack the discount onto the sale price so it really makes it worthwhile. I do explain it more in my most recent videos if you would like a visual representation to follow. There is no limit on how many times in a month you can use it!
Definitely would enjoy seeing how you store your fabric bits, scraps, jelly rolls,etc...i think a lot of us are looking for that better way to store our fabrics...your ideas are always so awesome!!!! 🌸...love your fabric collection💕
Thank you so much!!! I'm a terrible organizer, but I think it makes me more relatable! LOL I will definitely move forward with showing my cart and the mess in there and then my deeper storage in a different video. It's too much to talk about in a single video. I'm really trying to get these down to 15 minutes but between my slow talking and how much I have to say, it always go way over.
I’m one of your subscribers who ‘adopted’ your comic book board storage ideas. I find it excellent. No more lost and forgotten fabric ‘orphans’! As Oliver said, “More, please”!
I love this method. I know a lot of people are super resistant to store fabric this way, but I think if they tried it, they would understand why some of us love the method. I'm really happy it worked for you!
Thank you for sharing!! I would love to see how you store your precuts and other fabric! ❤
Thank you!! I will try to film something about that in the coming week.
I loved seeing how you organize your fabric. I admit I adopted the comic book version of storing my yardage fabric. I am still using them. ❤
Thank you! Yeah, I don't really understand people who are so critical of it. It's not expensive to start, and I find it much easier to keep things neat and better organized this way.
I adopted the comic book method last year and it does help with being able to 'see' what fabrics i do have! However, I still buy more fabric than i do space!! Lol... i would love to see how you store your jellyrolls and pre-cuts! Seems like i cannot find a good way to store them. (I think my hobby is buying fabric other than sewing!! Lol) love your videos and will pray for you to be healthy! ❤
Thank you!! I don't honestly have all that many precuts on hand but I am hoping to film something to show "the rest of the story" next week. I adopted a no spend resolution and that has been incredibly freeing. And I'm sewing my scrap fabrics to 1. use them and 2. see how far they will go, and they go really far!
I would like to see all of the ways you store everything.
I haven’t tried the Comic Boards. I’m not sure my storage pieces would work, but I’m willing to give it a try.
it depends on how much yardage you have in one cut. I've wrapped up to 5 yards, but it's really too much on one board. 1 to 3 yards work best. I'm getting a couple of blog posts done and videos that go with them right now, but when those are complete I'll get back over to fabric storage. It's frankly not all that well done, but it might be helpful to see something realistic.
I watched the original video (from 3 years ago) recently and am searching your other videos to see if you figured out the Fat Quarter and Scraps storage yet and what you felt works best for you and ended up here. 💞 Thank you for sharing.
I do have something new coming out on Saturday talking specifically about fat quarters so be sure to tune in for that!! I have some other videos on how I store the precuts and how I wrapped my fat quarters so you should be able to find some different things to help you. Thanks for the question!
Hi Patty, another fun, informative video :) I considered the foam board too, but I decided to double up on the comic boards in some cases of thicker, heavier, or just larger pieces of fabric.
Oh that's a fantastic tip!! Thanks for sharing that!
I would like to see your other fabric storage!!!
Thank you!! I'll work on filming it this week if possible!
I love seeing how other people organize their fabrics. I have ideas on how to do it but lolol it's every where lol
LOL!!! Well, when I'm over whelmed I pick a spot and start there.
Love wrapping fabric on comic boards so so much more organized !!!
Me too!!
Sorry that I missed the live event. I'd enjoy a deep dive on your fabric storage. I'm in the process of brainstorming some new ways of storing my fabrics as well as how to track how much yardage of each fabric I have. The comic board method has sprouted a few seeds. I'm sure I'll get more ideas after watching your previous comic board video.
I'm horrible at record keeping so I only have a vague idea of what I have.....which is why they scrap storage sewing so many scrappy blocks is blowing my mind! But I would be happy to show the other parts of what's in here. I'm actually wanting to use up a drawer of scraps so I can spread out my ruby star collection a little more. I have way too much crammed into one drawer! But what a fun drawer it is!
I just finished putting some if my yardage on comic boards. I have been gifted a lot so i am waiting on more boards, but so far i really like the effect!
I'm really happy to hear this!! I just love storing my fabric this way. I do see a lot of people complaining about it as a method, but I think if they actually tried it, they would understand the appeal.
I do this too and probably got the idea from you! I have one tall bookcase with the fabrics stored the same as yours, mostly by color except for some silks that are separated and covered up a bit more for light protection. Love this method. Everything I have is visible and reminds me that I need to go here to shop first!
I love storing my fabrics like this!! And yes, shopping here first is my method as well! I made my no spend on fabric through January no problem!! And since I've discovered my scrap piles make the cutes blocks I'm really digging into the scrap bin now. I'm so surprised by how far it's going. It didn't seem like I had very much, but so far I have 18 - 16" blocks and I probably have enough to do that much 3 or 4 times over!! So I'm going to keep sewing them through the summer probably and then figure out quilts to put together.
@@PattymacMakes plus the colorful bookcase looks like an art piece, not storage. Visitors are really drawn to it and get close to give it a good look.
Great tips for organizing! I had heard of comic book boards but was not sure what they were. ❤
People love them or hate them, but I personally like them. I think it's something you have to try for yourself to really decide.
I enjoy your tips, Patty. I've used the comic boards for about 4 years. I love it. My bits, pieces and scraps are still a lost cause. 🙄
Great video, Patty. 🌹
Oh do NOT feel bad!! My leftovers are a mess. I decided to start cutting and sewing my bigger scraps because I had started to collect more than I realized. So far I've make 20 16" scrappy blocks and I'm just getting started! I'm going to cut and sew on them for another week and then I'm putting it away for a while to get on with other projects that I have planned. But I'm planning to make at least 4 or 5 new blocks every week until I have used all those larger scraps and leftovers. And then see where things are this summer.
@PattymacMakes oh my goodness, girl, you're going to be busy !!! When you have time you'll have to share your tips and share what you make. 😃🌹
Just an idea.....Put your special fabric in a picture frame and then use the rest for a special quilt that ends up as the "one" you use all the time. You will always feel extra special when you use the quilt. I always make a quilt that uses a big block for my "focus" fabric.
I love that idea!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
I use the comic boards too. Mine are on a shelf in my sewing cottage in milk crates by color. If the crate isn't full and some want to bend over, use something kinda heavy like a book end.
That's a great tip!! Thank you!!!! I love the idea of a sewing cottage!!
I have interest in all. I have a very small room to work with. Very new to the quilting world and all the ideas I can get the better especially with organizing fabrics and precuts. Thank you for sharing how you organize your room.
Thanks for that feedback!! I will definitely go ahead with showing the rest of my set up. While my room is larger, my storage is really limited. I took over the living room of the house for sewing, because it has the best lighting and it's easier for me to make videos and work in here. But it's a very open room so I have just about no wall space and very little room for positioning cupboards and shelves. I'll plan to go through and show the rest of my fabric and how I keep everything. I'm definitely NOT a good organizer, but I do have a lot in a small space. I can definitely recommend Ikea furniture products. They've helped me a great deal to get my items under control.
Thanks!
OMG!!! Thank YOU!!
I bought this island after watching your video, love it.
I'm so happy to hear that!! Isn't it the best piece of craft furniture ever? It's sooo functional.
I love using comic boards
I missed it live, daughter came for dinner, watching now. Love this idea, but I store mine folded by size and color on the billy shelves. I got most of my fabric from 2 estate sales and I have been using that for several years! I only supplement when I need a color. All that to say, I have hundreds of yards of fabric mostly in 1/2-2yd cuts and tons of fat quarters. So it would take gobs and gobs of boards. But stacked and folded neatly on shelves works really well for me, since I can open the door and see everything at once! Needless to say, most of my quilts are very scrappy, and really have zero branded fabric.
Oh gosh, I love those Billy shelves! If I had the wall space, I would definitely have a few of them. Your method sounds absolutely perfect!! And what a deal of the century on the fabric you found!!!!! WELL DONE!!! Thank you so much for sharing your method!
@@PattymacMakes ☺️💕💕. Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
Would also love to see how you store your other fabrics. I have way too much and need to become a faster piecer and quilter. My sewing space is the dining room table and I do have a tall cabinet where I store my yardage on the top shelf on comic book boards. I’ve noticed the curvature too and have been wondering about maybe doubling the boards to see if that would help. I also sort by color but also by yardage amount. Do you use any sort of clip to hold the fabric on the boards? Fabric storage/project bins have taken over my bedroom closet, etc. and I need to get it under control.
I did switch to using plastic alligator clips and I should have mentioned that. I think I'm going to do a followup video on the boards and show all of that and go into more detail about why I like the method so much. As far as storage goes, I would be happy to show what else I have going in here! I've also adopted a no spend challenge for myself in terms of fabrics for at least 3 months but I'm aiming for 6. I recently started sewing through my scraps and that's been an absolute revelation! I would first say, to stop any new purchases. Be content with what you have. Unsubscribe from shop emails if you have to. I did that and it is helpful. But honestly, setting the resolve to not spend is the most helpful thing. I did allow rotary blades on sale and quilt batting on a crazy good sale, but absolutely no new fabrics for a minimum of 90 days and see what I can use up.
@@PattymacMakes Thanks for your response. Great tips! Look forward to follow up video
@@angelastoutenger7944 you're welcome!!! Often the best organizational hack is simply to stop shopping.
@@PattymacMakes I’m trying. Cancelled a subscription and not signing up for anymore block of the months or puzzle mystery quilts. Also really just try to buy backing fabric when necessary. It’s hard but besides space the money isn’t there either. Buying groceries is hard enough and like you I watch for sales.
@@angelastoutenger7944 yeah, I don't do any subscriptions now either. I find that I prefer to pick out my own patterns and prints and colors. I have people approach me frequently about receiving monthly boxes and so on, and I turn them all down. If I don't really like it for myself personally, I don't want to present it here. After beginning the exercise of cutting and sewing scraps and seeing how far all of that goes, I can honestly say I have enough!! And yeah, keeping my fresh food stocked up and paying off some debts is all I can pay these days.
Thank you!
Thank you for watching!!
Yes, please. Show us the rest of your storage pieces.
Ok!! Thanks for the feedback!
I would love to see all your fabric storage storage. I have a very small bedroom I am using as my sewing room and I need ideas please.How do you hold your fabrics on the comic book boards?
Oh thank you! I filmed a video about my craft cart storage and I'll start editing that this week. I hope to get it published before the weekend. Here's a video I did on folding fabric. You might find it helpful. th-cam.com/video/gEvTbpQK5Lo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=2UiSPOXNS6CWhwH5 Also search back through my older videos. I used to be in the spare bedroom and used some different methods to keep things organized.
I see that strawberry fabric in there!
There is some strawberry fabric in there!
Have you considered a book end to help with sagging boards?
I have not, but a couple other people suggested that as well! I do think it's a good idea. I had some but got rid of them in a declutter I did a couple years ago, so I probably won't replace them. I should probably better organize and fill the shelves out better. I'm trying really hard to not add more stuff back to my home once I've eliminated something.
Good afternoon
Hey Bex!!!
use the beautiful fabric as a panel!
Thank you for a wonderful suggestion! I do LOVE panel prints!
you can put the thing that you can put on book shelf on the side of the books not to fall over or not to bend over most of the time it comes in set of 2 (2 side of the shelf) .
Thank you!! That's a great tip!
Hi there from CALIFORNIA! Just wondering how much of one fabric do you usually buy? I am a Joann’s on sale person and I shop Walmart as well. 😂
Oh Hello there!! If I buy yardage without a plan, I generally get 2 yards. Then I know I have enough for whatever I want to do. I worked in Joann briefly here as a teacher, and I've also gotten some cute Walmart items!