Kelli and I spent Saturday reorganizing all of the scrap fabric that has made it’s way to my house. Â Â Armed with totes, we went to work.
The hardest part was coming up with a plan….sort by color…sort by size.
After talking and trying to figure it out, we went with…
LARGE totes for Civil War reproduction fabrics. Â A tote was designated for the following strip sizes: Â 1 1/2″, 2″, 2 1/2″ and 3 1/2″. Â We mixes other darker colored scraps with them.
Small totes were assigned to each bright color. Â These were not organized by size, but by color.
I am sure you might be wondering why the difference. Â Well…this is our reasoning. Â Our favorite quilts that use darker colors are Bonnie Hunter patterns….she sorts by size. Â If we would want to make a quilt in brights, they seem to be focused more around colors…so we sorted by color. Â We’ll have to cut what we need when the time comes.
I can say, my sewing room is cleaned up and ready for some sewing time.
Used this Week: Â 1 yards + Â 12 yards recycled
Used year to Date:  66.5 yards  +  16.5 Moda fabric + 18 yards of recycled fabric…
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I bet you’re glad you’ve got that job done. Now onto the fun stuff!
I recently re-organized my craft room and made it a nice open airy sewing room…. it feels great, doesn’t it? Glad you were able to do some re-organizing and cannot wait to see what you create! Have fun.
Can you send Kelli to my house to help me organize my strings?