Fabric Storage Solution

I am addicted to fabric.

There.  I said it.

I keep "grounding" myself from purchasing anymore until I've used up everything I have.  

Yeah. Right.  

I do great until I see something too cute (or too cheap!) to pass up.  Anyway.  My fabric "collection" has been out of control for quite awhile, and I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out how to organize it.

This is what 90% of my fabric has looked like until now, and I am beyond mortified to let anybody else see it.  Sad, huh?  Even sadder is the fact that this is in MY bedroom.  Driving me crazy.
And my husband crazier. 

One day, I'll have my own, beautifully perfect, craft/office space.

Okay. Back to task.

I found a perfect solution for storing fabric on {The Little Green Bean} awhile ago (or maybe I found it on Pinterest first?  I can't keep track which came "first" anymore...), and decided to give it a try.

All you need is foam board, a blade and a ruler.  

First, you need to decide how large you want your "bolt of fabric" to be.  Obviously, take into consideration the size of the area that you will be storing your bolts in.  My sweet hubby is in the process of building me an amazing book/craft shelf, so I made my bolts to fit in there.  Most of mine are 12"x10".  However, I do have some that are 10"x6" (which I use to store 1/2 yds or fat quarters on).  I used a 20x30 foam board, and am able to get 4 large bolts and 2 small bolts from each board.

Then measure, re-measure and cut!

Pretty soon, you'll have a nice pile of foam board bolts to store your fabric on.

  Simply fold your fabric accordingly and wrap it on your bolt.  Add a couple of pins on the remaining edge to help keep it all in place, and you're set!  Doesn't that look incredibly pretty?

For now, here is where I am storing some of my bolts.  

And yes, I will allow you to believe that all the shelves in this closet are just as organized as the one I'm showing you. :)

FYI, the black bin is full of fabric that has been pre-cut for cloth diapers.

     I've done 24 total so far, and by the look of my pile above, I obviously still have a ton to do (yes, that photo was taken after I had wrapped 24 of my little bolts...).  The next job is to figure out where to put them  until their permanent home is finished!


A huge thanks to Missy over at The Little Green Bean for the original tutorial!!


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