Easy & inexpensive Fabric Storage tutorial

February 11, 2016 7 Comments

Easy & inexpensive Fabric Storage tutorial

See this pile, this is how I was storing my fabric. It was fine for a while, that is until the addiction really began. I am absolutely addicted to fabric! It used to be scrapbook paper, and now I am 100% addicted to sewing and fabric! Quit shops are my new favorite destination! So I had an idea, and since I have a brilliant husband, he was able to take the idea right out of my head and build it! We used an old bookcase that was out in the garage, so it was also free! 

So while he was busy building I was cutting foam core board and making my own mini bolts of fabric.

I took a piece of 20 x 30 foam core board, and cut it down to 10 x 7.5 You can get 8 from one sheet.

 

Next I wrapped the fabric around the bolts, the great thing about them being foam board is that you can use stick pins to secure the loose ends.

 

Now the shelf is done, and on the wall, ready to organize my delicious selections of fabric! 

Here it is up in my craft room! It is beyond perfect! 
I love how this came together!! 

 

Now for all of the scraps! Wire bins sorted by color! All stored under my giant ironing board! Its great for when I am making my scrap maps!

 

What is your secret for fabric storage?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




7 Responses

Tina Duesling
Tina Duesling

February 13, 2024

Great Idea for storing fabric. My husband is just adding on to our place a sewing room for me.

Pat
Pat

January 14, 2024

I ask for the leftover fabric cardboard at Joann’s , cut them down, wrap in scrapbooking paper and wrap my fabric on them. The fabric is then stored in glass fronted bookcases I got for free when my friend retired and closed her business.

Pat
Pat

January 14, 2024

I ask for the leftover fabric cardboard at Joann’s , cut them down, wrap in scrapbooking paper and wrap my fabric on them. The fabric is then stored in glass fronted bookcases I got for free when my friend retired and closed her business.

Pat
Pat

January 14, 2024

I ask for the leftover fabric cardboard at Joann’s , cut them down, wrap in scrapbooking paper and wrap my fabric on them. The fabric is then stored in glass fronted bookcases I got for free when my friend retired and cleaned see her bysiness.

Pat
Pat

January 14, 2024

I ask for the leftover fabric cardboard at Joann’s , cut them down, wrap in scrapbooking paper and wrap my fabric on them. The fabric is then stored in glass fronted bookcases I got for free when my friend retired and cleaned see her bysiness.

Monica
Monica

December 15, 2023

Love it! What thickness board did you use for the foam board?

Laura
Laura

October 29, 2023

Love your foam board idea! I’ve been searching for a fabric storage solution for years and this is perfect! Thank you!

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