Exploring My Fabric Stash: A Guide to Building, Storing, and Organizing

Hello, sewing friends! 🌸
In today’s video, we’re diving into the heart of my fabric stash—20 years in the making! I’ll be sharing tips on building a fabric collection that’s both sustainable and practical, organizing it to fit your creative flow, and getting the most out of each unique piece. If you’re looking to master your fabric stash, keep your sewing space organized, and learn sewing tips for beginners, this one’s for you! 💖

In This Video, We Cover:

🧵 Building a Fabric Stash: How to curate a fabric stash that reflects your style and project needs.

🌿 Sustainable Sewing Tips: Why second-hand and deadstock fabrics are my go-tos for sustainability.

📂 Organizing Fabric for Easy Access: Ideas for storing fabrics without getting overwhelmed.

🛍️ Shopping Your Stash First: Keep sewing sustainable by using what you have before buying new.

✂️ Scrap Fabric Tips: Why keeping scraps is essential for future creative projects.

📒 Fabric Scrapbook & Ideas: How I use a fabric scrapbook to keep track of my stash and spark new sewing ideas.

👜 Storage Solutions: My favorite methods (bins, airtight bags, closet space) to keep fabrics safe and organized.

💻 Helpful Links:

Whether you’re a beginner sewist looking for tips or an experienced sewist in need of fresh ideas, organizing your stash can make all the difference. Let’s keep our sewing journey sustainable, organized, and filled with creativity! 🌍💫

Live, laugh, sew! 🧵✨
Annie xx

[beccssmith]

Fabric shopping and collecting fabric is a hobby, and sewing is another.

[Emma-dult]

Yes, a project journal is fantastic! Helpful for when my mind is running with ideas and can help me plan fabric/pattern combinations. I’ve had one since the beginning of my sewing journey.

[franstafford]

Great video Annie. Mum here! I do seem to remember you choosing top quality fabric from an early age...remember the pretty quilting fabric you chose for a pair of P J's when you were 11, and you weren't much older when you discovered the delights of Liberty.

[brennabroadway]

Such great advice! I’m going out tomorrow to buy a book for a project journal!! And I’ll start keeping all those little bits and pieces! Love your videos. Thank you!!

[pjacksreads]

Yes I like “a collection” love your recommendations. I started buying a lot of cotton quilting fabric but my preference is apparel me-made. So I have a collection to use for crafting that I enjoy occasionally or quilting which I really don’t love to do.