Today’s SBQs are all about fabric! When I received these suggestions within days of each other I was a little surprised to see that I got two questions in such a short time that dealt with the same topic. I guess great stitching minds think alike, eh? 
So, without further ado, today…
Ami asks us:
Do you have an organizational system for your fabric? If so, what is it? If not, what do you store your fabric in?
And Anna wants to know:
How do people store their fabric, especially those small but potentially usable pieces? Do they sort by count? How do they label it or otherwise know what each piece is?
Before I packed everything up to move I had finally begun a fabric sorting system. I am sure once I get set up in my new place it will change, but recently my fabric was stored in an extra drawer (I don’t have a lot of fabric) and sorted first according to type of fabric (Aida, evenweave, or linen) and then according to count.
I had the Aida stored at the bottom and each piece had a note pinned to it stating the count. On top of the Aida was the evenweave and on top of the evenweave was the linen. Like the Aida, each piece had a note pinned to it denoting count. If the piece wasn’t too small I would just put it back with together with the larger pieces, but the really small pieces were just tossed into a couple of Ziploc baggies with no notes or anything.
ami says:
Posted my answer
16 August 2006 at 22:23
Kali says:
Mine is up!
16 August 2006 at 22:26
Megan says:
Answered! I’m looking forward to everyone else’s answers on this one.
16 August 2006 at 22:51
Melissa says:
Mine’s up!
16 August 2006 at 23:00
Outi says:
My answer is up.
16 August 2006 at 23:21
Vicki says:
My answer is up as well.
17 August 2006 at 00:10
Dee says:
Mine is up too.
If I had been smart I would have noted the count and fabric type when I bought the fabric. Now it’s mostly a guess! LOL
17 August 2006 at 00:23
Cynthia Armistead says:
Answered. I’m looking for better ideas in others’ answers.
17 August 2006 at 00:59
K in Kentucky says:
Mine’s answered!
17 August 2006 at 01:36
Olwen says:
I answered, hope its okay that a newbie jumps on the bandwagon.
I also had a question about one of your completed projects. The delicate dragonflies that you did in April 2005: was that a kit? I thought I saw a similar kit by Dimensions, and I’d been considering doing it. Thanks!
17 August 2006 at 02:56
Rebel In Ontario says:
My is posted as well…can’t wait to start doing this each and every week.
A new member’s first day!
17 August 2006 at 05:10
Karin says:
Mine’s up – a day late and a dollar short as usual…
17 August 2006 at 07:49
Helene says:
Mine’s up too!
17 August 2006 at 12:23
Meari says:
I’ve got mine posted.
17 August 2006 at 15:18
prajantr says:
answered
17 August 2006 at 15:27
Mipa says:
posted my answer
17 August 2006 at 15:35
Svenja says:
My answer is up!
17 August 2006 at 16:22
Angela says:
Answered!
17 August 2006 at 16:39
Annette says:
Posted my answer.
17 August 2006 at 18:01
Juanita says:
Answered!
17 August 2006 at 19:18
Rachel says:
Answered!
17 August 2006 at 20:41
Jenna says:
Mine’s up now. I was waiting to post photos that I didn’t end up taking last night. LOL
17 August 2006 at 21:39
Trish says:
posted my answer
17 August 2006 at 22:32
Carolyn says:
Mine is up. Thanks for another great question.
17 August 2006 at 23:44
Allura says:
I hope you don’t mind, but in addition to answering your SBQ’s in my blog (linked from my name), we’ve also been using them as a topic of discussion on a yahoogroup, NJNeedleworkers ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NJNeedleworkers/ ).
Oh, and warning, my blog is NOT all stitching.
18 August 2006 at 05:02
Leah says:
My answer is up too.
18 August 2006 at 05:30
Janice says:
I answered the question on my blog.
19 August 2006 at 15:34
~Kim~ says:
Little late, but its now posted
Thanks!
19 August 2006 at 18:35
Gorgoglio says:
Posted all the answers of july and august.
21 August 2006 at 11:44
s Sharon says:
answered! http://www.crossstitchobsession.blogspot.com
24 August 2006 at 07:10
vicki says:
Answered! Am I the last this week? *grin*
24 August 2006 at 16:32