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My Fabric Stash … and a game!

Linda of Lányos Handmade / Nice dress! Thanks, I made it!!

A while ago, I detailed how I organize my Pattern Stash, here.  Over the years, I have probably collected, and received from others, over 200 patterns.  I still use the same method I blogged about back then, but now I also have a photo of each of my patterns on my iPad.  Always at my fingertips!  

I put the envelopes in plastic pages into binders with all the dresses together, jackets, etc.
I put the instructions and pattern pieces into one plastic zip bag and store the bags numerically in banker boxes.

I find this way I can easily browse through all my pattern drawings and the information on the back.  After I have made a decision on which pattern I want to use I move to my banker box and pull the pattern instructions and pieces out.

My fabric stash is long overdue for some sort of organizing. 

I emptied all my fabric on the bed, chairs, and floor. I decided I had enough storage boxes for each of these lengths – 3 meters or more, 2 meters or more, 1 meter or more, and 1 meter or less.
Only a small part of the chaos! I piled 1 metre lengths together, 2 metre lengths, etc.
When I put my fabric back into my “1 metre storage box” I also took a photo of each piece and stored it in a folder on my laptop/iPad called “1 metre or more”.

This way, if I am looking for 3 metres of fabric, I can see all my 3 metre lengths in one folder on my laptop/iPad, before I go to my “3 metre” storage box and pick it out … or run to the fabric store because I have nothing suitable!  LOL!

Let me add I have tried “Evernote” and at the start it was wonderful.  The problem is – both times I have tried it, once recently and once a year or two ago, it would crash when I tried syncing my iPad with my laptop – and considering I carry my iPad everywhere with me, I need something more reliable than that.

 

So speaking of the Fabric Stash – I went to Vancouver this weekend to visit my sister and shop at two fabric stores!  *BIG SMILE!*  What did I see?  More importantly, what did I buy?  MORE FABRIC!!  Even my sister, the one of the previously blogged about “Sister’s Sewing Projects” found some lovely fabric.

Blue Denim Challis Print, 100% Rayon.  My sister’s next dress.  (I swear most of these fabrics are supposed to be a shade of blue, not grey as they look here!)
Another dress for my sister – Tracy Blue Border Print, 100% cotton.  I love border prints and it is so difficult to find them!
A medium blue 100% linen for me – possibly trousers.
Robin Crepe Print, 100% polyester – a dress for me.  (These feathers are predominantly blue.)
Medium blue 100% cotton denim for me – more jeans?
Topaz Print, 85% polyester, 10% rayon, 5% spandex.  Something new for me – a black/grey large paisley print for a sweater/jumper, perhaps?

 

We also wandered through three antique stores in the cute and quaint Village of Fort Langley.  I was obviously on the look-out for vintage or antique sewing-related items.  I wandered through the shops searching.  Let’s play the same game – wander through, how many sewing-related items can you see here?

How many did you find?

 

Unfortunately my weekend was over – time to go home.  A lovely visit – Thank you! and a lovely BC Ferry ride!

 

Happy Sewing!

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