Thrift Shop Fabulous: A Tall Drink Of Fabric Organization.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

I'd like to first mention that I was rotating from the couch to my bed due to back pain for the past 10 days, and my computer also crashed so if you noticed that the site wasn't updated as often that's the reason. I am still working hard to work out the kinks in the system and I'm hoping that very soon everything will be running smoothly...but in the meantime if anyone has any suggestions or concerns I'd love to hear how we can make the site better for our readers! (You can e-mail me directly at [email protected])

But onto happier topics...while I was unable to work on my computer while I was sick, I was able to get quite a few little projects completed from the couch. And the first one I'd like to share is a little fabric organizational project I came up with. I have become so into fabric over the past couple years...and my pile of pieces has gotten larger and larger to the point that I was starting to feel like I couldn't get to it all.

I actually started out by just stacking all the fabrics into my Ikea expedit, but while it added some cool color, it was really hard to get to any that weren't at the very top...and I felt like I was spending more time folding and re-stacking them than I was creating projects.

So when I came across a cool yellow Pepsi crate at a local antique store, I was super excited to figure out a way to incorporate it into my studio decor/organization process, and then when I was at Pottery Barn a couple days later and saw the crates with the slots still in them, I knew that the 2 of them together would be perfect for storing my fabric and making them more accessible. 

I so love that I was able to do all of it with almost no effort while sitting on the couch and watching TV. I simply rolled up the pieces of fabric that were small enough to fit into the holes and organized them by color. Then for the pieces that I have more than one yard of, I folded them and just stacked them inside the yellow basket.

And that, my friends, is the perfect "while you were sick" type of organizational project. :)

Doilie Overlay: Vol25, Very Merrier Overlays

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Comments

[marcy penner]

ahhh... now i'm regretting not buying the coke crate with dividers i found this weekend. :(

[amy]

look at how organized you are!! love the rolled fabric in the crate with the dividers - the colors look awesome. i also love seeing peeks of our finds from our antique shopping days.

[Erica]

I love this, Cheryl! You are so creative, and it looks awesome! Sorry you were feeling so bad - hope you're getting better. Love ya! - Erica

[Christy]

HOLY FABRIC!!! I am sooooo jealous. ;) Glad to hear you are feeling better, C! Love ya! xoxo

[dani]

I love this - will definitely have to remember this idea!

[jen johner]

Love love love! Gorgeous!

[e mudge]

so beautiful! i LOVE all your fabric. i want!

[rebekah]

that is BEAUTY in a box! :) love the colors, girl! and i'm so jealous of your yellow Pepsi crate! you'll definitely have to use it in a photo shoot sometime...cuteness!!! :)