Reorganizing My Stash

Previously, my stash was organized by color.  But as I have recently been digging in there for projects, I realize that color doesn't cut it.  So now I have re-organized. 

The smaller pile on the left is silk scraps, and the big pile is miscellaneous.

First, I pull out everything under a yard.  With a few exceptions (tank tops, mini skirts, or baby clothes) most patterns call for more than a yard.  I put all my short pieces together.  In this picture, they're in a pile, but soon they get moved to a bin. 

Short pieces are not useless!  Many can be used for hats, bags, contrast details, et cetera.  But I don't want them getting lost with my longer pieces. 

Next, I gather my wool pieces together in one drawer.  Gosh, I love wool!  I have plans for some of them (blues and purples for my sister, eventually); others I just bought because they were unique. 

Wool

Blouse weight

The next three drawers are sorted by weight.  This  is the top drawer, which has top-weight or blouse weight stuff. 

The middle drawer is medium-weight stuff, mostly cottons.  When I say "medium" weight I mean it could be used for a slightly more structured top, or a bottom. 

Medium weight

Bottom weight

The bottom drawer is for bottom-weights!  (Corny, right?)  This is a mix of heavy cottons, denim, and polyester/rayon twills. 

Finally, there are two overflow bins: one for fur (faux and real), and the other for upholstery stuff that I like using for historical looks.  It was good to sort the stuff: I have fabric I'd forgotten, and I am excited to work through it in my quarantine downtime.