Top 10 Sewing Room Organization Tips

This time of year I'm in the mood to get get my sewing/quilting space organized and Andy has some really useful and practical tips and storage solutions. I'm re-sharing this helpful sewing room organization ideas guest post as it has been one of the most popular on this site. Even if you're not in the mood to overhaul your entire sewing space, you might find an idea for one small project to help get your quilting patterns or supplies organized. Andy has some really practical and doable suggestions.

Hi everyone! I’m Andy Knowlton, pattern designer and blogger at A Bright Corner. I love creating pretty things every day and I’ve discovered that I feel way more creative and productive when my space is well organized.

I have a series over on A Bright Corner all about sewing room organization where I share tons of tips and suggestions on ways to store, sort and organize everything -- from rulers and tools to fabric and even those printable PDF patterns.

Today I’ve got my top 10 favorite organizing tips to share, but if you don’t want to miss out on any great ideas, you can find my Sew Organized series here:

There have also been lots of questions about my cutting table. Here's how we built this diy Ikea hack cutting table.

Alright - here we go!

3. Plastic Drawers

If file cabinets are way out of your budget, don’t worry I have another great fabric storage idea for your sewing room. Which is using plastic drawers. You can easily find a lot of them on Amazon. Click here to check them out.

➡ This plastic drawer is the best seller on Amazon.

Now, a normal plastic drawer might just look downright ugly and may not go with the look of your sewing room but, don’t worry you can always customize it.

Tip 6: Fabric Storage:

Now let’s talk fabric stash storage. Think about how you choose fabric when you start a quilt. Do you reach for a certain designer first? Or do you look for colors? Or maybe you like to work within a certain style (Civil War prints, feed sack prints, modern geometrics, etc). Store your fabric according to how you use it! I usually start a quilt with a color palette in mind so I sort most of my fabric stash by color.

3.Store Outdoor and Vinyl Fabrics in Rolls

Some fabrics can develop fatal creases if left folded for long periods of time. These include vinyl fabrics and outdoor fabrics that have been treated with water-resistance chemicals. These materials should only be stored in rolls and never folded.