Ain’t It Funny: Comic Board Organisation

Molli Sparkles

Quilt maker to the stars. Spiller of truth tea.

10 Responses

  1. Blue painter’s tape doesn’t seem to stick very long. I use a green tape for concrete that I found at my hardware store and even it will eventually lose its grip, although it is better than the blue tape. I think you are wise to use pins. I foresee a purchase of something suitably sparkly to fit the bill…

  2. Diana Alexander says:

    My daughter, bless her heart, bought comic book boards for me a couple years ago for my Christmas present and organized all my fabric for me! I just have to put the damned bolts back in place once I pull them. I use fabric clips to secure them, and all in all I’m happy with it.

  3. Verria says:

    I tried the boards a few years ago. Did what you are doing now. It didn’t last long. The boards are all gone and now I simply wrap my fabric around my long 6 inch ruler, fold them fold to selvage. They fit nice and neat on the shelf and I can see each one from 1/2 yard to many yards. Fat quarters…now that is a different dilemma.

  4. Chris K. says:

    I find fat quarters work on comic book boards just fine. I even use them for large scraps. For fastening, Bolt Buddies from Pals Products are perfect, but kind of expensive. I haven’t tried this yet, but someone online suggested plastic shirt clips, which you can buy on Amazon (along with the comic book boards) for $9 for 1000. I don’t like using pins; they’ll either fall out or stick you.

  5. I really like using boards for my fabric, but only use it on fabric I have 1/2 to 2 yards of fabric of. Larger cuts of fabric are just folded or on bolts (I don’t have that many). I fold fat quarters and place them in tubs (the clear plastic tubs that salad comes in at Costco).

  6. DianeY says:

    If you have any type of humidity or salt air, I would not use pins for any prolonged time. I used to until I realized I was getting little rust spots where I did. Might be a Hawaii thing, but it’s worth considering

  7. Oh, that sounds really zen, actually. You can distract your mind with fabric folding so your sub-conscience can go to town. Very clever! I would love to have my fabric organised this way, but I know I’d be terrible at putting it all back again after use. Mine’s in (folded) stacks in a linen closet, which works for me as I’m a chronic rifler (as in always rifling through my stash).

  8. Trista says:

    I am so jealous of your fabric! I recently acquired quite a bit of fabric really cheap at an estate sale but it all smells like a basement. I think it may be time to wash and organize it so I can find what I want easily. I really have no idea what I got as I just went through tubs super fast and got colors that made me happy from what was in the stash.

  9. Denise says:

    First smile of the day, Molli as a Cub Scout! Luv it

  10. Nancy says:

    Oh my – patting fabric is just part of the process – and my Alison Glass get extra pats and yes it is stacked carefully all together.

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