Turning My Fabric Closet into a Haven of Joy and Organization

[@gettheetothestitchery]

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[@beverleybee1309]

I have an "out of the blue" suggestion about the studio door. Measure it out and the doorframe and see if turning the door upside down would fix the "not fitting" problem. This is, of course, assuming a great many things. But, thought it might be worth a try.

[@sarahs.245]

When I was in trade school, my carpentry teacher told us to never play with the tape measure (pulling on it and letting it snap back in), because it could break and hit you in the eyeball, and one of my classmates did it anyway, and it broke and hit him in the eyeball.

[@brianwilliamson8772]

Is your friend okay?

[@hebby]

One of my friends was using one of those heavy duty industrial tape measures and managed to slice the tip of his thumb open and had to get multiple stitches! I now have a healthy respect for tape measures!

[@Mayhyn]

That's why you wear safety glasses in the shop!!!!!

[@skullsarecute]

… oh my god.

[@curiousfirely]

Any warning given explicitly by a teacher (usually with a world-weary sigh), means it has happened at least once. 😂

[@storey662]

Lmao my video froze at 0:06 and before I realized it, I thought Charlie was just standing there, holding her pose, waiting on me to say something.. 😂😂😂😂

[@AniRSm]

First rule of making/DIYing/building/carpentry: If you can sit down or even lie down, you should! 😄🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻😂

[@cassmacdonald-perfectlyimp2486]

First rule of ANYTHING!

[@JesseGreenwood-h1o]

And dosing yourself with laudanum. Don't forget the laudanum.

[@thalinororcbreaker2840]

​@@JesseGreenwood-h1o😂

[@chippy1948]

We need more Matt guest appearances!!! He is hilarious. You are hilarious. You, together, are hilarious! 😂 Love your work. Made my day.😊 thank you ❤

[@geekoutgirl]

Almost pissed myself laughing.. I had to pause the video when you were on the floor in the closet, holding up the bottom plank of wood with your feet so your husband could get the right angle to attach it to the wall. You are the best! Love your creativity in sewing and in closet shelf installing. I really really enjoy this channel ❤ Oh, and I am learning a lot about sewing as well. You are a joy!

[@dar4835]

I truly appreciate your videos. I learn something from each one. Even carpentry! But I adore the dress you are wearing in the beginning of this vid. Thank you for all your hard work in putting your videos out to us❣️

[@jessicaarntzen582]

Make new coveralls out of muslin and paint splatters with your new pretty paints.

[@BP-ef8mr]

Charlie's coffee cup stash.... I mean it might be the best I've ever seen. Every mug she brings out makes me happy.

[@barbiegirlthrifter6841]

lol, I have some of her same mugs and it’s fun having a matching cuppa with her!

[@barbiegirlthrifter6841]

I LOVE your closets! Making beautiful spaces for your fabric to live! I bet you smile whenever you open one of the doors to grab something!

[@charmings5315]

Now I need to hear the Jennifer garner story. I love her. Rainbows will never get old.

[@Benouille1988]

This might be a story for the second channel 🤞

[@gettheetothestitchery]

Lemme go check the NDA.... XD

[@alexreith4877]

Oh... I assumed it was a different person with the same name...

[@Benouille1988]

@@charmings5315 Randomly thought about this (while cooking pasta, don't ask how my brain works 😂) and I realized it's probably something that happened during one of the background acting jobs... 🤔

[@aShadeBolder]

organised by type/"what you'll do with it" absolutely makes more sense, but it still would've been so joyful to have it sorted by colour according to the wall stripes.

[@01poppyblue]

Agree it would had been so fun. The organisers in me wants to go and fold all the fabric neatly with no seams showing in rainbow 🌈 order 😂

[@JackyHeijmans]

Make one yourself and enjoy it! 😁🩷

[@Mrspatriciafry]

I have a large stash of Fabric. It started with getting part of an auction lot. My Friend didn't want the fabric so I took all of it. I really wanted to learn to sew but fear can paralyze. So for years I just collected fabric afraid to sew anything or cut for that matter. I heard someone say that fabric hording is different than being a sewist. I was mortified I saw myself as a sewist. So....I started sewing and it's working. I still collect Fabric anytime I can. But now I sew. Totes, Diaper bags, Lego bags, forte for a card table for small children, Mending bought clothing, hemming pants. Etc. Next hurdle to overcome is sewing my own clothes. Starting this fall. We moved in May 2024 and I am just getting my craft room together and organized. Much harder with huge quantities of fabric. Then I will start my next journey. Love your videos. If we lived closer I could see us hanging out. Love the humor and just your personality. Our styles are very very different, but who cares. I figure if you can wing it so can I. Thanks for the confidence. Have a great day and please keep the content coming. It's my entertainment for the day. Love it.

[@potatoflakes247]

I feel your fascination with fabric. I started w curtains and skirts....now my hurdle is shirts. They terrify me. I always end up with wonky shoulder bits. At least we are using all that wonderful fabric. Keep up the sewing, hope you have a great time.🎉

[@michellebyrom6551]

​@@potatoflakes247wonky shoulders, along sleeve seams I'm guessing? Using pins perpendicular to the seam, not along its line, helps. You use a lot more pins but that gives more flexibility and you don't have to remove them until after the seam is sewn. Being careful to match the edges as you pin then following a set distance from the edge. I judge it by the presser foot. From the needle sideways to just under the foot for the first pass on a French seam. From the needle to the outside of the foot on the second pass of a French seam, or the allowance for a narrow seam on lingerie say. A tad beyond the outside of the foot gives a standard seaplane that can then be serged/zigzag stitched to finish. There is ease in woven fabrics that can't be found in wood and metal. Really useful when fitting opposite curves together. Hold the seam as you sew both in front of and behind the presser foot. Stretch it just enough to make both layers equal, without distortion or running faster than the stitching - the latter will cause longer or skipped stitches. Remember how sewing a straight line at speed was a challenge to start with? You'll get the hang of manipulating fabric as you go too. Gathered sleeves with wonky seams tend to come from uneven edges when pinning. Long basting stitches to hold the seam without pins then sewing the regular seam makes it more pliable and easier to do. You can hide the basting by sewing it within the seam allowance. I hope this helps. Learned the hard way myself, just like everyone else.

[@roxanne8683]

After many years doing diy carpentry, to keep the shelves from sagging (it will 100% unless you used a hard wood like oak or thick plywood) put a scrap piece of wood you used for trim along the seem joining the two shelves together drill short screws down, then run another 2x3 along the front of the shelves. Wish I could jump through the tv and help you or send you a drawing cuz I’m horrible at explaining. In the other closet again run a 2x3 along the front. You could also make a triangle piece for the middle for support. Not my intention to be annoying because I think you are awesome and You make my heart happy 😊 I can build or fix anything but my sewing? horrific

[@justakatlady]

My favorite sewing saying (ha! alliteration) is "buying and collecting fabric is a hobby in itself". I love a good fabric stash and my collection would 10000% be a lot bigger if I had more time to sew. Sooooo go fabric stash!

[@Seamingthru]

#Fabric hoarders assemble ☺️☺️☺️

[@jakhan4203]

Absolutely... 7 very lg totes, one whole wall of shelves, under sewing table n growing. N no... cant use it coz it's too pretty to risk messing up 😂 xx ​@HelgaLuis

[@jakhan4203]

That's true cupboard love❤❤❤❤❤️.

[@youarebymyside]

I love cross stitching, but I think I love buying and collecting and touching embroidery floss even more. It's so pretty and soft. I don't actually want to work with it, I just want to have it on display. 😅

[@jessmakingit]

I always think it's a little funny & a little embarrassing when someone comes into my studio and says "Oh, I didn't know you sold fabric & yarn". Then I have to correct them. I don't. LOL! Enjoyed your video and your closets look great.

[@KohakuRyuKazes]

Not gonna lie, the color stripes make it easier for future you as well. If/when someone else needs to grab something out or put it away, you can tell them the shelf color and they will know. Solid plan!

[@cortneykaszowski]

anyone complaining about you having a fabric stash, is either a minimalist or someone who is jealous. I have a small fabric stash and would love to have a massive one that I can just choose from and just start making. The closets came out so good.

[@roberthickman4092]

Having never done any sewing before, I just finished a circle and a half skirt today to go with my contra and other folk dancing, its so floaty :) Watching your videos has been very helpful, thanks.

[@greatauntlizbethg9137]

Huzzah for the creating!

[@stefflcus]

I'm reaching a life stage where I have to admit I'm never gonna start a band, so Immortal Jellyfish will have to be the name of my cult instead. The demo-and-building montage is LIFE GIVING, ahhhh-hahahahaha! I think if you moved your tall fabric rolls to the other side of the small closet, it would allow more of the rainbow color to show through... but it's clear there's a rainbow going on from the part that is visible, and as you said, YOU know it's there. And so do we. So joyful!!

[@tinabak2372]

Great video as always! Love seeing the room come together! I felt Matt's "you guys's measurements don't make sense anyway" in my BONES!

[@evadeleon3009]

Charlie! Your videos are always so topical for me!!! I'm literally in the sewing room today crying through all the fabric chaos, and here comes a fabric organizing video from The Stitchery. It's like you just KNOW!! ❤

[@allisonking3553]

"Prepubescent chess player" KILLED ME.

[@shadowfall9561]

I have my sewing fabric stash....and I inherited my mother's and she sewed for 60 years. So now I have two fabric stashes. (And patterns, pattern books, notions, threads....oh dear, so much.)

[@JackyHeijmans]

I have a very small income, and buy everything I need on an online second hand market, for a nice price. Maybe, if you have too much, you could make one like me happy with it. But be careful, there are some people out there that try to con you, just saying if you have no experiance on such a market, and don't know what to look out for. That depends on where you live, but you should be able to find warnings on KZbin or somewhere about that. I honestly would not have any hobbies without people like those that sell on there. Most are awesome people, I don't mean to scare you away from it, just saying be aware that there is scumbags everywhere nowadays.

[@shadowfall9561]

@@JackyHeijmans :) I went looking the other day - just to see if there was anything suitable local to me or even where I could donate at a distance. Some of my mother's materials I will never use as they are not my style. Sadly - there is one place in another state which deals in textiles as their main second hand focus - and one place in a city a couple of hundred km away that deals in 'art and craft supplies' that includes textiles. I also ran across a lady who deals in tablecloths and doilies and other linens rather than fabric. She is up-country about 250km away as well, assuming she was interested in taking on fabric. I could (and have) donated to local thrift shops but I am not sure that what I donate is actually getting to people, like yourself, who would want it! So I am holding off doing a major sort of what I have - but that will have to change soon. Unfortunately, fabric is heavy so posting a lot overseas is not really an option from a cost point of view.

[@bellamoody6737]

18:50 My mom and I joke about having a bag of bags all the time! I love my bag of bags. So many useful containers in another useful container 😂

[@gettheetothestitchery]

Everyone needs a bag of bags!

[@FourDyce]

From fabric pile to fabric library. Beautifully done!

[@dawnmoriarty9347]

It took my husband awhile to get that I need a fabric stash. He kept plaintiveley asking "but what is THIS piece for?". He's still not entirely convinced but accepts that I feel it's necessary. A stash or hoard is essential!

[@dancooper-jones]

as long as you know where everything is, nothing else matters! there's no point organising anything exactly the same as someone else, because our brains don't work the same as anyone else. well done, congratulations, and huzzar🎉🎉!!

[@mis_fyth]

Room in the closet means more fabric purchasing! Wooo!

[@gillianreece-jones8057]

I have had a huge stash of fabric and another huge stash of yarn for years and years ,buying IKEA storage boxes to fill the ever increasing pile. But now I have started death cleaning the whole house to minimise and simplify so it is easier to clean and keep it uncluttered and it’s ready to move to our new home once we retire. I hope I live to a hundred but I don’t want my children left with so much of my ‘stuff’ they don’t want or need !

[@ace_r_ola]

Sitting down to watch it while looking fondly at my chest of drawers full of mended socks. Side quest complete! 🎉

[@henriettelinkshanderin1449]

I organize my stuff the same way. Never understood people who organize by color first. If I want to sew a t-shirt, I need a knit, so I want to know where my knits are. I can see the colors with one glance a the pile of knits, this only takes a second. But to feel or test what is stretchy takes much longer. So of course I sort by type of fabric first. I don't sort the apps on my phone by color, either. I keep similar apps together like e-books or music or social media. Plus the icons sometimes have a different color after an update.

[@Benouille1988]

A lot of fabrics = a lot of potential future projects = a ton of videos for us ! Yayyyy ❤ this is so cute I'm excited to see the rainbows peek in the background of future videos 🌈

[@XiongMaoPanda]

I found your channel recently and have been watching them non stop. After watching your first video, I totally winged my own circle skirt with a tie waist from a bedsheet.

[@gettheetothestitchery]

That's awesome, way to go!

[@ashleybeistline8581]

I would've skipped that last shelf.. so you could have baskets.. never underestimate the storage organization of a good basket. ESPECIALLY if you "File fold."

[@jacquelynsmith2351]

I put all my tickets in a work raffle in for a basket filled with stuff. I just wanted the basket, which now holds all the materials for my "do this next - can't wait" projects. I have a bin for my half-finished but "this can wait" stuff, but it's a really nice basket for my urgent stuff! I love a good basket.

[@haleyhoudini]

I'm glad all us crafters have the same issues, hahaha 🤣 Maybe this is my sign to finally organize all my fabric

[@taliatelly6877]

So glad you figured out a way to break up the task that worked for you/reduced project stress! The closets look AMAZING!

[@elizabethjehnzen]

There is something quite thrilling about an organized fabric stash! I am part of a few scrappy quilt fb groups. There is always a post on there about "I have so much!" and I have multiples of what is pictured, or someone asking "how can I store this totally reasonable amount?" and they are shamed for how much they have. In a scrappy group! grow up ppl!! I remember thinking I had a lot of scraps when I had 6 shoe boxes full. Now I have about 20 12x12in bins absolutely stuffed. And still more in trash bags that need sorting. That's not including pieces 1/4yd or larger. I do not care what anyone thinks about how much I have. I know that most quilters would throw most of what I keep away. I find the small scraps the most useful, so that is what I keep. And I have actually bought very little. Most of it was given to me, because, as I said, most quilters would have thrown it away, so they give it to me instead.

[@quaintlyso]

See? There are no measurement mistakes: just happy design accidents! It looks fab and it was a joy to watch the both (three) of you make it happen

[@xingcat]

There's just something so satisfying about organizing a whole big pile of things that seem to have no organization for such a long time. Not that I'd know anything about big piles of things that need organization that have sat forever on their own....nope!

[@wartgin]

Me neither.🧐

[@RachaelSinclair007]

chapping my hands in congratulations to Charlie! thanks to Mat for supporting Charlie and cute puppy

[@suegillettful]

I alwaysaw enjoy your sense of humor even when your just realizing somethings wrong. It's a wonderful and joyful to see Matt and your relationship and how fun.

[@sandrarekker585]

Couples Goals!

[@allie9855]

1. I absolutely love the bird lamp! 2. Yes absolutely. Organizing for your own brain is so much more important than "pretty" organized. 3. Your Playlist made me so happy 😁

[@miserybutane298]

i'm sorry, the absolute flex! just casually dropping that you have a basket gifted to you from Jennifer Garner! also I just want to say, more houses need rooms with 2 wardrobes, one with floor to ceiling shelves, the other with hanging room/vertical storage space. its just so much more practical than the usual "all this closet is used for is hanging things" aesthetic in most homes.

[@dragonchild569]

I love seeing you and Mat working together and having fun. Ya'll are so cute, and make me think of myself and my husband.

[@cassmacdonald-perfectlyimp2486]

You’re honestly making me feel soooo much better about my craft supplies stash, which includes knitting, sewing, embroidery and a little paper craft. Phew!

[@meganboudreau6929]

Watching you and Matt interact is amazing and adorable. Y'all are such a cute duo and I love the teamwork :)

[@Hippiechick11]

May I suggest planning on graph paper? Then you will have everything counted out and can do the colors and the shelves. That being said, it turned out beautifully!

[@madeleinetranter8035]

You three are adorable together 🌈🥰✨

[@SSBankester]

I love how much fun the two of you seem to have together.

[@lisachickering4355]

I just started watching, and you are adorable. First of all you are so much like my younger daughter, not in looks, but mannerism, its bizarre. Then when I saw Matt it got even more le strange, he looks like my daughters husband. Your very talented, and I wish I could sew up things like you. Awesome job on the closets, and outfits, and room as a whole.

[@KnitzyKitzy]

These cupboards are a thing of joy! Also I am glad to see I am not the only one to have a bag of bags.

[@kreativ.artina]

I enjoy watching you and your husband installing the shelfs. You are a great team

[@ru4repeattoo]

20:16 -- Tips for organizing fabric, so helpful!!

[@carmengysman-buys7729]

You are hilarious! I was on the floor!!! Please keep it up,...Surely there's more DIY you guys can do!! What did it for me was.."we got into the habit of me measuring & cutting and Matt emm screwing" 🤣

[@olivemd]

Thanks for the smile. I just cleaned my sewing room top to bottom. I even washed all the mini quilts that decorate the walls. I am presently returning everything to the room. Maybe two more days of sorting left. I wish I still had your energy. Your closets look beautiful.

[@marymugge1523]

I'm envious you have two whole closets. My fabrics look a lot like your before shot. Someday I'll get some shelves out of my carpenter husband...after he's done building my chicken coop. 😅 I love how your rainbow shelves turned out.

[@EJCMunyard]

Charlie (or do you prefer Charli?), I am binging your videos at the moment. Thank you for your joyful soft-educational presence. Also, I love seeing Matt as well as you and Matt. Xxx

[@amandag8194]

I don't think I've ever been this early to a video. 😂 I had to force myself to organize my fabric, because I can't think straight in a mess.

[@lesleyharris525]

Everything is looking very pretty, even if you can't see the rainbow just knowing that it's there is good for the soul.❤

[@ireneparker8253]

I have stash storage envy right now. To stand in one spot and see all of your fabric. What a beautiful thing.

[@moonbasket]

The rainbow shelves and the circular corner rainbow are so cute!! Absolutely amazing choice. I am in love.

[@carolreid9755]

Thank you Charlie for the video and taking us along on the ride. Rainbow 🌈 love it, so much fun. We need stash ,I am not a hoarder I am a curator of textiles. This is your job on KZbin so I would expect fabric in abundance. Who would not buy when you see a bargain, rude not to. Happy jolly closets. Job well done.

[@cherylolsen4420]

So pleased that I am not alone in my pursuit of fabric collecting !🤣

[@ljshaw8516]

Thanks so much for the rainbow🌈entertainment. While you and hubby were sweating, grunting and hard work....I was putting DMC cross stitch floss on plastic organizers. So technically I was working along beside you 😄

[@skperreault2792]

Thanks to Charlie, went to Remainders in Pasadena; 500 miles away from my home in Nor-Cal. It is, in fact, awesome! and the staff is very nice. Thx for featuring them in your vids.

[@emilysmith2784]

I look upon your stash with envy rather than judgement 😂. Me wants!!! Oh the lace!! I love the rainbow in the closet corner. If I ever move into a house with a built in closet I’m doing that ❤

[@cynthiabohli-nelson1824]

After our eldest son moved out, we took over his bedroom. Half for my husband as his office, half for me & my sewing & crafting. Our son moved back after 6 mos. Whoops! Now he is our resident basement troll. 😅 Oh, and I get the huge closet for all of my supplies! Bwahahaha!

[@wartgin]

My son was in the smaller bedroom but that is darker at night and cooler from the AC in summer. It also has 2 closets vs one so I've been considering switching even though he is moving back part time. Make the bigger room with better light the sewing room with daybed or futon for when he is in town (he's getting a traveling job with regular but infrequent down time).

[@johnettehaines6291]

Love your colorful rainbow closets. So bright and cheerful

[@lynnenicholson6968]

You’re so correct about organising in the best way for yourself. Personally I prefer my fabric, etc in tubs… but because I’m medically blind even though my tubs are clear I can’t always tell what’s in the tubs so I recently got Bar Code labels so I can use them with an app to list what’s in each box… especially useful with all my English Paper Piecing papers and Acrylic templates.

[@lovepuppy2242]

I was shamed a lot for ever having fabric I didn’t quickly use. I finally live alone and watching you has made me feel more comfortable getting the fabric I’ve always wanted to get (like lilac minky and bed sheets) without feeling ashamed for buying it. It’s not my job, so I’ll never be at your stash level hahaha. You’re the final boss (other than maybe Stephanie Canada? Idk if she counts cuz her job is selling it not using it?)

[@kschickle916]

You DID it. 👏👏👏. And what great teamwork too. And YOU are a hoot. I thoroughly love your channel. I love your talents, your hard work and your tenacity. BRAVO.

[@adahusten2188]

Love you guys. You are so sweet and a lovely partnership. 😊

[@spookiestgecko]

The orange shiny fabric roll from remainders is calling my name 🧡

[@Silver_Threads_Sewing]

Such a satisfying experience. I must say…you don’t have much fabric at all now… you should totally get more. I know… but you have some space. And I love fabric. The rainbow paint job is awesome. ❤ Diann

[@Kristina-gz2wu]

Charlie, an easy way to determine how many spaces you need. Use your hand! Fingers art the stripes, the spaces between fingers are the spaces. 5 fingers, 4 spaces. 😊

[@RachelShadoan]

I really appreciate that you also have a collection of good sticks

[@ms-rachel-anne]

The "oh my god, your hand feels like a frickin' flame!" while labeling Mat as "human furnace" was so relatable 😂😂😂. My partner runs hot 100% of the time and I also call them a human furnace lol. Convenient in the winter when I get cold fingers and toes. 😁

[@idontneedachannelthanksyou7292]

Wow, that ‘the prince is good at climbing… and braiding golden hair’ sent me to a different time. That musical means a lot to me. Also your closet looks AMAZING! Great job

[@constanza1648]

Spanish subtitles... wrong translation of 'screwing' there! 10:29😆😆 I love subtitles in your vids! Extra bonus of fun.

[@naomilangevin3944]

That's an awesome bird lamp. Pretty freaking cool.

[@valerieryan]

This makes me want to paint the insides of all of my closets with my favorite colors! So much fun. I so wish I had two entire closets to store fabric and sewing supplies. Even one closet would be nice! Goals for the (hopefully) not-too-distant future.

[@kitkatwitch]

First five minutes the video has been out! Im so excited to see the process of pretty rainbow closets!

[@christineg8151]

Fabric organization is important, even for my ADHD brain! I love the bright colors in the closet. It's a nice burst of happy. About 5 years ago, I decided I needed to organize my quilting fabrics. Problem is, I regularly pull out 10-15 different fabrics to audition for a quilt, and putting them back is... not a strong suit. Cutting out a new quilt is WAY more exciting than putting things away. Also, all that handling means no matter how well I try to handle things, they'll come unfolded. And once I pick things, I may need to unfold things anyway to see how much I actually have. And refolding, almost as boring as putting things away. To make the whole quilt-planning process easier, I measured all yardage, folded all pieces of fabric 1 yard or longer in half lengthwise, then wrapped it around a 6" x 24" quilting ruler. The end was secured with a straight pin, then pinned a small scrap of paper with the yardage written on it to the top. Now, I can grab folded fabrics, literally toss them across the room without them unfolding, and know before I start working whether I have enough of that particular fabric without having to unfold anything. I have these fabric flats arranged on shelves by color, since that's the way I normally "shop" my stash. The flats take me about 30 seconds to do, so if I remember to do it when I get back from the fabric store, I can keep up with it easily. If I don't get things put away right after planning, they're pretty stable and can safely sit in a stack on my sewing table (or in the corner, or the spare chair, or...) safely until I am ready to put them back in the closet.

[@statewench2828]

So proud of you! That's a job I would have spent my life avoiding. Well done.

[@banderbob]

You guys working as a team is so cute

[@anne-marie339]

I love how delightfully surrounded you are by fabric in the organizing and storing stage! Like you’re swimming in it 😍😍 (I have limited space to store and keep fabric atm so this is the dream!)

[@FireyFox273]

The rounded rainbow pattern reminds me of those giant jaw breaker candies too! So fun to have those extra touches in your space :)

[@BlueGingerSnap]

A friend of mine accurately told me, sewing is one hobby and fabric is another 😂 I keep my fabric in large plastic tubs. I think I'm up to 8? Your organization of being able to see what you have is great!

[@Symoneshs]

Sheet storing tip. Put folded sheets and one pillowcase into the other pillowcase so the set stays together. I like to turn the "bag" pillowcase inside out and then once filled fold it in half and use the folded bit sewn into the pillowcase as a lid to hold it all together in a little square. I'm not sure if that description makes heaps of sense but hopefully it helps someone keep their sets together.

[@kindalegendary-mh4wk]

love seeing all of people's fabric in their stash lol

[@thizizliz]

Such an important point you made: They are sorted in a way that makes sense to me!!! That's the key. Well done - it's beautiful and handy and all the fabric is right in your studio; perfect little pockets of beautiful color in the sky blue of the larger area. Love it. Hooray for help.

[@damogranheart5521]

How wonderful to have closets! I have been rearranging stuff and it doesn't help that I have 2 closets and very shallow shelves. It looks like I will be learning how to build my own closets. I love your stash! And your dog is so cute. I think your husband reminds me of Jack Black!😂📚🐈‍⬛🥧🪡🫖💪

[@bob8mybobbob]

Love the rainbow! I don’t mind drilling but sawing freaks me out. Brains are so uniquely quirky.

[@AmandaCoppin-gu7hs]

You organize in a way that makes sense to you not other people as its your cupboards not theirs. More Matt guest appearances with the puppy please?

[@hannabusse8137]

I LOVE THE RAINBOWS!!!!! I want to paint inside my own closets now. Also, can we maybe get a video about things made with your cabbage stashes? I have so many scraps and bits and pieces and no idea what to do with them all. Especially knit fabric. 🤷

[@dragonmakr2159]

Love the closet reno, Charlie! I am a professional sewist, and keeping my fabric organized has always been a challenge. Love your “secret” rainbows! Reminds me of the explanation my mother gave me for the lace on underwear. What’s the point if no one can see it? ‘Cause *you* know it’s there. Didn’t make sense when I was 7, but does now as an adult. Damn stuff was always itchy, though…

[@kittybrowning]

I think buying fabric is a whole other hobby I have so much now I need together cracking with making

[@Malomiranda]

Living vicariously through you since all my fabrics have been in bags since I moved 😅

[@theresaanndiaz3179]

Fabric stashes are great when your circumstances change. I am in the middle of using up my stash of fabric but it's because I am doing a no buy year. It also helps that the closest fabric store is 30 miles away.

[@kimberly3299]

I wanna share a stash-using success story from just recently! I got inspired to make an outfit for a party I was going to attend, so I pulled out the bins of fabric with the color options I wanted, pawing through to see what I wanted to use, and WHAT HO? I had the PERFECT fabric, and it was an uncut length I’ve had for over *two decades* because it was so pretty I couldn’t get rid of it! So now it’s been used and I feel justified, haha!