Easy Fabric folds tutorial Using Comic Book Boards
Got fabric all over the place that you need to get organized? Listen, if you’re looking for fabric folds you can do with something as inexpensive as comic book boards, look no further, I gotchu! You are about to be blown away with this easy fabric folds tutorial!
I went fabric shopping Saturday and was so excited to get home and… No, not sew, put my fabric on the shelf. It’s a little sad, I know. I’ve started to hoard the stuff. Just when I think I have enough I get a new pattern and then want to get new fabric and start the vicious cycle all over again.
I’ve always admired how beautiful the fabric looks on the shelves at the fabric stores, but why can’t I do my own miniature version at home? I can! And I’m going to share a tutorial with you so you can learn an easy fabric fold tutorial using comic book boards.
Here’s now mine look on a little thrifted bookshelf.
All one size, neatly set together, and it doesn’t take much time to get it set up. Then your fabric is folded and organized for the future.
These are the comic book boards I used for this fabric folding exercise.
At first, I fell in love with some cardboard fabric folders but they are something like $6/ board! No thanks. Then I thought maybe I’d cut up some cardboard boxes to the sizes I want until I realized that would take forever. After a few Google searches, I found some comic book boards that would work. I got 100 for about $11 on Amazon and realized these would be perfect.
Fabric Folds Tutorial Using Comic Book Boards
I had scrap fabric stuck in a corner of my living room and decided to wrap them and conserve space by settling them on my book shelf.
Here are some photo demos of how I did it for fabric and scrap fabric, let me know if you have questions about this fabric folding tutorial. I promise you it’s really simple and you’ll have your fabric folds all nice and organized.
I mostly demo this in photos.
First you’ll want to lay your fabric out flat and get one edge folded down to fit around the comic book board. Turn the edge in, then flip the fabric, and keep flipping over until you reach the end.
When you get to the end you can fold the fabric up kinda like a little present, then stick a fabric needle in it to hold it in place.
Then you’re done! But what about those pesky little bits of scrap fabric? I’ve got a little tutorial for you with those too. Keep reading to see how to make fabric folds of your little pieces of scrap fabric.
Scrap Fabric Folding Tutorial Using Comic Book Boards
Similarly, you’ll want to use a small piece of cardboard. About 3in X 3in works. You can also make one from cutting up your comic book boards.
Then follow the same steps with your scrap fabric.
I hope this fabric folding tutorial was helpful! If you did a craft this week, link up, I’d love to see!
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Nice. I have my yardage and fat quarters folded the same size and in a drawer, but didn’t even think of folding my scrap fabric (anything less than 1/4 yd).
I think I’ve settled on cutting 5″ strips or 2.5″ if there’s not enough, but since I’m a quilter, that makes sense. If I were making dresses, it wouldn’t.
I’d love to put away fabric myself if I had it all organized like you. While my fabric is organized, my sewing room is not, so I have a pile that I need to deal with soon.
Thanks for that tutorial. I wish I had some fabric to fold. I do have a recipe for hair gel that I’ll be posting on my blog! I’ll be sure to link up. How’s Lil J doing? Hopefully much better!
Jennifer – you amaze me. There are you are, a young mother, a working professional, I’m assuming you’re doing something at church as well, and you are making time to organize your home, enjoying a hobby, and blogging!
Pardon me while I go doggie paddle. That’s the best I can do.
You rock!
lovely folding… DONE! 🙂
What a great idea!
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That makes me want to go out and buy a bunch of fabric, not to actually sew anything with it, just to have the perfectly lined up fabric shelf.
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I really like that it shows how to do the bigger ones and the smaller ones that are kind of oddly shaped. I have so many boxes of fabric that I forget about. This will organize and make a nice display.
Wow! Thank you for this. So simple, yet a complete genius idea. I’m going to spend the week organising now.
Your pieces of leftover fabric are so neat! I have tails all over and little hanging pieces. And since I sew for dolls, even these little “tails” and “hanging pieces” are often used. Those are my problems.
Hi Jennifer
What a great tutorial. My mom was a seamstress and I learned how to sew at an early age. I have a 1947 Singer to sew with and a lot of fabric. Organizing my fabric like this will make it so much easier to plan projects. And it will look beautiful and inspiring. I have such a long list of things I want to make.
Hi Jennifer, I’m glad I stumbled upon your blog. I continuously struggle to keep my fabric organized and your tip about using the comic book cardboard was great Do you wash and iron the fabric before using and placing on the board? Right now the way I have them in storage would require ironing 🙁 before I put them on the boards which seems really time consuming Great tutorial!
Wow Jennifer – what a clever idea!! I just inherited two lovely curio cabinets and my plan is to put all my fat quarters and other smaller pieces in there so they will be on display not only for easier use in finding what you want but also to have them as a decoration. I wasn’t sure how I was going to do it but this is perfect! Getting my cabinets Monday so perfect timing!
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Glad you found it helpful Judy! 🙂
Hi, what sizes did you make your boards please?
I followed your lead and I’m SO glad I did! Now when I want to sew a small purse or something I can easily see what I actually DO have… 😉 I admit there are lots of baskets but still. Not having to dive into grocery bags and what not is GREAT! So thank you so so much! 🙂
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Jennifer what size cardboard did you use for the scraps? Looks like maybe a 3 1/2x 3 1/2 but wanted to make sure first.
Love the way you organized your room. I hope to be organized like you are some day….soon I hope.
They’re about 7×10 in. Hope that helps! I just used comic book boards. So handy!!
I painted a dresser that was long with shallow drawers (about half the depth of average drawers and used the dividers from liquor store boxes. Love opening those drawers to choose fabric.
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I really needed this tutorial right now. So much fabric, so little time, can’t stand to pitch scraps when I often use them as a quilter. Now I am ready for a big organizing project. You inspire me.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your suggestion about the comic book boards is ingenious. They are inexpensive and they are safe to be in contact with the fabric. My order just arrived from Amazon. Now I’m off to begin organizing.
Many Thanks for sharing your talents. I think this would help anyone that has fabric scraps, no matter the size. I have mine in 3 big tubs and just fumble through it when I need something small. Now I can organize everything and save the time later when I need some fabric. I love it.
When they are folded that nice they are pretty enough to display in the living room bookcase especially in the house of a quilter
This the best one I seen on folding fabric fabric is everywhere.
I am new to seeing and was blessed to have just inherited a ton of scrap fabric from a friend who has been seeing for years! The fabric ranges from strips to half yards and there are bags of it! I am a bit overwhelmed! This was the perfect read! Thank you so much for the awesome information!
Now I need comic book boards and lots of will power. But tell me, will I ever use that fabric?
hahaha, I used a LOT of mine but that has definitely dwindled in recent years.
Nice to know that your post is still being read 10 years later. I have been inspired to do this.
I realize I’m a little late in chiming in, I just wanted to let you know that great minds think alike. I originally had landed on purchasing some inexpensive small white boards (like kids use in school) since I used to teach. After ordering my first box and then looking at my stash, I realized I would need to take out a second mortgage to have the amount I would need.
I had never heard of the comic book boards but using every adjective I could name to describe the white boards into a search engine and the powers that control the internet gave me the comic boards (well, I still had to buy them, but you get the picture).
The only thing I did different is that I chose not to use the pins. I mainly make apparel and I have a decent amount of delicate fabrics. I’m probably being overly cautious but I decided to try to use the little plastic clips that manufacturers use in men’s dress shirts when they are sold folded (not on a hangar). Not the perfect solution, but I can clip the fabric directly to the board if needed – very handy with slippery fabrics such as satin or organza.