Sorting Scraps

I have spent the last few days sorting scraps.  You see, I am pretty good at keeping all of my scraps sorted, but in the last few months, I couldn't fit any more scraps in the old bins.  And now, with my soon to be new sewing studio, there is a new cutting/scrap table.  So I have been sorting, and sorting, and sorting.   And I am so excited!!!

The front on the new cutting/scrap table will hold 21 scrap bins.  So here are 21 prints in rainbow color.  The first bin is multi color prints that I just love and can't bring myself to toss.  Then its Red, Dark Pink, Light Pink, Coral, Orange, Yellow, Light Green, Dark Green, Teal/Aqua. Light Blue, Dark Blue, Navy, Purple, Brown, Light Grey, Dark Grey, Low Volume x2, and 2 color Low Volume x2.  Don't they look so fun in rainbow order!!

The two sides of the new cutting/scrap table will hold 9 scrap bins each.  So on the right hand side will be all of my basics/solid scraps sorted by color.  Then on the left hand side will be white solids x 2, white tone on tones, cream solids, cream tone on tones, batiks, black/white, black solids, and black prints.  So ya, one side a rainbow, and the other side a lot of neutral.  But I really think it is going to make finding the scraps I need so much faster going forward. 

And while I was working on the scraps, I figured I might as well tidy up my print yardage, solid yardage, grunge yardage and fat quarter shelves.  They get a little messy when I keep adding and taking away from them.  I'll admit, there were quite a few out of color prints just stacked on the top of the piles.  But now they are all ready to be transferred to the shelves in the new sewing studio.   I am being told we get to move in next Wednesday, I can't wait!!

So how about you.  Are you a super scrap saver and sorter, or just toss it all in a pile??