I'm lucky enough to have a sewing room with a large metal shelf with big wire baskets to hold my small fabric scraps and interfacing. I neatly fold my large yardage and organize it by color on the shelf. I also bought a peg board at the hardware store and little peg board hooks to hold my rulers, pattern paper and anything else that can hang. I have two plastic rolling containers that I keep notions in, but the bulk of my everyday supplies (scissors, chalk, etc.) are housed in my large drafting table drawers (a $50 thrift store score). My thread is organized by color on a thread rack and hung on a wall. For someone without a dedicated room, I would go to the Container Store or Ikea and look at their systems, and then see how you could adapt it to sewing. If you have room in your house, maybe you could dedicate a wall to your sewing area and put lots of vertical shelving for maximum storage. I'm thinking like this, http://www.containerstore.com/shop/elfa/bestSellingSolutions/officeSpace... or this, http://www.containerstore.com/shop/elfa/bestSellingSolutions/officeSpace.... Best of luck Kim and show us some pictures when you finish!