
How to Use Fabric Stash
CREATIVATE Education
September 04, 2025
Fabric Stash Guide
How to Use Fabric Stash
Build a digital library of the fabrics you own and apply them to your quilt designs in CREATIVATE™.
Get Started
- Click the Fabric Stash icon.
- On first launch, click Add Fabric.
- Choose how to add fabric: Load from Device, Choose a Default Fabric, or Paste from Clipboard.
LOAD FROM DEVICE - Take photos of your fabrics and save them on your computer.
- Click Load from Device.
- Locate the photo and click Open.
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Calibrate scale: drag handles between two points, then enter the real-world measurement.
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Crop a representative section for your thumbnail and project use.
- Click Apply to proceed to fabric info.
- Click the color square under the image to assign a color.
- Pick a color similar to the fabric’s overall appearance and click Apply.
- Enter a clear Fabric Name.
- Select a Fabric Type from the list.
- Toggle Prewashed if applicable.
- (Optional) Add Material Composition so totals equal 100%.
- (Optional) Add Fabric Inventory and Notes (Type, Season, location, store, etc.).
- Click Save.
- Click Choose a Default Fabric to add a solid-color swatch (no image).
- Open the color picker and select a hue.
- Click Apply (see “Last used” colors at bottom if needed).
- Confirm the swatch color is updated.
- Add name/type/notes as needed (same as Load from Device).
- In your browser, copy an online fabric image, then choose Paste from Clipboard.
- Fill in color, name, type, etc., as usual.
- On mobile/tablet, tap Add Fabric.
- Tap Capture from Camera.
- Frame a representative area and capture the photo.
- Now all your added fabrics will be synced across devices.
- View your fabrics in the Fabric Stash screen.
- Click a swatch to see info in the right panel; use Edit or Delete.
- Deleting shows a confirmation warning.
- After confirming, items move to Deleted fabrics for 30 days; use Restore fabric to bring them back.
- Open the CREATIVATE app and select Quilting.
- Click Load a Sample Quilt project.
- Select Striped Skinny Quilt and click OK.
- Open the right-panel Quilt Fabric icon/picker.
- Click the first color (e.g., Purple). Switch from Presets to the Fabric Stash tab.
- Pick your saved fabric (e.g., “Cats all over the place”) and click OK.
- The quilt updates with your fabric; repeat for other colors.
- Finished layout using a mix of stash fabrics and presets.