Most of my notions, threads and bobbins fit inside
a plastic roll-around cart with 6 drawers found at any office
supply store. My best hint is I store my bobbins in "Applets and Cotlets" candy inserts set inside the original boxes, 3 bobbins fit per candy slot. These intern sit inside the cart. Fishing tackle plastic boxes hold presser feet and buttons. All these inserts are open, no tops, so are easy to access. I also use 2 large set of multi-drawers used
in a garage for all the little stuff like snaps, labels, various needles, etc., each item has it own drawer. Ribbons,
strings, bias tapes are wrapped around a 3 x 5 card and are stored in stacking plastic drawers with zippers.
All sewing supplies are stored in a 6 ft. closet with permanent shelves installed. I separate my fabric in open apple boxes used on the selves as drawers as silkies, wool, cottons, decorator, knits, interfacings, tracing papers, outwear, special projects.
Patterns are stored in a basic cardboard bankers box. I cull old fabrics, patterns often. I keep a record of what I make on a simple piece of card stock (about 3 garments per card) with pattern number, a piece of the fabric and a comment on what I did special on that garment, any changes I made to the pattern and what I would do different next time to make the garment fit better or ideas to try. A 3 ring notebook holds the cards plus ideas for future projects