Review criteria
- +Bolt by collection and supplier
- +Yards on hand per bolt
- +Cost and retail per yard
- +Low-yardage flags
Fabric Bolt Inventory in Fabric & Quilting Store
The Fabric Bolt Inventory is a copy-ready spreadsheet for fabric & quilting store that tracks bolts, collection, yards, cost, retail. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 20 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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What’s inside “Fabric Bolt Inventory”
Tabs: How to use · Bolts · SummaryFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 20 minutesColumns: 10
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Fabric
- Collection
- Supplier
- Yards on hand
- Reorder at
- Cost per yard
- Retail per yard
- Margin
- Stock status
- Stock value
- Open the Bolts tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Measure bolts to the quarter yard at month-end; Stock status flags bolts at or below the reorder level.
- Margin checks each bolt's pricing; Stock value totals yardage on your shelves at cost.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Fabric Bolt Inventory
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: fabric shops tracking bolts and yardage. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
Review evidence
What to verify before choosing Fabric Bolt Inventory
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Fabric shops tracking bolts and yardage
- +Anyone watching remnant stock
Pause before choosing when
- -Cut-and-weigh POS
- -Supplier catalog lookup
About Fabric & Quilting Store
Why people consider this option
- +Track bolts, cut yardage, and classes without paid software
- +Keep every bolt and remnant in a file you own
- +Know yardage on hand and margin per bolt
What to review before acting
- -No cut-and-weigh POS or class portal without a tool
- -Multi-store shops eventually need retail software
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Fabric Bolt Inventory work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Fabric Bolt Inventory really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Fabric Bolt Inventory track?
It tracks bolts, collection, yards, cost, retail. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.