Kcmomto2

Good Morning, All! I have a question...if you discovered several shelves with many, many books related to quilting of every subject imaginable, how would you best surf those shelves? By author/publisher? By technique or subject? By title? Dewey decimal?(!) I guess I might go study the shelves in the bookstore, huh? Just looking for gut-instinct responses from everyone.

OKLAHOMA PEACH

I would probably go book by book,lol, I love looking at Quilt books, but final decision would be based on technique or patterns. Have fun!

sewingsuz

I don't even want to attempt this. It is to early in the morning and wrong time of year. HA HA Don't make me do this. Work on something fun!!!!

Holice

by technique

happyquiltmom

I have mine shelved alphabetically according to author. And, I have an Excel file of them in the same order (author, title, publisher). I printed it out and keep it in my purse, that way I know which books I have when I go shopping.

RedGarnet222

I have mine by subject. It is easier for me to find a certain project in a book when I have forgotten which one it is in when they are all there together.

Lori S

I have mine by technique! Paper Pieced, Applique, Strip method, Template, bargello etc with one whole one for scrap. Then if the volume of one group is large I break it down further into traditional and non- traditional. I use a cardboard with the group name slid inbetween to separate and mark a different section. I also store my patterns in with the books or at least he ones that have the nice zip lock plastic.

PaperPrincess

I also have mine by techique, and have a special shelf for books with patterns that I really ,really, want to make.

ckcowl

mine are arranged by technique/type- applique books are together- flannel & wool applique are together- with other techniques in line- paper piecing, scrappy, machine quilting, hand quilting...--- on & on- i have 3 book shelf units - 6 shelves each- 7 foot tall- full- and i can generally walk over & pull out the book i need with very little looking-

BellaBoo

I know the title of the book I want is either hardback or soft cover or just a booklet. I keep my books arranged by size and type of binding. At a quilt shop I want to see the books arranged with front cover facing out.