I bought magazines for a while and was using patterns from them, then stopped when I realized I wasn't using the patterns in them anymore. Then I started getting on-line subscriptions so I could download the issue and/or patterns I really liked and ignore the rest. It saved space and I actually looked through the patterns more often. I'm decluttering things and when I get the chance, I'll go through the magazines I have, scan the patterns I like and save them. The magazines will be given away. I don't need to keep them as long as I have the patterns and any templates that go along with t