Did the hanging file thing, too. Tried saving the mags, then putting photocopies in sleeves. Now I am going through all the old mags and tearing out anything I am interested in or might possibly be interested in later on down the road. I saved some whole magazines that were just so chock full of good stuff. In the hanging file, I labled the folders with things like "inspiration", "quilter profiles", "studio ideas", "applique",and so on. And then there is the special folder for my obsession. I was watching one of the early seasons of "Little House on the Prarie" on DVD and saw a wonderful quilt on the Olson's bed. I have been trying to find a way to rotary cut that thing for a couple of years now. So any pattern that looks like it might work, I stick in that file.
Now I am feeling guilt for not donating my old magazines.
Kas