I also have plastic sleeves in a 3 ring binder. I recently decided to give away all my magazines (about 10 years worth) to make more room on my shelves in my sewing room. I spent probably a week going through all of them and tearing out the patterns that I liked. Then I put a free ad in the local newspaper and gave them all away. Some of them were all the years of that particular magazine. Sometimes I think my hobby is buying books and magazines instead of making quilts!!! Just kidding--I do plenty of both. I gave several bags of magazines to 2 different new quilters, and they called a couple of days later to thank me. I tried to give them to the senior center, and they were "too busy" to take them. I couldn't believe my ears.
Sue