My friend and I each get a different quilt mag subscription to share. Any patterns we want to make we use the sheet protector - 3 ring binder method. When we are both done with the mags we check mark the cover and take those to our favorite LQS where they are put in a big basket to share with others. I do hang on to the magazines for a while to enjoy reading and looking, but they take up a lot of room to store.