I had a couple of binders of the patterns I liked, but even those started to take up too much room. Then, I got the idea to scan them. I have a hand-held scanner that I bought off one of the tv channels. It has been the handiest little thing (and I've even purchased as gifts for a couple people who commented on using them...like and used by all). It allows you to wave the "wand" over the paper. You can then download to your computer. it puts things in either a jpg or pdf format to save. Now...no paper at all!