Originally Posted by Vanuatu Jill
I have 4 notebooks filled with patterns I printed off the internet-which is a laugh, because I know I will hardly make any of them! I like them at the time, and never get around to making them because so many others pop up! Also, subscribing to 7 quilting magazines constantly gives me new "must makes"! I usually pick my own color/fabrics now that I have gotten a bit more confident in selecting. I have been currently printing off many purse/bag patterns because I want to start making some, just have to get up the courage to take the plunge! Having said that, I just bought 3 patterns at Joann's for purses/bags!!
Save yourself some trouble, paper and shelf space: If the pattern is a pdf document - open and save a copy to a folder in your 'my documents' folder on your computer. If not pdf document - highlight pattern, copy and paste into a word document(you will be able to highlight and copy pictures too). Once in the word document you can delete parts picked up but not needed.
This way you can browse your patterns at will but they take up no room and far less of you time acquiring them.