I do what Micki does. At first it about killed me to cut up my magazines but I had way too many. I've turned years of magazines into 5 thick 3 ring binders. I put a sheet of plain paper in each sleeve then put a pattern including instructions and pattern pieces on each side of the paper, thus, 2 patterns to a page. I only kept ones I thought I 'might' make someday. Magazines I didn't cut up I passed on to other quilters. I magazines back to 1972. Remember "Stich and Sew"? I had some of them. I also have over 120 hardback books so I have all the patterns I could ever make!