Years ago I bought the cheap peel back the page picture albums, and that's what I use to put my ideas into, ideas for decorating, to build things, gardening, etc -- which come from magazines, newspapers, pictures I've taken over the years. I use that same way to keep track of quilting ideas. I also have a 3" x 5" index card box with notes about quilt blocks, patterns, baby quilts, kids quilts, etc., and notated if its in a magazine (including name/date, pg #), book (with same details) or a pattern. So when I need ideas, I go to that box and look, and it cuts down the searching considerably. I get ideas everywhere - including model homes, quilt catalogs, decorating magazines, kids coloring books, architectural details on a building, tile designs, and it all applies to my quilting...I'm sure it works the same way with most folks here on this board, too.