I have quilt journals everywhere. I use mostly graph paper spiral notebooks, although some are stitched, & some are just regular notebooks and sketchbooks. I sketch out many designs (some simply don't work, and I have not wasted any fabric) and when I begin to make one, I put in scraps so I have a fabric 'map.' I figure my strip/yardage requirements, and leave my figures on the page. I also practice my quilting designs in these notebooks. For me, the journals are a working tool, and something that I use daily. I cannot imagine not using one (or fifteen).