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Do you keep a quilt journal??

Old 07-29-2012, 01:22 PM
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I snap digital photos of everything as it is going out the door. I snap the fronts, backs, and all of the labeling that I hand embroider on the quilts. I store the snaps in my laptop. Each quilt has its own folder whose "name" starts with a date in the CCYYMMDD format and then who the quilt was for. I sometimes store the EQ7 pictures in this folder too. If I am lucky to receive digital photos from the recipients showing them using the quilt I made, then those photos are also added to the electronic folder. I like to look through the folders and reminisce. I make a quilt for each niece and nephew that comes along. Having this filing system is great so that I can remind myself of the fabrics used for an older siblings quilt and try to use entirely different fabrics in the new arrival's quilt.
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Old 07-29-2012, 01:32 PM
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My journals are in binders with full pg pics so the detail shows, front and back. I sew fabric swatches to a piece of copy paper and add info to the paper. making notes as I progress through the journey of making the quillt is very satisfying. Going back over all the info and thoughts gives me great pleasure and even though I give the away the quilts I still have the record to remember.

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Old 07-29-2012, 03:05 PM
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I do have a quilt journal but I haven't kept up with it. I'll have to "find" it....wonder where I put it?
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Old 07-29-2012, 03:26 PM
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I do take a photos of my quilts and special items, print them out for my quilt album and include a little bit about them, dates, etc.

I also keep an annual journal of sorts, mostly about quilting and also include stuff about family, friends, trips, addresses of people I send quilts, pillowcases and other stuff to. I keep all my fabric and book order forms in the journal and any papers that I might want to refer to at a later date. Better to have them and not need them than to hunt all over for a paper you threw out by mistake.
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Old 07-29-2012, 05:23 PM
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I have been making quilt and comforters since 1965-66 and was able to about 10 years ago to think up all the quilts I had made. I forgot two that my son had, I recogonized fabrics, i used when making clothes. Otherwise I remembered them all. Since 2008 I have pics of all the quilts from then to now. I have a list of all the quilts, comforters and biscuit quilts with a description, and who I gave it to.
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Old 07-29-2012, 05:39 PM
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I am also a scrapbooker, so when I began quilting I have recorded all my quilts in a 8x8 scrapbook. I take a photo of every quilt and the receipient. Each quilt is on a separate page. I add some fabric scraps and the date and reason I gave them the quilt. I also include the thank you notes I receive ... out of the 25 quilts in my book, there are 3 thank you notes. I go through my scrapbook occasionally ... fun to look at the quilts and see how my skills have improved through the years.
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Old 07-29-2012, 06:18 PM
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Someone gave me a quilt journal and I add to it periodically. I like it very much. Sometimes I bring it to a friends house, easier than carrying all my quilts!
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Old 07-29-2012, 06:35 PM
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I take a picture of each item and keep them on the computer. My quilting friend and I write each other emails about our progress, and that seems to be enough of a record for my use these days. Sometimes I will search my email for mention of something, just to see how long a particular UFO has been hanging around! Years ago I remember being surprised at myself one day when I decided to sit down and list all the sewing projects I'd made in the last few weeks. At the time I was sewing little clothes for my daughter, swimsuits for all three kids (who swam in a league), and curtains, pillows and such. This was before digital cameras, and none of them were in pictures unless the kids happened to be wearing something I made.
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Old 07-29-2012, 06:59 PM
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I think that's a really neat idea! It would be cool to have something to look back on all your previous work, but also something to be treasured by family after we're gone. Thanks for bringing this up. I may just have to start one.
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Old 07-29-2012, 07:02 PM
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I have pictures of most of my quilts, need to get them printed. I have good intentions in making a quilt journal. Maybe a good project this winter!
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