marand

Do you have one? Did you make your own or is there one that you purchased that you like? My goal this year is to document the items I make or plan to make in an organized, systematic way.. Going to give it a try anyway. I have been very productive this year, for me--one of the silver linings of staying home. Happy New Year! Stay safe and be smart!
Mary Ann

Onebyone

Happy New Year to you!
I have a couple of quilt journals, really pretty, fresh clean pages just waiting for me to write. I have had them for over ten years and not a word in any of them. LOL I do take pictures of all my quilts and each year I have the pictures printed in a booklet.

SusieQOH

I have one but I've never used it!! I would like to get in the habit but never seem to. Maybe I'll start today

Tartan

Nope, I’d rather be doing than writing about doing.

aashley333

Timely post! That sounds like a great idea for the new year!

Pam S

Bought a nice one years ago at a quilt show. Never wrote in it but it's stuffed full of pictures of quilts I've made. Guess I should document them someday.

Synnove

I do have a quilting journal, but perhaps it would be more accurate to call it a quilting workbook. Each project has its own section where I write down the date started, name of the pattern, type of batting, dimensions of the block, and sizes of the pieces. I draw out the units on graph paper, write down what type of batting I used, what kind of thread, and the width of the binding. It helps me to be able to refer back to this info as I work. I write down what went well and what I want to do differently next time.

Kitsie

Its a good time to start - Happy New Year!! Doing it on the computer where you can add pictures is nice!

leheath8

I got one in the advent calendar box I bought from MSQC and I quite like it. I print a photo of each quilt and them make notes on how things went, what worked and what didn't, and what I'd like to try or do differently next time. I also include the name and creator of the pattern and fabric, if I can remember, in case I want to find/use it again. ! I'm not good at putting labels on my quilts, so this journal provides a record of each one.

toverly

In a way I have one. I use a Mead Cambridge Busness notebook. It's 9 1/2 x 5 3/8, 80 pages. I ordered a dozen direct from Mead when Office Max sold out to Office Depot. What I like about them is they are narrow ruled, have lines on the front of the page and a quad grid on the back of the page. I made a quilted cover and take it to meetings, draw out blocks, and plan for quilts. I like the yellow paper ones but I have had them printed on white paper too. I have them for several years back and it's handy to look up something I planned to do or to redo.