How Do You Organize Your Books????
03-09-2016, 06:56 PM
#33
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I have my quilt books sorted by "type of quilts" for three or four shelves. Some books are grouped by specific authors. Then I have some books that are more "special" that I have in old Coke wood boxes. I have another book case couple of shelves that have books that are more "decorating with quilts, Amish quilts, museum, etc."
I am redoing magazines. If I only have a potential quilt I would like to do, I make a hard copy. Then all the quilt magazines are being donated--so far I have several box loads leaving soon--AMAZING. I have sorted the paper copies to individual office supply labeled wire and wood baskets such as baby quilts, table runners, easy quilts, holiday, applique, primitive quilts, etc. There are still magazines that I am keeping (for now). I have those sorted by date, specific quilt published magazines, and have these typed to an Excel file as well.
I am redoing magazines. If I only have a potential quilt I would like to do, I make a hard copy. Then all the quilt magazines are being donated--so far I have several box loads leaving soon--AMAZING. I have sorted the paper copies to individual office supply labeled wire and wood baskets such as baby quilts, table runners, easy quilts, holiday, applique, primitive quilts, etc. There are still magazines that I am keeping (for now). I have those sorted by date, specific quilt published magazines, and have these typed to an Excel file as well.
03-09-2016, 07:28 PM
#34
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Because I teach in my home, and often carry several books with me for workshops, and because I do research as i design patterns or prepare talks, I shelve my book by theme or topic so I can quickly find them. Most are familiar enough now to recognize by the color of the spine!
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
03-09-2016, 11:44 PM
#35
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I have to place on my bookshelf depending on size. So many quilting books are too tall for my book shelf so they lay flat on top of each other. I can read the spines to find. I wish there was a uniform size of books
I have more books and magazines than any shop and more than fabric in my stash. I don't know how I remember but I find any book I want very quickly.
I have more books and magazines than any shop and more than fabric in my stash. I don't know how I remember but I find any book I want very quickly.
03-10-2016, 08:41 AM
#36
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I group mine by category and then by author. I also have have plastic inserts that hold magazines in notebooks. I put the names of what is in the notebooks on the cover. I also have some thin books that are in cardboard holders that I bought at Office Depot. I also label the cardboard holder with its contents. I am having my sewing/ quilting room remodeled and I had to take out my book cases. I sent 7 boxes of book to our Friends of the Library, donated some to a flea market and I still have about 200 books left. I not only quilt but I knit, crochet, and make clothing and household items plus I love books.
03-10-2016, 09:59 AM
#37
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I took mine off the shelves as I needed them for fabric. I now have them in my bottom drawer of the filing cabinet. I divided them up by type of quilt..............logcabins, bargellos, scrappy, baby/kids, paper piecing and then if I have more than one by the same author, I'll put all of that author together. Of course now I seem to need another drawer as they're getting a little cramped.
03-10-2016, 02:24 PM
#38
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I sort my quilting books by subject; applique, quilt art, design, how to, and my Quilting Arts and AQS magaziness are in black plastic magazine holders by year. I had so many magazines that I have gone through them and torn out only the pattern with instructions that I really like. Mostly one per magazine. Then, I bring them to our quilt guild for the ladies to have. The patterns I kept are in plastic sleeves in large albums and labeled as to art, quilting patterns, etc. I have slowly accomplished the magazine editing this year and really enjoy the albums done that way
03-10-2016, 03:15 PM
#39
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I have the baby quilt books and miniature quilt books/magazines together but all the rest of the books are just placed helter skelter on the shelves. They are stored in a big cabinet on two shelves. My biggest mess is also all the printed patterns and magazine pages that I have saved. No rhyme or reason there.
03-10-2016, 06:12 PM
#40
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I organize my books by authors and techniques. Example; Eleanor Burns ( piecing, appliqué, table runners, etc. ) Debbie, etc. Printed patterns I put in a binders and organize by holidays, purse patterns, home decor, appliqué, pieced patterns, etc. Bought patterns I organize the same way. Bought a metal towel rack and put on the arms of it. ( putting it on the side of my bookcase). Sewing magazines I keep in a file cabinet. I do not think there is no right or wrong of how you keep your patterns. It is what works for yourself that matters. I have a small sewing room and if I do not organize, it just does not work for me. I dream of a 30 x 40 foot sewing room. Lol
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