Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
And what is he going to get rid of? ;-) We use cardboard magazine holders, you can get them at Staples, Office depot etc. Then they can go on a regular bookshelf. I actually don't have many, however, my husband has 'super stock and drag illustrated' going back to the 50's!
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I would (suggest) take out the pages and templates that you want, keep the cover of the magazine and slip them in a page sleeve and then keep them in a binder. I have a friend here that quilts with me and we buy different magazines and give each other the part we don't want and that is how I organize mine.
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[quote=dirty1mom]I have big 3 ring notebooks that I label with the magazine name. I put the patterns and templates, etc in those clear plastic sleeves and put into that magazines notebook. Sometimes if the mag. has a lot of patterns I want to keep, I stuff the whole magazine into the sleeve.[/quote
Those plastic sleeves and 3 ring binders work great... That is what I do. I am on my 3rd big binder... |
I scan patterns that I really like from magazines, books, etc., and save them to my computer. Sometimes I get way behind and the mags pile up, but I am current sometimes, too. It works for me.
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Thank Goodness my hubby is not demanding.
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ditto on what dirty1mom posted. Our quilting buddies have 6 binders full of diff. books, labeled as to type of quilt (Christmas, star, childrens, etc) and it works quite nicely. Good luck
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Originally Posted by raedar63
Hmmmm, husband demanding, no flippin way! ........
Besides, if you keep your magazines in those magazine holders (cardboard or metal) and he isn't tripping over them, what's the problem?? I mean, I could see getting rid of them if you were moving overseas or something....but beyond that, I wouldn't do it :!: Now, organizing your mags so you could find the patterns you want to do more easily....now that I could see doing :thumbup: k |
I started with binders but found it too much of a task. So now I use a big accordian file. I labelled each section (Christmas, houses, garden, Hawaiian, classic, stencils, retreats and even one for receipts). Easier for me than holes, sheets, etc. I do use sheets if there are pieces, etc.
I keep my magazines for the same reasons; my tastes and abilities have changed. I store them in the bottom of my stash cupboard and take them out from time to time and it is just like getting new ones in the mail. |
I guess I'd alphabetize large sized envelopes and put them in a file cabinet - I'm facing the same dilemma here - not that DH is demanding - he figures when my footspace is so small I can no longer walk into my little sewing abode, I'll figure out something has to go and I'm nearing that right now - but a file cabinet with them filed in order in envelopes so they stay together would be ideal! I hate to lose the magazines, as many times I relate to what desgin I want by remembering which magazine I found it in - but I guess my mind can learn to be more organized too! :) Have a great time organizing!
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Any pattern that interests me I place in those plastic sleeves and put in a 3 ring binder. If I see them on the computer, I either print them off or keep them in a folder that I can browse through when I am looking for something new to do. Quilt shops always have free patterns from the fabric manufacturers so I pick those up too!
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