If you are talking about the purchased patterns that are 5-1/2 X 8-1/2, I store them in square baskets. If they are patterns that I have acquired on line, the more recent ones are in a hanging folder in the file cabinet. The older ones are in a binder. The magazines are in magazine holders with postnotes marking the patterns that I wish to use in the future. The magazines that I'm not interested in right now are in a crate in case I need to check back in a past issue