Endless pattern stash!
#21
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Location: DFW / Texas
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I too cut and clip what I like and put them into a notebook. I have done this for YEARS with other 'craft' ideas too. Cuts down on extra magazines, and time from flipping through all the magazines to find 'the one' I am looking for.
#22
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Originally Posted by Wonnie
I'll tell you what I did several years ago. I purchased a large looseleaf notebook, a box of plastic page protectors from Sam's club and a pack of computer paper and I started going through each of my many boxes of patterns, how-to's as well as magazines that had something in them I just HAD to keep! And in the evenings, while watching TV, I started going through the items one by one and pitching those things I knew I would NEVER use. Then, at random, I started cutting out the things I knew I would use along with their instructions if any available and, using a glue stick to hold it to the background of computer paper, just barely tapped the back of each item just enough to hold it in place until I could insert it into a plastic protector. What I ended up with is something that resembles a magazine but full of just those things that appealed to me. Might even throw in a recipe or two. Sometimes I would even throw in a picture of a great room I'd like to duplicate some day. Well, long story short, over time, I now have 4 books of just fun things, 2 quilt books ( I looked through the magazines and maybe only really found one pattern I truly loved so cut it out along with the directions and pitched the book) and 2 for recipes. It works GREAT for me because in the evening now I have fun looking through them and, best of all, I not only am constantly inspired, I can actually FIND what I'm looking for!
I love your idea!!! I have too many magazines to sort through each time I want something from one of them. I had thought about cutting things out, but the teacher/librarian in me wouldn't let me cut up perfectly good magazines. Well, you have inspired me to go ahead and get the things I want organized and to let the rest go to recycling. Then I will have two more drawers to store more fabric. It will be a win win situation. Thanks. :)
#23
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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Of course, those patterns are hard to resist at the moment, and hard to find, when wanted. I have spent quiet a bit of time this week hunting for a particular table runner-place mat pattern, I do know how to find it, I will cut up the fabric for a different pattern, and that should do it. Right? piecefully, the old one
#24
Originally Posted by bluteddi
I tend to hoard the free one vis PDF on my puter.... I try to save them in catogories that work with my blonde brain.
#25
Originally Posted by GailG
Originally Posted by bluteddi
I tend to hoard the free one vis PDF on my puter.... I try to save them in catogories that work with my blonde brain.
#27
Originally Posted by Lavada
Recently i went through my quilt magazines and just kept the patterns i liked but so many patterns have the same name put them in plastic protecters and took the others to a thrift store
#28
Originally Posted by Lavada
Recently i went through my quilt magazines and just kept the patterns i liked but so many patterns have the same name put them in plastic protecters and took the others to a thrift store
#29
oh yes, never can locate the exact pattern I am looking for. But then I do tend to save patterns from magazines etc. Clip them and put in a file and hopefully put them in by category. However--often put them in the wrong one, but then do get to see whats in a file as I look for what I want. grin
#30
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Silsbee, Texas
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Originally Posted by Wonnie
I'll tell you what I did several years ago. I purchased a large looseleaf notebook, a box of plastic page protectors from Sam's club and a pack of computer paper and I started going through each of my many boxes of patterns, how-to's as well as magazines that had something in them I just HAD to keep! And in the evenings, while watching TV, I started going through the items one by one and pitching those things I knew I would NEVER use. Then, at random, I started cutting out the things I knew I would use along with their instructions if any available and, using a glue stick to hold it to the background of computer paper, just barely tapped the back of each item just enough to hold it in place until I could insert it into a plastic protector. What I ended up with is something that resembles a magazine but full of just those things that appealed to me. Might even throw in a recipe or two. Sometimes I would even throw in a picture of a great room I'd like to duplicate some day. Well, long story short, over time, I now have 4 books of just fun things, 2 quilt books ( I looked through the magazines and maybe only really found one pattern I truly loved so cut it out along with the directions and pitched the book) and 2 for recipes. It works GREAT for me because in the evening now I have fun looking through them and, best of all, I not only am constantly inspired, I can actually FIND what I'm looking for!
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