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Old 10-24-2011, 07:53 AM
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I do the same with notebooks. I can't keep all of my quilt magazines, so I tear out the quilts I like, put them is plastic sleeves with 3 holes in them, then into 3 ring binders. I probably have 25-30 notebooks, but it is better than thousands of quilt magazines to go through, and I do label the outside of the binder.
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Most of my patterns are packaged nearly the same size so I bought a plastic storage bin and I stand them up in it. I can flip through it to find what I'm looking for.

If I have a project going (a big one) I will use a notebook and put the finished blocks (8" and under) in a sleeve until the quilt top is finished.

I also have a block of the month that I did the same thing for. I put the pattern and fabrics in a sleeve until finished.

(I have a lot of notebooks). LOL
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Originally Posted by pugmom
I am acquiring a bunch of patterns and have not come up with the best way to store them so that I can find them etc. Any ideas and how do you all store your patterns?

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3-ring binder and plastic sheet protectors. Put patterns in sheet protectors, then categorize them in the binder with tab dividers.
Baby Quilts, Stars, Christmas, etc.
Works for me.
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Old 10-24-2011, 09:26 AM
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I"ve run off so many copies of quilts that I want to do - so I punched the holes in the papers with my 3-hole punch, and put them into notebooks. Easy to turn the pages; not always easy to find, but anice way to "browse" to see waht I want to make next.
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Old 10-24-2011, 09:37 AM
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I store mine in the plastic 3-drawer, on wheels, units that you can get at Walmart. The patterns are a perfect fit laying on their side. I section them off with cardboard...ex: purses, quilts, rag dolls, etc. They stand 26" high and are under my cutting table.
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Old 10-24-2011, 09:52 AM
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Me too! I made cardboard dividers in the box according to category of pattern and they are ought of sight but easy to get from under the bed.
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I store mine in a 5inch 3 ring binder. They go into the plastic sleeves(sheet protecters) I have a bit of OCD.
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Old 10-24-2011, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by judykrdolls18
I store mine in plastic sleeves in notebooks and label the notebooks with the type of pattern ie wallhangings, quilts, purses, etc.
This is a great way to do it. froggyintexas
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I keep manilla envelopes and write totes, wallhangings, christmas etc. on the fronts and put them all in a plastic tote.
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I store my patterns in sheet protectors and in 3-ring binders with sheet tabs listing the types of patterns they are, Example: Angel, Baby, Floral, Star, Tumbling Blocks etc. I list all of the different types of patterns on the spine of each binder so at a glance I know what patterns are in each binder. I like being organized that way so you aren’t wasting time looking in each binder for a particular pattern. As they say “Organized people are just too lazy to get up and look for it”. Hope this helps.

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