To Cut or not to Cut....magazines, that is
#61
Originally Posted by Mary M
I love quilting magazines and have bought many used ones so please don't throw them away. I go through my magazines time and time again and put paper clips on the pattern pages I like. I may never get them all made but I till love looking at them in the evenings when I am too tired to sew. I would gladly pay postage on magazines that could get thrown away, as long as I don't already have them.
I have mine all in those big black magazine holders they sell at Walmart and office supply stores. I label the spines of the holders as to the magazine title, and the time period. I also put skinny post-its on pages of patterns that I think I'll make some day. Since I have a hard time getting to sleep at night, I take a few at a time to bed with me and re-look at the mags until I get groggy. Many times I put post-its on patterns that I would never have thought about before. Sometimes I take OFF a post-it if I no longer have any interest in that pattern. My skills have grown, and my tastes have changed a bit. I only get rid of the very old magazines, such as the ones that have a lot of templates and don't have patterns using rotary cutters.
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#62
Originally Posted by weezie
Originally Posted by Wanda_GA
I have saved all my magazines, and when I want to find something I remember reading I can never find the right magazine. I'm beginning to think books are best investment.
So, what I've been doing now is going thru the magazines, and if I don't see anything interesting I put them in a stack and when I get quite a few I give them to another quilting friend.
Oh, and I am also letting a lot of my subscriptions lapse.
So, what I've been doing now is going thru the magazines, and if I don't see anything interesting I put them in a stack and when I get quite a few I give them to another quilting friend.
Oh, and I am also letting a lot of my subscriptions lapse.
#63
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 106
Scanning is my way of doing it and I've never had any real problems.Others can still use the magazine because everything is still in tack.I also list them in the front before putting them in a large binder. That way I know what name and what page it is on.Later if I decide I don't want one I can remove it and put another in it's place.Things cost to much not to be able to share with others.
#64
My magazine collection was getting overwhelming so I cut out the patterns I was interested in and put them into a hanging file, sorting patterns by type, such as scrap, batik, Vintage, florals, etc. Now when looking for a pattern it is so much faster than paging through all my magazines. Being orgainized gives me more time to do the quilting that I so love to do!
#65
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: San Bruno, CA
Posts: 433
I scanned my magazines and stored them on my computer. It took time to do, but I did a few each day. There are several advantages to this method. I can sort and store an article in several different files such as baby quilts, appliqued, and easy. Another advantage is that pages that I wanted with information from 2 different articles, but were back to back, could be saved individually. I then donated my magazines to the senior center where they were greatly appreciated.
#66
Originally Posted by 1quilt_gma
Originally Posted by Quilter7x
Rather than cutting out the patterns/directions, scan them into your PC. Then you can title them what you want and the magazine stays intact. :)
#67
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 54
I alos have lots of quilting magazines, so i know how hard it is to get rid of them. I will look through them after i have had them for a while keep the ones i want and take the rest to my quilting guild and put a free sign on them. they are gone in a few minutes!
#69
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Alabama
Posts: 333
This is the same method I use. I have tons of magazines and can't bear to get rid of any of them. They are organized by subscription and placed by year and month in magazine holders and put on a book shelf. I have lots of books also. I went through and placed small colored post-its on the ones I really liked and on the end that sticks out, I wrote on it with a Sharpie what kind of quilt it is. That way I don't have to actually open each magazine to get what I want to find. I have magazines from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and beyond. The 60's, 70's and 80's have more patterns in them than do current magazines. I do not want to get rid of them. I'm afraid if I do, then I'll need something that was in there and not find the info or pattern I want.
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