HELP!! HELP!! How do you ORGANIZE & STORE QUILT PATTERNS from MAGAZINES??
04-20-2011, 07:10 PM
#13
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I tear out patterns and put them in page protectors in notebooks. If I have a really neat magazine that I don't want to tear up I turn the magazine pages to the pattern I like and then slip the whole magazine into a page protector. Then I can see every pattern just by browsing through my note books. I label each notebook according to categories.
04-20-2011, 07:14 PM
#14
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I have a two drawer filing cabinet in my sewing area. I take the patterns out of the magazine and file them under
various headings; i.e., scrap, stars, baskets, baby, theme
(this would be sport, airplanes, boats, etc.) applique,
patriotic, crazy quilts, And, if it just doesn't fit into a category
there is always misc. right?
I also keep the patterns under a section "Already Made"
with the folder showing the quilt's name. So many times after people see a particular quilt, they ask you about the
pattern.
various headings; i.e., scrap, stars, baskets, baby, theme
(this would be sport, airplanes, boats, etc.) applique,
patriotic, crazy quilts, And, if it just doesn't fit into a category
there is always misc. right?
I also keep the patterns under a section "Already Made"
with the folder showing the quilt's name. So many times after people see a particular quilt, they ask you about the
pattern.
04-20-2011, 07:33 PM
#16
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 13,120
Originally Posted by jeaninmaine
Try scanning the patterns you want and storing them on the computer. No Paper to store and you can always print them when you are ready to use them
04-21-2011, 02:48 AM
#18
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: granby MA
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I bought a small portable scanner and scanned the picture and patterns into a dated file for each magazine when I finish I will burn them onto a disc for my personal use and then I can pass the magazines on to someone else undamaged
04-21-2011, 03:04 AM
#19
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Flint, MI
Posts: 82
To get the proper size printout, you need to check you page setup on your printer and make sure it is not set to fit to page. There is a setting that will print to the correct size. Check the 1" square print out that comes on most patterns and if there is any difference you should be able to account for it.
04-21-2011, 04:12 AM
#20
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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Originally Posted by np3
I keep my magazines together. I put a post it note on the pages of quilts I want to make later. Then I take a copy of the picture of the quilt and put that in a binder. I mark the name of the magazine and the page # on the picture. When I am ready to make it, I can find the magazine quickly.
Others take out the pattern they want to make and store that in a binder. You can use page protectors to keep the pages nice. Then you can keep the magazine or toss it
Others take out the pattern they want to make and store that in a binder. You can use page protectors to keep the pages nice. Then you can keep the magazine or toss it
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