How do you organize your Quilting Books?
#61
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I agree -- Mine are on the shelf, in alphabetical order (I married a librarian)magazines are in chronilogical order -- unless they are not.
If I pull a book or pattern out, I try to return it OR leave it with the WIP so I do not forget what I was doing when I return to the project.
I also keep a list on Excel by title, author, date, publisher and a two word description (design, Hawaiian, celtic, appplique, machine, etc). As it is on a spread sheet, I can access it many ways. When I go to a big show, I print out the list so I do not duplicate.
If I pull a book or pattern out, I try to return it OR leave it with the WIP so I do not forget what I was doing when I return to the project.
I also keep a list on Excel by title, author, date, publisher and a two word description (design, Hawaiian, celtic, appplique, machine, etc). As it is on a spread sheet, I can access it many ways. When I go to a big show, I print out the list so I do not duplicate.
#65
Since I have several types of books I break them down into:
Sewing, crochet/knitting, embroidery, etc. Then I break down my quilting books by applique, piecing, holidays, baby/children, etc. I have a five shelf case for just these. Since I am a prolific reader I also have my reading books stashed elsewhere. I could probably start my own library if I wanted too. I have given a lot of books away, but for some reason they do not do too well in a garage sale. Still haven't figured that one out.
I forgot to mention that I also have several 3" binders broken down by categories with stuff off internet, from magazines, etc.
Sewing, crochet/knitting, embroidery, etc. Then I break down my quilting books by applique, piecing, holidays, baby/children, etc. I have a five shelf case for just these. Since I am a prolific reader I also have my reading books stashed elsewhere. I could probably start my own library if I wanted too. I have given a lot of books away, but for some reason they do not do too well in a garage sale. Still haven't figured that one out.
I forgot to mention that I also have several 3" binders broken down by categories with stuff off internet, from magazines, etc.
#66
I have some of those fabric-cardboard things that are a drawer when used in a cube organizer. But for the most part, I have a stack. When that stack starts to fall over, I start a new one. LOL
#67
I cut the copy paper boxes to an almost triangular shape (like library magazine boxes) cover them with self sticking vinyl for strength and to make them look better, stick a label on the box and put magazines in. The others go in my pigeon hole shelf that never stays organised - it has 30 pigeon holes and the case is made of wood similar to a book case.
#68
Mine are in the magazine holders with the quilting magazine as well and then when I want to look at some at night, I just get a holder out that I have not looked at for awhile. I have little stickiey notes sticking in the magazines to tell myself it was something I wanted to make. I write on the post it and it sticks out of the magazine. The holders for these I keep in my bookcase in the Hall.
#69
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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When I buy a magazine I take out the patterns that I want to keep and put them in plastic page protectors. Then I put them in notebooks.I keep the applique ones in separate notebooks. The patterns I print from the computer I also put into the notebooks.That makes it easier to find the quilt pattern you want to make if you don't have a big stack of magazines to go through. I have a 4ft x 4ft bookcase with 4 shelves. the bottom 2 shelves have quilting books and the top 2 shelves has pattern notebooks.
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