selm

Bookmarks can disappear over time(website shuts down, etc). It's better to cut and paste into a word document and saving on your computer or download the pdf file if available. Cutting and pasting takes a little bit of time but is worth it to have it in your files.

I'm now in the process of de-cluttering my sewing library. I'll look up a pattern and, if I can find it, I download it and get rid of the original paper copy. If I can't find it online(or it is no longer free) I scan it into a word document, save that and destroy the paper copy. It will take me a while to to all this, but eventually it will be all done.

quiltlady1941

I agree I to do the same, I am beginning to think it is a sickness...LOL. I also was downloading any embroidery pattern and now have so many that I most likely will not use half of them.. now I just copy the quilt patterns that I want to make right away.. oh well it is fun ...a little crazy but fun...

petpainter

That's what I do, too. They take up no space on the hard drive, and they are there when I need them. Also pictures of great quilting as I am loving FMQing, too. Just put them in a file! ( I often copy to a word doc is not downloadable).

klgls

I have a separate external hard drive that I keep my quilt patterns in pdf format. It's fun to go "shopping" there when I want a new pattern. When I get ready to quilt - I can print it out then. Sometimes I just print out a portion of the pattern - like cutting directions.

misschris

Good to hear I am not only one that has a binder full. Intensions are always good, but something better always comes along. Now I also bookmark for future use. Sometimes I use it and other times I delete.

Yooper32

You lie! You know you lie! You can't do it. You know you can't do it. Go forth and support the ink and paper people






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lclang

Me too, binders, boxes, and stacks. Love them!

youngduncan

I get a great deal of pleasure in looking for patterns on this board and several other sites. If I find some that I really like [even though I know I will most likely never even attempt them!] I will probably print them out and lovingly place them in the notebook binder files I have on the top shelf of my sewing room bookcase. I carefully put them into the alphabetized table of contents, slip each one into a page protector, and insert them into proper order in the binders.

I make a separate table of contents for each category: articles, quilting, paper piecing, sewing, arts and crafts. When I am feeling the urge to make something, I can pull down my notebooks and "shop" without ever having to leave the apartment. Do I use printer ink and paper? Sure! But I figure that this method costs less than browsing the quilt shops and burning gasoline to get to them. Besides, ultimately my method is less expensive than collecting "bought" patterns I will probably never make.

Okay! Okay! Sometimes I purchase a downloadable pattern to add to my collection. I guess there is just no hope for me now!

Onebyone

Be sure and check the life span of the flash drives. Several of my flash drives and discs that are just a few years old have become unreadable. Many of the inexpensive flash drives only have 2 - 5 years lifespan. There are brands of flash drives that have a long life warranty but they are not cheap.

llweezie

Hmmm what I dislike is when you order a quilt kit on the net and have to download the pattern. I really want a paper one sent to me and not have download the pattern.