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100 quilt magazines really don't take up that much space. Ask me how I know. :-) Seriously, you can get one of the Long Under bed Storage boxes and that should hold all 100 of them, with room left over. That way, they'd be out of the way and you could still keep them. If you do take pages out and wanted to get rid of them, you can take them to the library and they love to get them even if they aren't complete.
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I am in the process of down-sizing and had way too many magazines. I took out of the magazines those patterns that I wanted to keep and have stored them in a hanging file in separate folders, organizing by pattern type such as baskets, nine patch, applique, etc. It is so easy to find what I am looking for now. I know I will never live long enough to use all of them, but now I am not wasting time looking for a particular pattern.
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Wow, I wasn't expecting this topic to explode!! I will be binders and clear protectors and scanning them/making copies! I think when i scan them I will be saving them on a cd as well, to cut down on the clutter just a bit! Thank you all for the suggestions!
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I subscribe to at least 8 quilting magazines...love to read. Any way I bought the magazine holders for mine and keep them in there. Most hold more than 2 years of subscriptions and many share more than one magazine.
I could not bare having to cut up my magazines or throwing them away. :cry: |
I cut out the patterns I want and put them in those plastic sleeves for binders. Each sleeve has the pages for one pattern. I then put them in a binder (it's a big one now!). Very easy to refer to and keeps them altogether.
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I tell my hubs I will get rid of him first. I am not going to get rid of my stuff, no way!!!
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I would scan them and save them on your hard drive. You should be able to save them as a pdf file.
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I don't buy them anymore either. I have more patterns than I'll ever get made and the books are too expensive to throw away. I bought 5" note book binders and the plastic book holders from Keepsake Quilting and each binder will hold about 20 or more books. I made a list in the front of each binder and listed the patterns I wanted to make and the name and date of the book they were in so I could find them without going through each book. I would have to live to be 100 and quilt 24 hours a day to make what I have marked.
Wishful thinking. Maybe hubby will help you organize and keep the books. Sassy granny |
I do tear out patterns that I like and think I might actually make. I put them in plastic sleeve protectors and put in binders. I don't use anything bigger than a 1-1/2 inch binder because they can get very heavy if they are larger than that.
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I also tear out patterns and articles I think I'll want to refer to in the future. I have a binder for quilt patterns, one for clothing consutruction techniques, one for fabric crafts, and one for general sewing information (like informtion on needle sizes, types of stabilizers, comparison of battings, merits of different kinds of fabrics, etc.). Works for me
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If you have a scanner you could scan the pages in to a file in your computer. Store the templates in manilla envelopes. Then you could look through them and arrange the however you wanted in files and folders with the names on them.
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Easy answer - scan the magazines or the parts you want to keep and there they are all on your computer.
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Originally Posted by dirty1mom
I have big 3 ring notebooks that I label with the magazine name. I put the patterns and templates, etc in those clear plastic sleeves and put into that magazines notebook. Sometimes if the mag. has a lot of patterns I want to keep, I stuff the whole magazine into the sleeve.
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Only a 100? Cast your eye around to see if there is any extra clutter you can suggest is removed from the masculine side of the house. It may be a case of the splinter and the log...LOL
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Just keep them, you will be sorry if you split the magazine up. I kkep mine in thos magazine holders on my book case. They are not hurting anyone.
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I have a zippered three ring binder where I store all the patterns and templates in sheet protectors. Great way to organize and don't have all the weight of the entire magazine. I just toss the rest of the magazine.
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Originally Posted by blzzrdqueen
Originally Posted by raedar63
Hmmmm, husband demanding, no flippin way! ........
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Put them under a bed or out of sight. That works for me . I love going back through them.
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Yes, Ilook back through the magazine where I have a post it note and say "why did I like that"
Originally Posted by rusty quilter
As do I. Inspiration at different times, comes from different sources. What you "loved" 3 years ago--you probably won't "love" now.
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I have so many magazines and books. My hubby built me a bookcase for my magazines, and I do need another one. I also have more in other bookcases.
If my hubby told me to get rid of them, I couldn't, as there are so many, where would I start and how can I know what I want to keep. Also I guess he knows not to ask. I really could open a library in my house, with the amount of books, magazines I have. Maybe your hubby could build a bookcase to hold them, or buy some of those plastic containers with lids on them and archive them, at least you will still have them. Best of luck.... |
I had this "problem" when we started packing to move after living in the same house for 21 years. Decided to get rid of the magazines (some dating to before we moved into the house). Went thru, cut out what I wanted; stored in notebooks with plastic inserts. Now I REGRET IT. I miss my magazines. I LOVED looking thru them from time to time. Never again. Someone will just have to throw what I have away when I croak unless want to keep them.
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I agree with this -- knitting patterns as well as quilt patterns. My taste has changed and I am glad I have kept whole magazines. I am also now much more experienced and have thrown out a lot of the really simple ones that I liked in the beginning. I hope you find a way to keep all of them.
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100 magazines is not a huge amount. Could you keep some of the latest at your place and store some of the others at your parent's house. I wouldn't want to mess up my magazines - tastes change as well as ability and you might want to relook at the magazines later. You don't sound like you really want to get rid of them and scanning can distort. I'd keep them somehow, but then, I am stubborn. Ask my husband.
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Originally Posted by raedar63
Hmmmm, husband demanding, no flippin way! ........
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You may have to ask for a filing cabinet and put them in folders.
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That is exactly what I do as well.
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Why would someone tell someone else to get rid of something that they want I don't understand
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Originally Posted by raedar63
Hmmmm, husband demanding, no flippin way! ........
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Originally Posted by raedar63
Hmmmm, husband demanding, no flippin way! ........
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Originally Posted by raedar63
Hmmmm, husband demanding, no flippin way! ........
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The cardboard magazine holders are also available through www.currentcatalog.com. I have also thought about having files made with different categories for quilt top patterns.
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I make copies and file them under quilts and then take the magazines to the quilting ladies or put them in a garage sale.
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Guess I forgot to say the favorite patterns I want to keep I copy.
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Originally Posted by dforesee
I don't take out the patterns I like and discard the magazine because I have learned over time that patterns I don't like today will be just what I want one day down the road. But I have found a space saving solution to store the largest # of magazines in the smallest amount of space that works better than any I have tried. I file the magazines alphabetically by title in hanging file folders (several mags to one folder) or cardboard magazine holders in a tall 4 drawer filing cabinet. On top of the cabinet I have a long file box for 3x5" cards in which I have set up a card catalog system. I have the name of a quilt pattern on the top line of the card, then below a listing of each magazine and page # that pattern can be found in. This took a while to set up a few years ago (going through all of the mags and filling in the cards), but it was fun and well worth it. Now I can find anything, and friends ask me for a pattern they need quickly instead of hunting through their magazines to find it. If I just want to browse mags for fun, I can take out a box or folder at a time and swap out for another one when I'm finished.
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Originally Posted by dirty1mom
I have big 3 ring notebooks that I label with the magazine name. I put the patterns and templates, etc in those clear plastic sleeves and put into that magazines notebook. Sometimes if the mag. has a lot of patterns I want to keep, I stuff the whole magazine into the sleeve.
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I would NOT part with any magazines or books about quilting....what I want today may NOT be what I want tomorrow....I have a ton of both and have them on book shelves along one side of my "work" room....I also use the pos-it-notes to mark the patterns I want to try..trouble is, I have way TOO many marked to do..........
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I keep the patterns I think I might want in plastic sleeves in three ring binders, and the templates go in to the plastic sleeves too. Because space is your issue, Jennifer, you might want to scan the patterns and keep the templates in plastic sleeves in a binder (or in file folders in a filing cabinet.) Sounds like your solution, after this issue is solved, is to get your magazines as an e-mag - no space-eating problem and you can print out pattern and templates as you want them.
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I use gallon zip lock bags and cut out templates, pics of quilt and the date. month and name of magazines.
Then I three hole punch and put in notebooks or files. Notebooks are easier to look through for inspiration and next project. Good luck |
My mother (creatively) used cereal boxes cut to magazine holders. Sometimes she decorated them with gift wrap but quite often I'd see the nutrition info of the cereal on the spine.
To tame my magazine collection I remove the pattern from the magazine and staple/punch each one; then I use a 3 ring binder. The organization part is primitive but I just put my "favorite" or next project(s) at the front of the notebook - that way they're readily available. Sometimes I just page through the binder like I would enjoy a magazine, only this time the pics/patterns are already in the "like" category. |
How about scanning the spec things you want onto your computer using an external disc reserved just for that?
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