youngduncan

I like to collect quilting patterns that "I might do" someday. They are printed out, placed into page protectors, then filed alphabetically in many, many loose-leaf notebooks. The drawers in my sewing room are filled with period costume patterns. Do I plan to use them? Most likely not, but they are fun to collect and read occasionally. Alas, it's the same with the quilting patterns and resources: I look through them and admire them, but that's about as far as it gets. Sigh!!

grammasharon

Onebyone, can you help those of us who don't know how to save to Pinterest. I too am drowning in patterns and even have a difficult time locating them on my computer. Should have been born a few years later like the grands, then I would have all this knowledge they have about using this technology. Problem is, they all live hundreds of miles away and when i get to see them we don't talk computers. :-)

EmiliasNana

Guilty as charged. I have them on the computer in specific folders, in 3 ring binders (a whole 30" shelf by category) and patterns that I have purchased in a couple boxes in the closet. I went through all of the paper copies recently and threw out many I had printed and took some things to Goodwill. However, I still have tons. I probably won't make 1%, but I do look at them for inspiration and do pull a specific pattern to make occasionally. We have the room, so why not have a library available at our fingertips to browse at our leisure.

Patski-Mi.

Yes..I have magazines, printed patterns from websites and I also cut out pictures from quilting catalogs. I know that I won't do all of them but use them as a guide for making a quilt without a pattern.

Luv Quilts and Cats

I print them out and put them in a binder. I have filled one binder and have a stack printed that will fill another! I put them in plastic pocket sheets. I also have three magazine holders filled with counted cross stitch patterns, a four drawer wheeled plastic cabinet with counted cross stitch kits. And at least 10 quilt kits not yet opened. I like to tell myself I can't die until they are all done!!! LOL!

Clmay

running 1, I hear you loud and clear. I do the same thing. My only problem is that when I download my favorites, I can't seem to find them again. They never download with names, just numbers. I go through them once a month and delete the ones I really don't like. The ones I do like I rename them so as I can find them again.

betty32084

I copy mine to cd's.and label the cd's.I only copy ones I think I'll be doing in the future.Otherwise ,I have over 200 craft patterns in my downloads saved.

MargeD

I don't save many patterns on my computer, however, I am guilty of printing them out, putting them in binders or boxes, then not taking them out for months. I'm trying to do better, putting patterns I want to make in the near future into a folder that I keep by my sewing machine. Sometimes that works. LOL.

Quilty-Louise

I AM a pattern junkie. In fact just received 2 new patterns in the mail
yesterday.

One pattern is the Spicy Spiral, and the other is the Snappy Splendor.

institches33

Save them to a thumb drive....you wanted them for a reason. I look through my pattern files just to be happy!