Magazine Organization/Storage
#12
Organizing my quilt magazines
I bought some inexpensive (because I needed so many) white magazine holders from IKEA, cut some attractive paper fronts (found at JoAnn's in the Scrapbooking section) Printed some labels and voila'! Nice and neat.
I hope the pictures are in the right order, but, if not, I'm sure you can figure them out.
I hope the pictures are in the right order, but, if not, I'm sure you can figure them out.
#13
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,097
Don't print out anything. Copy and paste into a word document and save to a computer file. Then you only use paper if and when you decide to make something. I do this with all kinds of quilting, sewing, knitting and cooking projects I find online.
#14
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: virginia
Posts: 171
i scan them into computer then save to a blank dvd. just be careful to label it. then i give the magazines to my library.there are a lot of people interested that cant afford to buy them here. its a very depressed area. I live in a small trailer and just do not have room for me and my loom under construction,the sewing machines and fabric.
#16
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Coventry UK
Posts: 3,058
I have just spent nearly 12hours sorting out my magazines some dating back to 1995!!!!! I have parcelled up over 100 mags to pass on to one of my quilt groups!!!! My sewing room is only 9'x7' and books/magazines take up so much space!!!!!! Now need to go through my fabrics.......or live to 150 to use them all!!!!!!!!!!!!! This hobby is SOOOO addictive!!!!!!!!
#17
If you have a scanner, scan the pages that you like from the magazines and then save them as *.pdf file. That way they are stored on your computer and you can refer to them time and again.
I have scanned lots of quilting magazines that are no longer in publication (1970-1980), so I have the files to refer to whenever I need them.
I have scanned lots of quilting magazines that are no longer in publication (1970-1980), so I have the files to refer to whenever I need them.
#18
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Carlisle, PA
Posts: 1,964
As soon as I bring a new magazine into the house, I go thru it and tear out anything I want to keep and add it to my 3 inch binder in page protectors. The magazine gets donated to Big Brothers/Big Sisters local thrift store called 'Savers'......no clutter!
#19
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Northwestern Lower Michigan/Seminole, Florida
Posts: 371
If you have a scanner, scan the pages that you like from the magazines and then save them as *.pdf file. That way they are stored on your computer and you can refer to them time and again.
I have scanned lots of quilting magazines that are no longer in publication (1970-1980), so I have the files to refer to whenever I need them.
I have scanned lots of quilting magazines that are no longer in publication (1970-1980), so I have the files to refer to whenever I need them.
What a great idea!
#20
Power Poster
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Charleston SC
Posts: 10,742
I cut out the patterns that I really want to make and get rid of the rest. The patterns I keep I put in plastic sheet protecters and put them in a three ring binder..I have a binder for quilts, one for table runners , one for ideas..It makes it a lot easier to find a pattern when I want it....
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