tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post6780420835152471887..comments2024-03-28T19:58:45.060+10:00Comments on Jenny of ELEFANTZ: What do you do with all your craft magazines?Jenny of Elefantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-41411614024862539502009-11-01T23:43:05.139+10:002009-11-01T23:43:05.139+10:00Hi Jenny, I know my comment is "late"......Hi Jenny, I know my comment is "late"... I'm catching up on blogs today. About a year ago I realized that I had kept magazines for the patterns and ideas, but I'd never be able to find anything when/if I wanted it. The cutting began. Each pattern or technique is in its own sheet protector (I put multiple pages in the one sheet protector) and into 3-ring binders organized by magazine name & date. But I added one extra step... I made a copy of the pattern (usually reduced) and put them into a quilt inspiration scrapbook & I note the mag/date so I can find it. Now if someone can tell me how to live long enough to make everything!<br /><br />(Btw, I've read your blog for a long time now & enjoy it very much!)Beth Karesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461449002277391095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-31359787397694483692009-10-22T05:31:43.710+10:002009-10-22T05:31:43.710+10:00I do this too but I do it right off the bat. I ha...I do this too but I do it right off the bat. I have limited itme so I rip as I go with every magazine and catalog I receive. It's rare that I want to review the entire book again but if it is a really phenomenal issue I might save it and do the ripping the second time around but never more than twice.kcenya1950https://www.blogger.com/profile/04662054102040674321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-43495621232197284572009-10-18T12:14:59.339+10:002009-10-18T12:14:59.339+10:00Brilliant idea!Brilliant idea!Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337987459417392780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-67549342641448802652009-10-18T02:45:47.028+10:002009-10-18T02:45:47.028+10:00I like your method Jenny! I think it is time for m...I like your method Jenny! I think it is time for me to get organized in that area....<br /><br />So, do I understand correctly? Once you've clipped the instruction pages out, pulled the pattern sheet out, labeled everything and put into their proper file, you throw/recycle the rest of the magazine away?Myrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671717725163020678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-87883003873765793612009-10-17T19:09:34.890+10:002009-10-17T19:09:34.890+10:00This is a smart idea! Who could ever find that qu...This is a smart idea! Who could ever find that quilt you saw in magazine but can't remember which one otherwise? I don't have a lot of magazine because of this issue and because I'm a fairly new quilter. Your way makes sense, seems quick and easy, and will probably inspire me to buy more magazines!Jackie's Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728521317964661942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-40574348445267985962009-10-17T17:26:53.206+10:002009-10-17T17:26:53.206+10:00Talk about organised! I better not show my mum you...Talk about organised! I better not show my mum your post. I don't buy too many mags but when I do I re read them till I eventually cut out those things I am likely to make and store them.<br />My mum on the other hand is a compulsive buyer and when I go to her house I sort them by issue and she stores them all away. She desperately needs a cull but she would disown me if I suggested your filing method!.lolmarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996325525301046700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-2451157956254352012009-10-17T12:55:06.169+10:002009-10-17T12:55:06.169+10:00Oh dear! I can feel my OCD tendancies kicking into...Oh dear! I can feel my OCD tendancies kicking into overdrive.<br />Lookout magazines, here I come.Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647259468730860460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-87230772195561915872009-10-17T10:53:05.016+10:002009-10-17T10:53:05.016+10:00WOW! Jenny, uyou are so organized...I have to lear...WOW! Jenny, uyou are so organized...I have to learn with you.., Thanks, girl. God bless.<br />Hugs, Nina.Nina Morellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079798133101028450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-36905013023773614402009-10-17T05:37:01.516+10:002009-10-17T05:37:01.516+10:00Hi Jenny,
Love your Christmas quilt, sewn so beaut...Hi Jenny,<br />Love your Christmas quilt, sewn so beautifully.<br />Hey, great way to store your patterns and tutorials.<br />Have a great weekend.<br />Hugs,<br />AnnaAnna Rosa Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776801135504956709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-4263068140738586492009-10-17T04:36:28.183+10:002009-10-17T04:36:28.183+10:00You are so organised. I start off with good intent...You are so organised. I start off with good intentions and then fizzle out and end up filing everything together which takes just as long to search through as it would have if i just kept the magazines whole!Maggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479533794674357334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-77495508103531845272009-10-17T03:20:06.050+10:002009-10-17T03:20:06.050+10:00Hey Jenny! I used to save magazine clippings so I...Hey Jenny! I used to save magazine clippings so I wouldn't have to save the whole magazine--especially if there was just a page or two out of the whole magazine I was interested in. And I had a filing system. But after six years, I realized even that was too much. And since we're moving into a fifth-wheel RV, my space (not to mention weight) was limited. So I decided to *scan* all my clippings into pdf files! It's been a perfect solution. I scan a project, name it, and file it accordingly. It's been a wonderful space saver. I've even scanned whole quilting magazines! I've got an external hard drive that I save my scanned items to, so it doesn't bog down my computer, but it's easy to get to. I can look at stuff on my laptop, or if I want, I can print it out. Very helpful!<br /><br />Denise :)Denise :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07306906507013593208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-80856813746472475412009-10-17T03:09:44.843+10:002009-10-17T03:09:44.843+10:00Great idea Jenny! I pull out the patterns I want ...Great idea Jenny! I pull out the patterns I want to make, but I staple the pattern sheet to the article. If there is more than one per pattern sheet that I want to make, I staple them all and put them in a ziplock bag. They're all in a heap, I like your idea of different folders for different types of projects.<br />I have all the Mary Englebriet mags, too, but they're intact...mostly. I did use some of her illustrations for decoupage!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877277586697593998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-42427293375523338332009-10-17T00:44:38.221+10:002009-10-17T00:44:38.221+10:00Great organizing! Will I every get there? I thin...Great organizing! Will I every get there? I think not!Mary on Lake Pulaskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965950454417494966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-30910503146903177152009-10-17T00:34:57.927+10:002009-10-17T00:34:57.927+10:00Dear Jenny,
I have all my books filed by designer....Dear Jenny,<br />I have all my books filed by designer...but as for my magazines they are in piles by year and in the dresser drawers. I love your idea and I need to get to the store and get some storage equipment and get BUSY! KristyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-78852764938702127612009-10-16T23:45:23.025+10:002009-10-16T23:45:23.025+10:00Snap Jenny! I have this system too and boy it'...Snap Jenny! I have this system too and boy it's so much easier to find a certain pattern like a cushion or doll to make for a gift rather than going through all your mags.Mind you I still have lots of magazines :) Barb.barb's creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425588296349592091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-74613391848400629682009-10-16T23:43:35.709+10:002009-10-16T23:43:35.709+10:00I've always wanted to do something with all of...I've always wanted to do something with all of mine and thought of just keeping the good parts, but my interests changes often. I would probably throw away something I would want later. Has this ever happened to you? I have a large wall in the hall with shelves of magazines.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153669908404951595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-40349249310588522542009-10-16T22:52:37.441+10:002009-10-16T22:52:37.441+10:00Dear Jenny: I have so many magazines that I will n...Dear Jenny: I have so many magazines that I will need 3 or 4 lives to stitch, sew or quilt every pattern. <br />I have been looking for a simple way to store them.I think the way you propose is really smart! I thought to store them in my PC but I think it's quite imposible (I should scan lots of pages). <br />I think I'm going to have a sneak at Elaine blog to see all the others tips.<br />LOL<br />ElisaCountry Nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126128204795369176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-39278195575780545072009-10-16T21:29:14.249+10:002009-10-16T21:29:14.249+10:00I had to laugh when I read this post. I've ju...I had to laugh when I read this post. I've just finished looking for some Christmas decoration patterns. I am a really sad case when it comes to magazines. I have every Homespun, Quilters Companion, Country Threads, Patchwork and Stitching, nearly every AP&Q, years worth of Handmade and Country Crafts. They take up heaps of room, but I just can't part with them. I do look through them lots, but I am starting to have trouble finding the pattern I'm after. I have spent this evening tidying and sorting them while Mick is away. He is giving increasingly strong hints to have a serious cull. Mind you, he has lots of motorcycle magazines. Yes, I have found a few good decoration patterns. Now to find the bits and bobs to make them.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com