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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: quiltermarynel on February 03, 2008, 02:47:24 PM
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I only own about 15 or 20 books. The others are from the guild collection, so I only borrow them for a short time. When I have an idea for a quilt, I enter it into the computer, where it only takes virtual space. I started with binders, etc. I plan to get rid of them completely.
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: missmommy on February 06, 2008, 08:44:04 AM
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Quote from: Merry Bee on January 31, 2008, 09:10:35 AM
Missmommy, talking about storing the book with the fabric/project, reminded me of one of my pet peeves. I am always losing my favorite snipper, ripper, ruler or something in one of my projects.
That's exactly why I have doubles even triples of some things. I'd rather go out and buy a new one than spend what seems like an eternity looking for it. (small $ items of course) ;D
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: charalquilts on April 05, 2008, 01:58:51 AM
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Since I am fairly new to quilting I haven't accumulated enough books to make it a problem. Magazine however had been piling up and when I wanted to go back and find something it seemed I had to just about look through every magazine. Recently I went through my magazines and cut out the quilts patterns, and tips that I wanted. (I finally decided I didn't need all of the advertisements) I then organized then into categories....applique, embroidery, quilting patterns, christmas, children, etc in a three ringed binder using the clear page protecters. I've gotten rid of the stacks of magazines and find that I can now to back in half the time and time the needed pattern.
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: Pawstoquilt on April 05, 2008, 03:35:44 AM
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Quote from: charalquilts on April 05, 2008, 01:58:51 AM
Recently I went through my magazines and cut out the quilts patterns, and tips that I wanted. (I finally decided I didn't need all of the advertisements) I then organized then into categories....applique, embroidery, quilting patterns, christmas, children, etc in a three ringed binder using the clear page protecters. I've gotten rid of the stacks of magazines and find that I can now to back in half the time and time the needed pattern.
I have done this with my magazines too and I love it!!!! You are right--it is so much easier to find what I want this way.
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: Merry Bee on April 05, 2008, 12:58:06 PM
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I had to do that, too. The magazines were taking up valuable space. Our house is paid for , and it wasn't intended to be a paper bin. I have a time getting the articals cut out, though, because part of each one is printed on the back of another, and you have to just toss out the one you don't want as much.... This is time consuming, but it gets things cleared out. I put them into folders in the file cabinet. Sometimes when I am filing the clippings into folders, I find things I want to do, and pull those out to ponder, and I find things that I will never do and toss them.
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: TxMaryQuilts on April 06, 2008, 02:56:21 PM
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When you have two patterns back to back and really want both, just copy one on your copy machine and you can have it all!

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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: Merry Bee on April 06, 2008, 04:31:42 PM
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I would do that, if it were important, but usually the picture is all I need, just for ideas. Once in a while I want a pattern or detailed instructions.
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: abertquiltmom9 AQM9 on April 06, 2008, 07:11:39 PM
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For now all my books and magazines are stored in large rectangular baskets....Magazines are in date order according to magazine name....books are according to craft for now.....cross stitch quilts....Some day will have a bookcase....when that sewing room comes around....for now this works fine.....Other craft project sheets and magazine cutouts are stored in large binders...started categories.....but need to update......It's a work in progress!!!!
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: betweens on April 08, 2008, 01:15:58 AM
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my storage has changed in the last year.. some are stored with the fabric I bought for a certain quilt.. now they are also taking over in piles in my sewing room!!.. they are also starting to crawl around my living room couch.. the bath there are a few that have dove into there.. and then the bedside there are some calling me to lay my head down and whisper to them while we sleep.. there has been a change in my storage.. :whistling:
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: jessie s on April 08, 2008, 03:22:56 PM
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Wish I was as organized as the rest of you. I have a great system for quilt or craft books. I read them and put on shelf under the coffee table. Then when dust the table take the books to the sewing room and file them in a box under sewing table. I file them under one topic called Haphazard. I just toss them in. Then when looking for something just dump the box, read the mags again, find what I want and toss in box again. But when I read how you all do it I am getting the urge to do something better. But so far just an urge, not an inclination yet. jessie s
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: Pawstoquilt on April 08, 2008, 04:08:00 PM
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Quote from: betweens on April 08, 2008, 01:15:58 AM
my storage has changed in the last year.. some are stored with the fabric I bought for a certain quilt.. now they are also taking over in piles in my sewing room!!.. they are also starting to crawl around my living room couch.. the bath there are a few that have dove into there.. and then the bedside there are some calling me to lay my head down and whisper to them while we sleep.. there has been a change in my storage.. :whistling:
Deb--maybe you should avoid swaps for a while and clean up your books and mags :sad:.
There must be a support group for SWAPAHOLICS.
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: TxMaryQuilts on April 08, 2008, 04:43:48 PM
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Quote from: Pawstoquilt on April 08, 2008, 04:08:00 PM
Quote from: betweens on April 08, 2008, 01:15:58 AM
they are also starting to crawl around my living room couch.. the bath there are a few that have dove into there.. and then the bedside there are some calling me to lay my head down and whisper to them while we sleep..
:2funny:
Deb--maybe you should avoid swaps for a while and clean up your books and mags :sad:.
There must be a support group for SWAPAHOLICS.
Paws, where's the fun in that.

The books are good clean fun-proof? They are in her bath! :2funny:
Although the crawling ones are kinda creepy :shocked: LOL
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: Pawstoquilt on April 08, 2008, 05:01:09 PM
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Yeah Mary--I kinda have them scattered too-- I just don't tell it :embarassed:.
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: TxMaryQuilts on April 08, 2008, 05:20:31 PM
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Don't feel bad Paws. I think we all do.
One of my fav storage places is the end chair at the dining table. The table cloth is kind long on that end cause DH doesn't like it too long on his end and it covers everything I stack there. :2funny:
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: Merry Bee on April 08, 2008, 05:22:44 PM
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Ever take off your bra and hide it there? Embarrassing! :embarassed:
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: TxMaryQuilts on April 08, 2008, 05:26:29 PM
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Quote from: Merry Bee on April 08, 2008, 05:22:44 PM
Ever take off your bra and hide it there? Embarrassing! :embarassed:
:2funny:
Not yet! :2funny:
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: Merry Bee on April 08, 2008, 05:33:52 PM
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My brother comes over and always sits at that place, but first he knows to look at the chair....usually holds up what he finds there. I still would like to punch that boy and he is over 65 now. We are still squabbling and teasing each other. DH is an only, and does not understand us.
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Title: Re: How do you store your books?
Post by: quiltermarynel on April 30, 2008, 10:33:08 AM
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My DH was the first-born and the only boy. He admits to bullying his sisters, so he never understood the give and take I had with my siblings either. Also, he was raised in an almost lethally serious Quaker family and forbidden any competitive games or sports. It has taken a long time for him to loosen up, but he works at it.
I have 2 places to store quilt books. I have a shelf over the window by my desk and a very small bookcase by the bed. I don't plan to keep quilt mags, although I have a box of them I have not processed yet. If I like a pattern, I either scan it or draw it into QuiltPro. Computer space is cheaper, easier to search and much less cumbersome than bookshelf space. I now have about 1500 patterns that I have entered. I plan to buy the 2 Barbara Brackman pattern encyclopedia. I often use my Judith Baker Montano embroidery books.