Today’s SBQ is:
Do you have an organizational system for your patterns? If so, how do you organize them? If not, have you considered organizing them?
Yes, they are somewhat organized. I have a plastic box that holds hanging file folders that I use for my charts and magazines. This limits my space and organizational options somewhat, since having one folder per designer would take up too much room with just the folders.
As a result, I organize first by cross stitch versus hardanger, then chart versus magazine. From there, it breaks down into designers, if I have enough to justify a whole folder for one designer, or designers that are similar. If that doesn’t work, then I go by subject matter.
For example, I have a folder with all of my Mirabilia charts and also a Stoney Creek booklet containing angel designs, so that is my fairies and angels folder. I have enough Just Nan and The Sweetheart Tree charts for them to each warrant their own folder. Cross stitching magazines are in one folder and hardanger magazines in another. Thea Dueck of The Victoria Sampler almost has her own folder for hardanger designs, but I ran out of space, so I also tucked two Judy Dixon designs in the folder, as well. Those are just a few examples.
Freebies are in a 3-ring binder, grouped solely by cross stitch versus hardanger and then in the order in which I found them and printed them out.
Excellent organizational skills : )