Tutorial: Organize your PDF sewing patterns

September 18, 2014 by Anne Weaver

I keep most of my sewing patterns in shoe boxes so I can flip through the envelopes to find the pattern I want. But that system doesn’t work for the PDF patterns I have printed at home and assembled myself. They don’t have the standard size pattern envelopes, and the printer paper pieces don’t fold up as small as the tissue patterns do. Wendy from Thimblenest guest blogs at Sew, Mama, Sew with her system for organizing her PDF sewing patterns. She keeps them in 3-ring binders, which accommodate the printed directions and the bulkier pattern pieces.

Click the link to go to her post and read more about her PDF pattern organization:

How to organize your PDF sewing patterns, by Thimblenest

[photo from Thimblenest on Sew, Mama, Sew]

Comments

Becky PS says
September 19, 2014 at 9:26 am
I love this system! Been doing it for years with sewing, knitting and embroidery patterns!
Joan says
November 4, 2014 at 1:35 pm
I don’t usually use computer technology for things like this, but you’ve convinced me to at least try it out.

Have you read?

Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.