Quilt Magazines ..... they're eating my space up

I let most of mine expire over the past few years - the only ones I get (and keep) now are The American Quilter and one that is focused on machine quilting. To clear out old mags, I put them out for sale in a garage sale, and that was really successful. I think I bundled them up in batches of 10 or so for a couple of dollars, and they went quickly.

I kept my subscription to QNM until recently and had kept those magazines. I decided to let them go, and the friend who had taken them in the past had passed away. So, I went through each issue, pulling out patterns or techniques I particularly liked or wanted to try, and then recycled what was left. I know my tastes will likely change before I ever get around to looking at those pages again, but it did make me feel less guilty about tossing them! And I cleared up a lot of room in my fabric storage area, so I figure that's a good thing, right?

Good luck deciding what to do!

A friend gave me some old QNM. She'd already taken some articles out. I'm looking for pictures that might be inspiration for appliqué and I'll file them & recycle the rest of the magazine.

Julia > I have let all but three of my quilt magazine subscriptions expire in

I didn't realize that a stack of quilting magazines was such a special gift. Somehow, I was the recipient of a stack from a quilting friend. Don't know how far along on the chain she was; most of the magazines were worn and stripped; many of the pages missing. I think I was the bottom of the chain on that one - but I did really enjoy them. Here and there was a color combination that charmed me or an old treasure that warmed my heart. So. Don't let a mountain of magazines frustrate your need for space. Find a way to send them on. Garage sale? yes, but maybe a friend is having one and you can just add yours to the bounty. I send mine to the nice lady who teaches quilting at the library. If they enjoy them or use them to prop up the short leg of the cutting table - at least they aren't taking up space in my sewing room. Polly

Inspired by hearing the clutter lady talk, a few months ago I emptied my magazine stash. Saved all the pages that looked like I might use the idea one day, I wasn't too rigorous. Put each one in a plastic pocket in a binder. Also cleared out the existing binder of everything that made me ask "what was I thinking?"

Any mags that had all their pages (not many of those) went al>I have let all but three of my quilt magazine subscriptions expire in

So did I, Ginger! I now have ONE 3" binder...and I plan on whittling that out, too. It took me about 2 weeks of evenings to do it, but, I got rid of 3 -

Now if I could just do that with the cookbooks I don't use! {{sigh}}

amy in CNY