Sewing-Page.com

HELPFUL HINTS:
Pattern Storage

Click the thumbnails to see the full size images.

I cut out the pertinent information from the front and back panels of the original envelope and glue them onto a standard manila envelope (for 8 1/2 x 11 paper). I place the pattern pieces and instruction sheet inside and store in standard file drawer. Patterns stay nice and neat.

For much used patterns, I iron the pattern onto fusible interfacing. They last a lot longer and don't rip/tear from repeated use.

However, with the Lutterloh System, pattern storage is no longer a problem since all the patterns are kept in a very small book that I can keep on a shelf above my sewing machine. If the patterns that I've made, I store them in the same fashion as desribed above. Since I have only one master pattern, which is for pants, I don't hang on to stuff anymore unless I plan on making it several times.

When I got my Lutterloh System, I got rid of 99% of all the patterns that you see in this picture! The only ones I kept were costume related. The bag weighed several pounds. I used the paper from the patterns to stuff my duct tape fitting assistant. :) When I think of all the money I spent on all those patterns over the years, I could have gotten the Lutterloh System 10 times over. You don't miss it when you spend $5 or even $1 here and there for patterns, but when you add it all up, the Lutterloh System is not only a space saver, it's a money saver too!