PDF Pattern organization

To say that I have a few PDF patterns would be an understatement. In July of 2012, I discovered Create Kids Couture. I started out buying just six patterns and within months, I had dozens more! Now, I own all but the most recent releases, and will be purchasing them soon! After discovering the PDF patterns and the ease of use, I branched out to other designers, and it quickly became apparent that I needed some sort of system to keep them organized and so I would be able to find the pattern I was looking for. After mulling over ideas for a few days, I finally came up with a system of folders. I did a rough organization of the patterns and have been fine tuning it for a couple months now. I feel that I have it set up in a way that will keep me organized and I can add new folders as needed.



Here you can see the PDF Pattern folder is highlighted in my Google Drive. I use Google Drive because I can also access them from my phone (great when you find that awesome fabric and need to know how much to buy to make a dress in a certain size!) or any computer by logging into my Google account.
 

Here you can see all the different folders for each company I have purchased patterns from. The ones that are not in folders are either tutorials I have downloaded or I only have one pattern from them. Since I have the most patterns from CKC, that is who I am going to use as an example.



Here I have the CKC patterns folder open and inside are even more folders.

 

As you can see, I have the patterns broken down into sub folders based on what they are. This makes it easier to find what I am looking for when deciding what I will make or if someone is ordering something and they tell me that they want a skirt, I can open the bottoms folder, which is broken down further into shorts, skirts, and pants/capris, open the skirt folder and they can see what is available without having to scroll through all the dresses and such.

 

I should also mention that I have patterns overlapped in the folders. There are quite a few that can be made into a top or a dress. They can be found in both the dress folder and the top folder.

 

Hope this helps you get a jump on organizing your patterns or gives you ideas for what will work for you!

 

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Happy Sewing!