PDFs can be pesky things. Here’s how I organize my patterns from other pattern makers I love to make sure I don’t lose any and I can find them easily.
I notice for me personally, staying organized is much easier if I put the pattern in my filing system right away after buying it instead of leaving it in my messy downloads folder.
Most patterns come as .zip files. Once the files are extracted, you can delete the .zip file.
So here’s one good option of how to organize patterns
1) Have a folder just for sewing patterns.
2) In that folder, have a file for each pattern maker.
3) In each pattern maker’s file, have a file for each pattern you have from them.
4) In each pattern file, have all the PDFs that go with the pattern.
Again, once you have the PDFs, you don’t need to keep the .zip file. Declutter and toss it in the digital trashcan.
