THE Q & A SERIES - Saving inspiration for future use
Hi Emily,
I love following lots of creative sewists on Insta and blogs. But I often find it frustrating that many of them are in the northern hemisphere. Suddenly everyone is dusting off their linens and sun dress patterns, when what I really need to get working on is a coat.
There were plenty of lovely coat posts 6 months ago...so how do you manage ‘unseasonal hemisphere inspiration’-syndrome? Any tips on filing away favourite patterns & posts to dig out at the right time?
- Melanie
Sydney, Australia
Hi Melanie,
I will do my best to answer this question, but I thought it might be a good one to also open up to the community, as I am sure there are plenty of people out there who have a process for saving projects perfectly!
There are two main ways I save inspiration for a later date - I save posts to folders on Instagram, as well as taking screenshots on my phone and adding to an inspiration folder on my phone. You mention also looking at blogs for inspiration, so Pinterest could possibly be a good option for you too.
I feel like my system is not the most reliable or fool-proof though, so I just did a bit of searching online and found some great suggestions of some other methods that might inspire you:
Colette - 6 Apps to help you plan your sewing
Helen's Closet - How to organise your patterns using Trello - this one is about organising patterns, but you could definitely use the same method to organise your inspiration. If you read a previous email of mine, you will know I am a huge fan of Trello. What's great about Trello is that it's free, you can use it across devices and it's really flexible. You can make boards, add tags, attach photos, links and comments (among a range of other things) so can be quite a robust way to organise things - if you are willing to take the time to do it.
For those of you reading this that might have a good suggestion for Melanie, I'd love to hear from you! Just reply to this email with how you organise your projects for future use and I'll share some responses in a future issue of the Q&A!
Happy sewing until next time,
Emily
resources mentioned in this issue
How do I create a collection for posts I save on Instagram? Instructions can be found here.
Pinterest can be searched here.
6 Apps to help you plan your sewing. Post from Colette can be found here.
How to organise your patterns using Trello. Post from Helen's Closet can be found here.
Making a plan for the year / quarter. Post can be found here.
P.S. Would you like to know what the Q & A series is all about? This page tells you a little bit more about the motive behind the series. Past issues from the Q & A series can be found here.
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