My
large collection of Filofax and ring bound planners is an ever changing
collection. At my last count I had 75 planners and most of them had an active
purpose. Since then I have been having a bit of a change around with what is in
each Filofax and how I store my spare inserts and dividers.
I
have moved all the personal inserts and dividers into a fabulous shoe box size
box from Hobbycraft. (2 for £4.) I chose the boxes with a cool map design on them
purely because I like the imagery of maps. My pocket and mini inserts are in the second
box along with spare Filofax rulers. I have kept my spare A5 inserts in the two
black A5 Filofax boxes which I already had and deskfax paper is in my desk
faxes and A4 in my A4 Filofax. This is purely because I only really have what I
need in both sizes.
I
have recently managed to get a boxed, orange, Finsbury personal in a charity
shop and a thin pocket 4 ring Filofax from the late 80’s, also from a charity
shop. I have included a picture of the 4 ring Filofax but not the orange
Finsbury. I think the Finsbury needs its own post once I have decided on a use
for it.
I
also was, very kindly, given a personal purple Malden by a friend just before
Easter and I am using it as my diary/main planner. (This will also be included
in another post). A couple of months ago I bought an M2 and am using that as a
wallet and I also received a beautiful Carpe Diem planner free on the same day.
(Again, they will be on another post.)
I need to do a re-count of my planners as I
have also given away a few planners too, non branded and Paperchase brand. These are
ones I won’t use and I am hardly likely to go short.
The
main reason for today’s post is to show my newly converted sewing Filofax. I
was using my zipped, A4 Pennybridge for recipes but have changed the use as it is really better suited for my new hobby. I have taken up dressmaking and
altering clothes. This is only for me as I am very new to it and need lots of
practice.
In
the rings of my beautiful, blue Pennybridge I have put the printed copy of my
sewing machine instructions. (It is do much easier to print the booklet than
view it on line.) I have also put a divider marked notes, and have started to put in relevant notes I need for sewing.
There
is a big pocket in the Filofax where I have put the two dress patterns which I
have bought so far and a smaller pocket containing the DVD which goes with the
sewing machine. There is a long pocket behind
this where I am storing warranty details.
A
new hobby definitely warranted a change of Filofax and this is perfect for my sewing
notes. I may also set up another smaller Filofax to list possible dressmaking
projects and ideas. I haven’t yet decided which one so I will work on that. I
may use an A5 as it will contain pictures and maybe material swatches.
Coming soon on Orangecoffee69:
·
My
new hobby..... Up-cycling clothes, altering clothes to fit and dressmaking. (Including
before and after pics).
·
Inside
the bag.... an in depth view of the contents of a handbag of the not rich or
famous. J
·
Updated
Filofaxes...... as mentioned in this post.
