Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Sewing Journal Pages (PDF download)

UPDATE: Version 4 is available from this post:
https://escapadesinsewing.blogspot.com/2020/08/sewing-journal-update-version-4.html

I’m sure many/most of us who sew, at some point started to keep notes on all the stuff we make. I only started doing this about the time I started reading sewing blogs, and just used a me-made notebook with blank pages. It worked well enough, but I felt it could be “better”.

So, after 4 years my OCD, pedantic self decided to create a form to record all the various notes, machine settings, etc. It fits on one page, both sides. I love forms!

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It was seeing Portia’s beautiful leather planner and her cool printable planner pages that made me think I should put this up for anyone to use.

sewing_journal_preview

You can download the pages in PDF format. Let me know what you think, and if you’d like me to put it up in Microsoft Word DOCX format so you can adapt it for your own needs.

Update (January 2014)

Over the last year I’ve been refining the journal pages to reflect how I actually use them. There are now 3 versions, in PDF and Word (DOCX) format.
Note: For some strange reason the DOCX files are being scrunched by Google Drive so I've had to edit them to fit properly on the page.

Version 1 (DOCX) (shown above)

 Version 2.1 (PDF), Version 2.1 (DOCX)

Some projects involved many more machine stitches, so this form was useful.

SewingJournal_v-2-1

Version 3.0 (PDF), Version 3.0 (DOCX)

This is the version I use most often now:

SewingJournal_v-3-0

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34 comments:

  1. The HojnackesMay 15, 2013 at 3:06 AM

    It says I need permission to access this in Google Drive.

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  2. AlisonMay 15, 2013 at 7:31 AM

    Same.

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  3. Steph AMay 15, 2013 at 7:01 PM

    Sorry, sorry!! I've just changed the permissions on the files, hopefully you can view it now.

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    1. The HojnackesMay 16, 2013 at 12:50 AM

      Thank you! I look forward to starting my sewing journal!

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  4. liza janeMay 16, 2013 at 5:17 PM

    Oh wow, this is awesome! This is major organization, which I like. Maybe I'll make a sewing journal one day when I'm back in the game!

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  5. MaryMay 18, 2013 at 6:55 PM

    Steph, thank you very much. I am organized about wardrobe planning but I lose the details about the process of sewing. This will help, especially as I learn to use my serger.

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  6. MelApril 29, 2014 at 12:48 PM

    Brilliant! Just started to learn to sew and this should help! Thank you.

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  7. Gill @Frilly's DesignsSeptember 20, 2014 at 3:13 AM

    I would love this in either word doc or publsher file so I can change the terminology for Australia... Then I can transfer all my scribble into nice neat files.
    Thank you please email me frillydesignsatlivedotcomdotau

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    1. Steph AJune 8, 2015 at 10:49 AM

      Thanks Gill! They're already in MS Word format (.docx)

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    2. Steph AAugust 24, 2015 at 10:08 PM

      You need to click on the title, for instance"Version 2.0", not the image in the post. Sorry for any confusion.

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  8. TraceyJanuary 4, 2015 at 11:16 PM

    This is just perfect! Would it be possible to have it as a word file please?

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  9. UnknownJanuary 7, 2015 at 8:20 PM

    Thank you so much for these!

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  10. AnonymousJune 6, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    Thank you so much for these truly organizated printables! I linked you to my sewing organization round-up at http://woolstockblog.com/2015/06/05/knitting-and-sewing-printables-round-up/

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    1. Steph AJune 8, 2015 at 10:47 AM

      Thank you Leslye for the link, and that you thought my pages useful!

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  11. MichelleAugust 4, 2015 at 7:34 AM

    Can you make the newest version available in a .pdf format?

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  12. NinaAugust 4, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    This is great. Is it possible to get the newest one as a docx dokument? I use a Midori and the size is a bit different

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    1. Steph AAugust 24, 2015 at 10:11 PM

      You need to click on the title, for instance"Version 2.0" or "Version 3.0", not the image in the post. This will open up my Google Drive folder where you'll find all the DOCX, XLSX and PDF files. Sorry for any confusion.

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  13. cjb0706August 4, 2015 at 11:26 PM

    Thank you. I love notes on my projects and they look pretty sloppy. Not any more with your beautifully detailed forms. Honestly since you are a stay at home Mom, you should consider putting them in a few designed fabric cover of your making and market them. I think every quilting store would love to show case them at there checkout counter. Just saying...... Again thank you, and P. S. I would buy one or two for a friend.

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  14. agirlinwinterAugust 6, 2015 at 10:19 AM

    Thank you so much for this, I will find it really useful :-)

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  15. UnknownAugust 6, 2015 at 4:42 PM

    Thank you sew much!

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  16. ConnieAugust 18, 2015 at 4:04 PM

    Thank you! Hopefully these will help me stay more organized. My sewing projects have to sit for a while sometimes and I forget a lot of what I've already done or where I left off! These look very useful. Thanks again.

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    1. Steph AAugust 24, 2015 at 10:13 PM

      Thanks Connie! It's the same with me, especially when it comes to machine settings and any alterations/mods I made or want to make in the future.

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  17. StephAugust 31, 2015 at 3:04 PM

    This is so fabulous! I'm more the sticky-notes-all-over-the-place kind of person, but those tend to lose their stick and get lost. So I'm starting to get more organized about keeping notes on projects. Thanks you for the forms!

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  18. BunnyFebruary 6, 2016 at 12:45 PM

    This is wonderful and such an upgrade from my black and white lined notebook. I've been sewing for eons but what does the parentheses part mean after size? Thanks, Bunny

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    1. Steph ADecember 31, 2016 at 6:42 PM

      The field for size has (SBWH), which mean Shoulder, Bust, Waist, Hips. I added this because I sew a lot of Burda, and always had to grade sizes between all these points. When I fill in the field, I'd write the sizes separated by hyphens like this, "36-37-39-38" for Burda, or "6-7-9-8" for other patterns.
      Hope this helps!

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  19. LisaDecember 30, 2016 at 1:15 PM

    Thank you so much! You can tell you've put a lot of thought and time into this planner and I appreciate that you've made it available to the rest of us.

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    1. Steph ADecember 31, 2016 at 6:49 PM

      I'm really glad you think they're useful. I use them all the time, and have found them so handy for going back to something after a long time or if I'm making more of the same thing.
      Cheers!

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  20. DianeMarch 23, 2017 at 5:19 PM

    Steph, thank you for this! It will be really useful in keeping my project notes together and organized! Appreciate that you have made this available to me! Diane

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  21. AbbeydabblesMay 29, 2017 at 11:18 AM

    Thank you for doing this! Will try this on this month's pattern testing.

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  22. bear&caroAugust 9, 2017 at 8:47 AM

    Thanks for this helpful creation! I belong to a Facebook group where the members choose a pattern and all have a sew-a-long once a month. I found this little gem lurking in the corner of one of our member's daily photo progress updates and fell in love!

    Thanks again!

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    1. Steph AAugust 14, 2017 at 1:09 AM

      I'm glad to hear it bear&caro!

      FYI! There's going to be an update soon with another version I've been using since I got a new machine with more features than my old Bernina. I found I needed to keep track of a couple more settings on this new one.

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  23. lgmeri55@gmail.comJune 13, 2020 at 3:04 AM

    hi, just a suggestion. I do more quilting that sewing clothes, etc. and I have found that if I use the 3rd page making it graph paper, I can design whatever I need to. There might be other quilters out there and need that also, or they could add a graph paper page and keep the blank page for other notes, etc. Thanks, love it.

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  24. Steph AAugust 17, 2020 at 7:47 PM

    Check out the latest version 4, https://escapadesinsewing.blogspot.com/2020/08/sewing-journal-update-version-4.html

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