Excuse the crappy phone pic…I didn’t really think taking a beautiful pic of flimsy paper was really worth it, but I wanted to show you what I mean.

If you’re anything like me and you design and draft your own patterns, but also love the convenience of using pre-made patterns, this idea is for you. When you buy patterns by Simplicity, McCalls and other companies, you often get large chunks of paper with no pattern on them. Instead of throwing these out, keep them and use them when you need some paper for your own patterns!