"Buzz Saw" work in progress by TQSWizard 

How many times has this happened to you?  You begin working on a quilt only to get side-tracked by other projects.  Over time the original quilt and pattern directions find their way into the UFO black hole, but not necessarily together.  As the New Year comes around you vow to finish those UFO's.  But.....where are those darn directions to the pattern?  You search high and low to no avail.  So, you have to tough it out by figuring out the pattern block on your own.  Many needless hours are spent re-learning the pattern.

I began this quilt two years ago, but had to set it aside due to other projects.  In January I decided that this would be the year I would finish it.  Unfortunately I cannot find the pattern anywhere in my studio; and I consider myself a very organized person!!  In the future I will put the pattern in a zip-lock bag and pin it to a quilt in progress.  That way the directions don't get lost.  Do you have any good ideas for avoiding this frustration?