In the case of gradients, whenever you edit one it gets stored with the file and appears on the drop-down menu in the Fill&Stroke tab. In case of patterns it seems that the selected pattern and position are not remembered.
In the case of gradients, whenever you edit one it gets stored with the file and appears on the drop-down menu in the Fill&Stroke tab. In case of patterns it seems that the selected pattern and position are not remembered.