Thread: How many Quilt Magazines is enough?? Am I a Hoarder??

I get Block and F&P right now. I used to get a bunch but it seems when I see them on the news stand they have patterns I like then the subscription doesn't always have anything altho lately they have had articles on how to do the quilting which sometimes helps. I like you have more than I'll ever have a chance to do. I'm thinking now it is better to buy the book when I see something I like. It's just like the fabric just a different stash. Good luck deciding what to do. Sue

Sometimes I do not buy any, then a month comes along and I buy several. Go figure.

Originally Posted by judylg

Sometimes I do not buy any, then a month comes along and I buy several. Go figure.

Oh! I'm totally addicted to quilting mags-was addicted to gardening mags when much younger and more able to spend hours in the garden--now my time spent mostly sewing. I take 5--always say I'll stop at 3, but the get a really good deal! I will go through every year and either copy those patterns that I only see a 1 or 2 in that magazine I like--and then it goes in my give away pile-or if there are more than 3, I keep the mag.

That's a good idea to just have the disc's doesn't take up as much space and like you said much easier to find a pattern. Sue

I don't take any quilt magazines except the Block from Missouri Star Quilt Company. Most are loaded with ads and very few patterns that haven't already been published many times before. There are so many free patterns and videos I don't feel the need for magazines any more. I had about 50 years worth and donated them all when we moved to a smaller house.

I used to get Quiltmaker" for years, but finally realized that I could find so many free patterns on line.....I had hundreds of magazines and books, but I'm slowing taking a few batches at a time to my local library.....I've tried to sell them at yard sales and Craigslist, etc, but sold very few....At least the library is a good cause....

I just got through getting rid of over 600 magazines that I had collected since the early 90's. I actually did a major stash overhaul, and sold around 1600 yards of fabric, a variety of patterns, kits, and miscellaneous quilting items. Included in the mix were the magazines. I thought they would sell like wildfire, because I started them at $2.00 each. However, no one bought them. So, I put an ad out as 'for sale by the lot' and sold over 300 to one person
at only $.50 each. Then, I contacted guilds in the area and finally gave away the other 300 plus to a guild where
people willing took them for free. I definitely qualified as a hoarder and decided to do something about it. I saved
only the magazines that had patterns I knew I would make, which amounted to maybe 20 or so. Like you, I couldn't throw them away, and since they were so hard to sell at even $.50 each, I was very happy to find a guild
that would take them. Now I know they have a good home and I feel good about that.

I still love to look at most quilt magazines, but when I'm tempted to buy, I just remember how many I had to
give away.