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plainpat 10-29-2010 01:09 AM

When did they get to be so $$$ ?Saw one yest that looked interesting,till I saw the price of $12.98.
It was called something like "Scrap Quilting" & I love scrappy....but not for that price! Took me about 1 sec to put it back,unopened. :(
This was not a book,but a magazine.I seldom even look at mags in the store.Looks like seldom will be never....for me.Thankfully I have stacks of them & more patterns than I can ever use.

quilt-fanatic 10-29-2010 02:19 AM

I agree totally. Even with the Wal Mart discount (10%) they still aren't cheap. Everything just keeps going up. That's why I'm always looking for 'used' magazines, at garage sales.

plainpat 10-29-2010 02:59 AM

The total here would be $13.89 with tax added.Might as well say $14.On the other hand,I doubt they'd stay in business without buyers.Guess I'm just cheap :lol:


I agree totally. Even with the Wal Mart discount (10%) they still aren't cheap. Everything just keeps going up. That's why I'm always looking for 'used' magazines, at garage sales.

stitchinwitch 10-29-2010 03:02 AM

There are so many free patterns on the net that I would not be able to justify paying $14 for a magazine. I keep my old ones and always find a "new" pattern I need to do. I WILL have to part with them tho - they are taking up too muchy space. $14?? NO WAY.

Darlene 10-29-2010 03:04 AM

If you have an antique mall near your home you can get used mags there. I bought 3 used cross stitch mags for a $1 each at one.

sttchr 10-29-2010 03:07 AM

If you looked at the patterns in that mag they are just scrappy patterns of old patterns, in my quick view I saw nothing new

emt2004 10-29-2010 03:35 AM

They are full of advertisements, you would think that would help to keep the price down.......Michele

CarrieAnne 10-29-2010 03:50 AM

I wanted that same magazine, because scrap quilts are my favorite. THANK GOODNESS I looked at the price first. I dont know WHY that one was so expensive!

featherweight 10-29-2010 10:03 AM


Originally Posted by stitchinwitch
There are so many free patterns on the net that I would not be able to justify paying $14 for a magazine. I keep my old ones and always find a "new" pattern I need to do. I WILL have to part with them tho - they are taking up too muchy space. $14?? NO WAY.

With the hundreds of free patterns I have found from this wonderful board, I too will not buy anymore books, patterns or magazines.

Quiltforme 10-29-2010 11:51 AM

Now they are calling them bookazines or something like that. I saw one on allpeoplequilt.com and was about to buy it it had a lot of neat looking patterns then realized I would have to pay tax and shipping and my 12$ bookazine is now a 20$ bookazine. Not worth it amnymore with friends like ours on this board.

plainpat 10-29-2010 11:54 AM

Agreed....they can call them by any name they choose,but I choose not to pay the inflated prices.

Not that it matters to them, but I like having choices.



Originally Posted by Quiltforme
Now they are calling them bookazines or something like that. I saw one on allpeoplequilt.com and was about to buy it it had a lot of neat looking patterns then realized I would have to pay tax and shipping and my 12$ bookazine is now a 20$ bookazine. Not worth it amnymore with friends like ours on this board.


PamS 10-29-2010 12:04 PM

WAY too much!! And they have sooooooooooooo much advertising. Between all the wonderful pictures, patterns, etc on this board and free stuff on the internet it's hard to justify spending anything on a magazine. And then there's the library - Free fits in my budget!

lynmccoy 10-30-2010 08:30 PM

I used to buy them until the prices got too high. Now I just log onto the magazine's website and they alway have free patterns to print out. You can also go to " www.freequiltpatterns.com". I have found more patterns this way than I did buying those magazines. The Public Library has quilt magazines that you can check out too.

Annaquilts 10-30-2010 08:39 PM

Are you familiar with http://www.quiltville.com/ There are tons of wonderful ideas for scrap quilts and more. I agree for that price i would by a real book.

lynmccoy 10-30-2010 08:46 PM

I didn't know about that site,thanks !

lynmccoy 10-30-2010 08:51 PM

You can log onto" Connecting Threads" website. They always have free quilt patterns." Quilt In A Day" does too.


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