To be honest, I don't like any of the current magazines. Once in awhile I will pick one up in the store if I see a quilt I want to make; that's it.
Ten or twenty years ago the magazines were much better, IMO, and worth the subscription costs. They included detailed technique articles from major teachers and original, creative quilts made by quilters who chose their own fabrics. What I find in the current magazines is that the emphasis is on selling specific fabric lines, so quilts are often on the simplistic side and use only fabrics from a specific fabric line. There seems to be less content in relationship to advertisements also.
Quilter's Newsletter Magazine was a *terrific* magazine until the quilter who started it finally sold it. It is currently put together by media specialists instead of dedicated quilters, and it really shows in the quilts they select for publication and in the lack of articles on technique.
JMO......