Have you seen the online quilt magazine? I think it's pretty nice. Free, at least for now with lots of good information in it.
http://www.onlinequiltmagazine.com/d...qm-2010-09.pdf
I quit buying magazine a few years ago. There's usually only one or two things in them you might want and keep them for and then you can't find what it is when you want it. It's so much easier to find things on the internet and with all I save on subscriptions I can afford to pay for a pattern or two if I need to.