Cathe:
Last summer I went into our local Goodwill Store/St. Vincent de Paul/Salvation Army thrift stores looking for fruit jars for canning. I happened to go through the book section and found the Mother Lode of quilting books and magazines (and cookbooks!) that I spent about an hour perusing. I have decided these places are a great place to get magazines and books and they sell for about a quarter each to $ 1.99. You may be able to find some magazines at these stores and get a preview of what each magazine has to decide which you would want to subscribe to. A good way to TRY BEFORE YOU BUY. I personally get Fons and Porter and Quiltmaker and love both of them and have ACTUALLY made things out of each of the magazines I've gotten.