My suggestion is check out the magazines at grocery store, Joann's, book stores, etc and picking up the same one for 2-3 issues I a row to see if you like it before subscribing. One thing I have found about subscriptions is they go in cycles. One issue has so many cute projects that there is no way you can make them all and then the next year you subscribe to it you are lucky to find 2-3 projects you want to make. One publication I have really enjoyed over the years is Quilters World. My MIL gives me a subscription to it every year for my birthday and I have many wonderful projects from their publication.