Jumpin Judy you are so right. At 76. How do I know if I'm going to be around in three years? Also, with as many quilts I have done, and all of the quilts in my head, and the planned quilts for 2015 already bundled, fabric and plans, I do not find much in mags today that turn me on. Most of the quilts are for beginners, intermediates or modern! I come up with the idea, sit at my computer and work out the design, print it out, them go to my stash and find the fabrics and package them in large zip lock bags ready to go. Also, I tried a pattern two years ago, out of a mag, and the dimensions were all wrong. I had to totally re-design because it was off by a quarter inch one way and a half inch the other. I always do one block in junk cloth to prove out the pattern. It really pays!