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does it have a gold cover?

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Originally Posted by sewingsuz

does it have a gold cover?

for that price it better come with a cabana boy and a frozen adult beverage AND the time for me to relax and enjoy reading it!

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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok

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Originally Posted by peggymunday

The last few days I've been buying older issues of quilting magazines on ebay. I found 10 magazines for $4.00 with $3.75 shipping - they are:
McCall's Oct 2009, Quilt Sampler Fall/Winter 2004, Quiltworks Jan 99,Nov 97, Quilt Spring 98, Summer 98, Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Oct 2000, Sept 2000,Sept 1995, March 1996.

The first I bought were 3 separate posts:
5 issues of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine
Jan/Feb 2001, March 2001, May 2001, June 2001, July/Aug 2001
5 issues of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine
Oct. - Dec. 1999
Jan/Feb & March 2003
5 issues of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine
from Jan. - June 2000
which I got for 99 cents for each set of 5 and with combined shipping my total was a whopping $8.52 !!

And I guess the bug had bitten so I also bought another 35 quilting magazine assortment including American Patchwork & Quilting, Quilter's Newletter Magazine, Quilt World, Sew Many Quilts, Quick Quilts, Quilting Today, Big Block Quilts, McCall's Quilting, Quilt Sampler and more.....
which I won for $22.52 plus $8.25 shipping.

Let's see.... a total of 60 magazines for $47.04...that would be less than 80 cents an issue. No more subscription buying for me, just comparing auction postings to my growing list of magazines to see if I want to bid. My first buy is probably going to be here tomorrow, and I can't wait to start going through them. So, they're not new. Most of my copies were second hand from thrift stores and they have wonderful patterns. You'd be surprised what someone would send to Goodwill. lol

Just make sure you know what you are buying. Going back that far, some of those magazines were still done in Black & white on Newsprint , NOT real magazine paper! Many were just starting rotary cutting and the directions are a mess!
The are great for inspiration, but be careful!

Thanks for your concern, but I took that into account when I went searching. I don't buy anything older than the ones I currently have in my library that I'm already comfortable with. That way the ones I order are from a time frame I'm familiar with. And yes, some of the older ones are mostly templates instead of rotary cutting, but sometimes you can figure out how to rotary cut from the measurements. But then, if the only way to cut is by templates for some, that's okay too. I love trying new patterns.

There's always the sorta new scam..sending people bills for magazines they get, and a lot of folks will simply send a check to whatever address is on the bill. Most of us, me included, never remember what address goes to what, especially since companies change owners now and then.

You should keep a running file of what you've paid for what, and how long it is for and when it will expire. Might surprise you to find yourself being billed for a magazine you've paid a year for only 2 or 3 months before!!

it is crazy i received a renewal before i received the first magazine (no kidding)

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Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd

see, I too am thinking that is NOT from the actual QNM people..it just does not look right....so I think that call to them tomorrow is definitely in order!

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Originally Posted by sewwhat85

it is crazy i received a renewal before i received the first magazine (no kidding)

Oh yeah, that happens all the time.