Which quilt magazine?
 

My Granddaughter is selling magazines for Girl Scouts so I thought if I am going to buy one it may as well be a quilt magazine.
I have never subscribed to a quilt magazine and have bought very few so I'm not sure about any of them.
I like more traditional patterns and earth tones. I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea what the different ones are like. The choices I have are Love of Quilting, McCall's Quilting, Quilters World, Quilters Newsletter, and Quilt Maker.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.

I like McCall's quilting and Quilters World.

McCall's Love of Quilting.

sewingsuz can you tell me a little about the patterns in them? Thanks

I like McCalls and Quiltmaker. They have a variety of styles so it would be hard for me to classify.

Quilters newsletter is my fave with McCalls being 2nd

You could go to the websites of the magazines to get an idea of their covers (usually the featured quilts), colors and patterns. On some of them, if you click on a magazine cover you will see photos of all the quilts inside. Here are the websites:

http://www.fonsandporter.com/issues/index.html (Love of Quilting)

http://www.mccallsquilting.com/mccal...ues/index.html (McCall's Quilting)

http://www.quiltersworld.com/shopping.php?mode=archive (Quilter's World)

http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/issues/index.html (Quilter's Newsletter)

http://www.quiltmaker.com/issues/index.html (Quiltmaker)

Quilter's World is probably the most traditional, with Quiltmaker also tending towards traditional patterns. Quiltmaker provides detailed, step-by-step patterns for each quilt; for me it is a little too staid and rigid. Quilter's World is more chatty and often provides some interesting stories and history. I think Love of Quilting tends to be pretty traditional too, but I don't have a lot of experience with that one. McCall's provides a good mix. Quilter's Newsletter nowadays tends to provide more quilting news -- quilt shows, quilt artists, etc. -- and tends to feature more complex quilts.

Prism thank you so much for taking the time to provide the links and info on all the magazines. That is a lot of work for you and I really appreciate it.

I have subscribed to all of these at one time or another. I think Love of Quilting has more traditional patterns, although they have tried to appeal to younger quilters lately with some more modern designs. Quilters World also seems to have more of the kinds of quilts you prefer. Of course, you can use your favorite fabrics in any design and make it more traditional looking.

Leslie

I enjoyed my subscription to Quilter's World that I bought their DVD of 10 years of issues when it was on sale. They sometimes allow you access to back issues with subscription. I also like McCall's and Love of Quilting. But I am only buying a magazine with something that I need. Like Prism99 stated, check out their websites.

You can get the idea of what's in them by looking them up on the web. Just google them!

Thank you all for your input. I have been checking out the websites and looking at what is in each issue. It is making the decision much easier.

Go to the store and browse through the magazines. Decide for yourself what magazine you would like to receive.

I agree Fons and Porters Love of Quilting is very traditional with lots of earth tones

Ditto, thank you so much, I will have a good look through as I feel like treating myself, again :)

I prefer McCall's the best. The patterns don't seem all that difficult.
Good project;would buy from her but my first issue came just yesterday.Mariah

A lot of them are in plastic sleeves now, because quilters do just this, and use their phone to take pictures of the patterns and instructions.

I like McCalls for traditional and Love of Quilting for great quilting tips.

I like QuiltMaker because it has a feature by Bonnie Hunter in each issue and usually has a goo article about quilting the quilt. I haven't gotten any quilting mags for a while but was thinking of putting one or two on my Christmas list this year. Love of Quilting is another one I like so may ask for one or both of these.

Quilters World.

I have subscribed to them all and I like Quiltmaker and McCall's best. I don't like QNewsletter because it has always seemed busier and harder than the others, IMHO.

I'll help her out, send me a private message.
Jeri

That is so sweet of you.

For traditional I vote for Love of Quilting.

Quilters Newsletter has really become a "news" magazine. The same publisher puts most of their patterns into Quiltmaker.
Does your local quiltshop, bookstore, or news stand carry any of these? You could browse through current issues to see which appeals to you.