Quilt magazines
 

What do tou do with your old quilt magazines? I have so many and need to get rid of some to make way for the new ones. Thinking of offering them free to a good home on Craig's List.

Mine are going to the recycle place. We don't have a craiglist and when I offer anything on freecycle, people don't show up when they say they will. I downloaded several magazine apps to my tablet and am only buying them electronically now. Any printable patterns are available at the magazine's websites so far. I love it. I haven't bought a paper magazine in weeks and our house isn't as cluttered with them like it usually is.

I had a large stack fall in my sewing room today that took me forever to pick up. Going into recycle Friday for sure.

Local quilt guild or Senior Center. The ladies at my mom's Sr. Center love it when I bring my old ones in

Our library is glad to accept them.

I hang onto mine because I like to go back through them periodically. But if/when I get tired of them, my guild takes them and puts them into the library for anybody to check out and read. Eventually they get sold off in our annual library sale, I think they sell for a quarter apiece or 5 for $1. Sometimes I wonder how many times the same magazines have been bought, read, donated and sold again!

my cousin in Florida her guild does the same.

I see them on ebay.

You could tear out the quilts and instructions you would make and put them in a plastic sleeve and keep in a three ring binder. And then just throw out the magazines. That's just what I do.

I donated all of mine pre-2000, to a church in downtown Paducah to see if they could sell them at their thrift store - all of their money goes to help repair cars for needy people in the community. My DD lives in Paducah and she takes all of my "garage sale" type stuff with her when she comes here to MO to visit us, back to Paducah and gives the stuff to the church for their thrift store ministry. She was just here for Thanksgiving (5 hours away) and took back a lot of my things for the church.

I gave a bunch of mine to the nursing/rehap facility down the block from me where my son works. They look for ideas to do or use them in collages. try asking a high school too.

I scan the items I want to keep, put them on a usb stick and then give magazines to charity shop to sell. this saves clutter, giving more room for fabric :thumbup:

Check to see if your local library will take them. In my area the library has a used book sale twice a year to raise money.

We have a give and take table at our quilt guild and that's where I get all my magazines. I take them, read them, keep what I want and bring the rest back. Everyone scrambles for the magazines. I'm sure if you had a guild in the area you wouldn't even have to be a member to find a home for your magazines. Our guild often accepts fabric and other quilting things from non members.

Our local library keeps a box just inside the door to put books and magazines. You can put books and magazines in or take some out. Nice way to recycle those magazines we no longer have a use for.

I never can understand throwing away usable items. All my magazines go to the library where they resell them.

When I was in a quilt guild, I took them there and they would resell them.

Our senior center also accepts books and magazines so people can take and keep them or borrow for free.

Local schools may want them for arts and crafts.

I copy the patterns that I want to make and make notes on them and pass the magazines on to other ladies in my group

We have a local homeless shelter and I donate everything including quilting/craft magazines to their thrift store. The money goes to support the shelter. Please don't recycle the if you have any other outlet. Folks who can't afford to subscribe really love to get them at a bargain price.

I scan any patterns I want and save on my computer for future use. Then either donate or take them to work and leave on breakroom table for any crafters at work.

I recently gave mine to my LQS. She puts them out for customers to take.

Anybody remember making paper beads as a kid? I was thinking about this thread last night and it occurred to me that quilting magazines would probably make great paper beads, with all the bright colors. Maybe I'll save a few to do that with my little niece next time her family visits. :)

Quilt guild, senior center or thrift store. I hate throwing away something someone else can use. And so many can't afford the luxury of a quilt magazine.

Mine go to the local quilt guild. they have a used magazine sell at their quilt show. What doesn't get sold (which is very few) go to recycling

To save space, my friend scans the patterns and instructions of the ones she likes on her computer. Then she takes the magazine to our local quilt store so anyone can pick them up. We also have a friend we give them to.

Susan

Just this morning I put over 100 magazines in the recycle bin to be picked up today. I went through them, very quickly, and kept about 30 that contained items of interest. I asked around quilt guilds, the library, etc to donate them. No one local wanted them except one place that asked me to either drive them there (80 miles!) or mail them ($$$$$). I had no interest in either. Some of these magazine were 10 years old. And as I looked at them, the ideas were all the same, the techniques were not anything special, and basically my tastes changed. So, my magazines will go to the shedder at our recycling plant, turned into pulp and be reused to make something someone else can have in their home and throw away 10 years from now!

I scan patterns I find interesting and save them to the hard drive or flash drive. Then the magazines can be donated.

I do the same as many others. I go thru and rip out any projects I'm interested in doing and then put on the free table at the Quilt Guild. I figure if it is free, others don't expect it to be a "whole" magazine. It sure helps in knowing which magazines to purchase.

I gave several years worth of magazines to the Veterans Home here. There are ladies that have retired there that love having them... also a few men.

When I have magazines I no longer want I find a new quilter to donate them to. They are usually thrilled to get "new" ideas and articles to read. I like looking through my old magazines to see what I might find.

I have found a lot at the local thrift stores. Love to find the older ones as they have some great patterns.

I sometimes take a small stack to my LQS for anyone who might want them. and sometimes patterns too.

I take mine to my doctor appointments and leave a few here and there for others to pick up and share.

I take old magazines to work to share in our break room. If it's there, it's free for folks to read or take home if they want.

Oh I wish people had excess magazines around here! I only find them at Joanns, and I don't feel I get the full value out of them so I rarely purchase. I think I have two magazines, and two books that weren't what I expected. I love back-issue magazines.

There are so many placed to donate them to such as a senior citizen center or any sort of quilting groups or even to a charity 2nd hand store. I feel that it is your magazines so if there was a pattern, make a copy. You can also sell the magazines on eBay.

We had a small retreat with several members of my guild earlier this fall, and we all brought items to contribute for door prizes. It was quite a collection of new and gently-used items! We drew names all weekend long and took turns choosing from the basket. There were quite a few magazines in there, and they were a hit. It was a wonderful way to pick up some new patterns for free.

Fortunately my daughter-in-law also loves to make quilt's, so I give mine to her & then she passes them on to a neighbor that also sews. So I know they are well read!!
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If you have a thrift store in your area, give the quilt magazines to them for resale, instead of just recycling them. Let someone else have the joy of looking through them too.