I "joined" AQS, which means I get American Quilter. Just scanned through a recent issue from my coffee table, and realized I like magazines more for the stories than the patterns. However, I love going through a stack of old ones for new ideas when I have some scraps to use up. I really miss Quilter's Home, the one by the guy who was funny and snarky, and very different from the usual. Considering F&P, but need to look at one. You can get everything on the net, but the problem with sitting down in front of the 'puter is it sucks your day away, as it's doing right now when I should be doing more cleaning! Sometimes you just feel like reading a magazine. I'm going to see if my guild is interested in that exchange idea - I really like that!

American Patchwork and Quilting is my favorite. I let Love of Quilting, McCall's and Quiltmaker expire just recently because I found no quilts that interested me in them for the past 2 years. However, being a longarm quilter, I subscribe to Machine Quilting Unlimited and On Tract and read those over and over again; put them aside for a few months, then pull them out and read again - Love them!!!

have had access to or a subscription to Quilters newsletter since the late 70's (yes B&W)

a friend recently gave me an extra copy of American Quilter and I have really enjoyed it.

I like McCall's the best, but there is always a good pattern in almost any quilting magazine!

My mother gives my 3 sisters & me the BGH American Patchwork & Quilting Mag. I really like that one, but I find myself buying the McCalls & The Quilter mag also. So I now have a 2 yr sub. to McCalls & am thinking of getting the Quilter also. Love the mystery quilts they sometimes have.

I have had a couple of different ones, but have settled with McCalls. They feature quilts for all abilities. I have sewed for years, but only quilting for 1. This mag always has at least one I can do and usually more. The others often have only quilts for advanced quilters. Instructions are good too.

I bought an Art Quilt magazine last month and love it. Not sure if I am going to subscribe yet but it gave me a lot of new ideas. I would love to start dying fabrics.

Is this the same as Quilter's Art Magazine?

I like McCalls Quilting but my favorite is probably American Patchwork. Quilters Newsletter used to be really a good one for learning if you're new to quilting.

Yes, yes, not so much for direction. More for inspiration and ideas!

Apologies., it is Quilting Arts Magazine.
This is the one:
http://www.amazon.com/Quilting-Arts/...8666771&sr=8-1
They do have past year's issues in CD format - $19 for a year, 6 issues.

I like mccalls quick quilts

I get American Patchwork and Quilting, and want to make something new from each copy that arrives. But I am sure it would be the same if I got 10.

I should really stop getting so many magazines -- but I just love cruising through them. A year ago I had a long talk with myself and told myself to clean house -- the bookshelves were groaning and needed some help. I listened, went through all the magazines, keeping only 2 years worth and extracting articles and patterns that I liked from the others. Those articles that I removed I put in plastic sleeves. After sorting they went into notebooks. I promised myself I would do this each year, going through the oldest year. Now, instead of a full bookcase of magazines, I have notebooks on one shelf and magazines on another, books on another. . . oh, my.

I started with Quilting Newsletter sometime in the '70s. Decided I didn't like that one because while it had articles, it was loaded with events so in a year's time it wasn't pertinent. Kept quilting but didn't subscribe to anything for another 30 years. Dropped Fons and Porter this last year, just fell out of love with their patterns. Currently I get:
American Patchwork and Quilting -- like it, usually find something interesting
American Quilter -- the magazine that offers a challenge
Quilt -- very usable, good patterns, good directions
The Quilter Magazine --another of my favorites
Quilt World -- love the access to the online editions, am considering this might be a more convenient way to subscribe to any magazine. Well, good as long as the computer works!
Quiltmaker -- lovely designs, had this script for a long time
McCalls -- One of the first script when I got back to quilting more. I used to watch their magazine for quilt patterns, even saved one from 1976 for a bicentennial quilt.

I guess I should add, that I'm working on a project teaching less fortunate folks to quilt. Figure if someone can learn a new skill (sewing) and make something that s/he can use or donate, that person will feel better about themselves. So, some of my quest for ideas is for this project -- and I have many folks who now take my cast off magazines. I'm also collecting used machines and rehabbing them for this project so I'm learning a new skill too.

I have been buying Fons and Porter for a long time. I subscribed to it back in March, paid for it and have yet to receive an issue..I have called several times and they tell me it is straightened out and I will get the next issue. Well here it is June and I still have not gotten an issue....I am trying to reach them by phone as I am looking at this website. I will probably think twice before subscribing to it again..It is easier buying it from Sams Club....You get a
30% discount on all magazines..

I subscribe to several magazines but Quilt World is really my favorite.

Do you mean Quilting Arts?
 

I've been collecting Quilting Arts on Ebay and buying them in shops...but finally have a subscription to Quilting Arts. I love it!

I think Quilt is great for a beginning quilter and then maybe McCall's or Fons and Porter but probably not for your first couple of quilts.

If there is a magazine called Art Quilt, then I need to check it out! Thanks!

Apologies, my bad. It is Quilting Arts.

By the way, I am tempted to subscribe. Did you subcribe with Interweave directly? Did they send you lost of mailers? I emailed them and couldn't get a direct reply. I live outside US right now, and use a mail forwarding service that charges by the gram. I hate to pay for advertisements:C

I've let all of my subscriptions run out. I can find all I can look at and certainly, sew on the internet.

I received most of them in the mail until it "hit me" that they are all about the same. I still receive McCalls, Quilters Newsletter (i love) and quilt world. I haven't found any patterns or ideas from them in a long time. Several years ago there were awesome quilts and pattern with new ideas. Not any more for me. :(

I have decided to quit getting quilt magazines as I am so back logged with them now but my favorite has been American Patchwork and Quilting because I like traditional quilts. I noticed the last APQ I got had some "modern" prints in their quilts and it is just not me. I have been quilting off and on since 1991 so I have a big stash of magazines and books and fabric. I have to say to my self "stop"!!

I have only subscribed to "Quilt" love it...now I look thru it at Walmart, if there is something in there I like, I get it..I have tons of them...I liked them because they always had the vintage patterns and I love those...now they are getting more modern with their patterns..but I still like the mag...

I agree with you since Quilters World is the only one I continued to take after cancelling all others. I've now stopped taking QW but I still sit & go through my older issues. There are so many free patterns avail. online there just doesn't seem to be a reason to take magazines anymore.

I've often found free patterns of pcs. that I had either seen in mags. or bought.

American Patchwork & the Quilt magazines are my favorites from the newstand, I used to subscribe to them at one time. Now they all seem to have the same style of patterns just in different colors, and the info is basic stuff. I do enjoy the magazine Mark Lipinski writes for now, I think it's Fabric Trends, not sure. I like to read quilt related stuff, not just all patterns.

I take those two & also Quick Quilts. But I'm thinking about letting my subscriptions expire because there are so many great free patterns AND only 24 hours a day... LOL!

I have received McCall's for a few years now and I really enjoy it. I know you can get items on the internet but sometimes it is just nice to hold a magazine or take something tangible to the beach or pool to read.

I think you first have to decide what kind of magazine are you looking for?

I haven't any subscriptions but I do buy every issue of The Quilting Life and Primitive Quilts.

I prefer a background story and techniques over countless patterns. I actually don't enjoy magazines that are just patterns...I need to read something. I enjoy making things up so teach me a technique and I'm a happy quilter.

Over the past 10 years I've probably subscribed to most of the magazines -- but not at the same time. At the moment I'm not subscribed to any. My tastes and the magazines have evolved. Currently I flip through them at the store and only buy it if I like two or three patterns/articles or there's that ONE which I keep coming back to. Now having said that I'm leaning toward subscribing to a couple, but I just haven't done it yet. First is Quiltmaker - this is primarily for Bonnie Hunter's Addicted to Scraps column. I'm considering Quilter's Newsletter because there's always something interesting in it. I may also re-join American Quilter's Society to get American Quilter Magazine.

I subscribe to Quilters Newsletter, Fons and Porters and Quiltmaker. I love all 3, but Quiltmaker is my favorite and the first one I ever subscribed to in the 90's.

I think McCalls is a good one. Most all of them have easy, intermediate and hard patterns to choose from.

Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting, Quilter's World, Easy Quilts, American Patchwork and Quilting, McCalls Quilting, Quilts and More and I just bought Mary Fons' new Quilty magazine. What can I say---I'm a quilt magazine junkie. lol I love them all, but Love of Quilting and Easy Quilts are my favorites. The only magazine I didn't renew is Quilter's Newsletter. It is a good magazine, but I like magazines with patterns for quilts that I can make. QN doesn't have many patterns and the few that it does have are beyond my ability as a beginning quilter. Maybe when I grow up I will be confident enough to try some if them and I will subscribe again. lol

McCalls Quilting is the one I get. There is always something in there that peeks my interest. I like there patterns and information in there magazine. I used to get all of them, however got to expensive so I let most of them run out except for this one.

I am nearing the end of my McCalls and Quilts subscriptions... I subscribe for 1 or 2 years and then give it a rest... If I see something I "must" have I purchase it...I have my magazines organized in large notebooks..with an index in the front as to projects that interested me... I often look through the notebooks for ideas- most times I see something that did not interest me the first time around....imagine that LOL

Judy in Phx, AZ