Quiltmaker is my favorite. Quilters Newsletter second. I have stopped subscribing because my cousin in VA has quilted for years and sent me a stack of wonderful patterns. Then I also inherited the stash and books from a friend's granny.
In addition I have bought many many books etc. myself. I pick up the Quiltmaker at my LQS. I "fan" through it to see if it is my interest first. The LQS owner is a personal friend and she doesn't mind me doing this.

I am just down to 3 magazines. AQS- Quilters Newsletter & American Patchwork & Quilting. I really enjoy the articles in these magazines, and it is eye candy for new fabrics, machines, & notions. I don't get them for patterns because I always design my own. I have to agree though that there are way more adv. than seem necessary, but they pay for the magazines, and without them we would not be able to afford them.

I HAVE STOP...I HAVE ABOUT 700 MAG. AND QUILT BOOKS. HAVE RUN OUT OF SPACE TO KEEP THEM. THERE JUST ISN'T THAT MANY DIFFERNT KIND OF QUILTS.

We ought to start a swap on magazines....perhaps bundle a year's worth from me to one of you and you send me a bundled year's worth!
Magazines must be in good condition, non-smoking odors, name on them, honor system that they are clean and in good condition...you know, set up a few simple rules.

Same here! Donna

~BHG American Patchwork & Quilting
~Fons & Porter is a good one
~Quick Quilts is a good one for simple fast pattern
~Quilt is a must have for me
~Just subscribed to Quiltmaker- ill let ya know how I like it after a few issues..
~Quilters World is awful with advertising- Way too many ads.. December 2010 issue had ads up until page 14 then it has patterns till page 28 then another 15 pages of ads..

I love my mags.. I like thumbing thru and looking at all the pretty fabrics and patterns.. Helps me be creative..

I am letting both of my subscriptions lapse because I have too many as it is. I have also found many ideas on here and on the web for free, and since I will never ever be able to make all the ones I already want to, there's no use in collecting more. Besides, my friend goes to the library and picks up issues for a dime each from the recycle table!

I don't subscribe. I just go to the magazine section when I go shopping. If I see patterns I like, I buy the magazine, tear out the pages I want and toss the rest. I then put the patterns I like in sheet protectors and then put them in my binder for future reference and use.

I don't purchase any anymore because of the advertising. Sometimes a wonderful friend passes hers on the me.