Quilting magazines used to be for learning new patterns or techniques, now they are just to sell fabric, notions, , and designers. *sigh* I no longer buy any, I don't need to, with all the lovely people here who post on this site. Thank you all again. :thumbup:

I personally like applique quilts. Pieced with applique is great and scrappy quilts, too. Good luck.

I have learned a lot from this conversation and I appreciate everyone who took the time to give me their thoughts. Obviously, there are some quilters out there who are perfectly content to do traditional patterns again and again without ever trying something new and that's fine. To quote Seinfeld, "Not that there's anything wrong with that".

I guess I will continue to design for the "adventurous" quilter!

Whatever you do, do it well!

Wow, love this pattern. Is it for sale?

If you investigate old quilting patterns from the 1920s and 30s you will find hundreds and hundreds of quilt block patterns. Although some could be called mundane, most of them are quite interesting.
I would like to challenge all of you readers here on the board, instead of making another d9p or log cabin, go and google search or find a book full of quilt block patterns and pick one you have not seen "made up" before, and try it! Make just one for a mug rug, or a few for a table runner, or a whole quiltfull!
....and then show it to the rest of us!
Jeannie

Sometimes simple is good. I like to look at the vintage patterns in old books and figure it out. Very seldom do I think there is anything I want to do in a quilt mag, so I am not renewing my subscriptions.

Thanks Joy! I'm still working on this one and hope to have a pattern ready soon. The picture is actually of a miniature that measures 18" x 24" (about the size of a placemat). It was a personal challenge to me since I had never completed one before. The pattern will also have the same block in a 14" size so a bed size quilt will be the exact same layout.

i know its probably crazy but i like to work on complicated designs, jinny beyers summer lily, red and white vortex, dear jane. as you said, the mags are the same things over and over again.

I'm a designer also and it's my strong point..I teach classes for a LQS..for our winter visitors (Arizona)..you can't teach creativity..some people are more comfortable with basics and kits..that's ok..they still do great work and are proud of it..we all have our areas of expertise..in my Wednesday quilt group we trade off our knowledge and help each other..I'll design one and piece it in exchange for someone to quilt mine..Quilting is food for the soul to all types!!

I have been subscribing to Better Homes & Gardens American Quilting for 20 years and have kept every issue. I look at them over and over and although I do not make the exact quilts (I always pick my own fabrics and there is usually a place where I didn't follow directions) they are great inspiration for me. Just like looking at all the beautiful things you make.