Projects from Quilt Magazines
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Projects from Quilt Magazines
I was browsing through the quilt magazines yesterday, seeing what was new and if I wanted to purchase a new magazine. I couldn't make up my mind if there was anything new I was interested in and this made me think about the magazines I have at home. Maybe I should make something from a magazine I already have! This leads to my question, How often do you usually make a project from your magazines? Occasionally, one project from each, or never? I decided to hold off on another and look through my existing magazines for the next project. What do you do?
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I just buy a magazine when I see a pattern I want. I usually have at least made something from every magazine that I have bought. Others that have been given to me, I just purge them from my library and pass them onto another quilter.
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I regularly pick up Quilters Newsletter magazine because I like the articles and I only pick up other magazines if there is a pattern I want. The last pattern I did from a magazine was my Crayon quilt.
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I did have a subscription to a few magazines, and then I inherited my mom's collection of magazines. I have not renewed my own subscriptions or created new ones as it will take a "lifetime" to go through her collection. As I go through them I put sticky notes on the patterns I may be interested in. For now, I will keep them as they are my mom's magazines. Every once in a great while I will purchase one from the news stand just to see the latest ideas and patterns.
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I take and enjoy McCall's Quilting and Better Homes and Gardens. I am currently making the quilt in McCall's that is in 6 parts. It is really fun to do and I am loving it. I am on part 3 now in the latest issue. I am making it from my stash. I am not sure I will renew BH&G. I may just start checking them out on the newsstand to see if I want them. I have post-it notes sticking out of a stack of the magazines and I usually make those. If I am not going to make something I take the magazines to my quilting group.
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I never buy magazines for patterns. I will buy one if it has a helpful "how-to" article.
There are too many patterns free and paid for online to clutter up house with paper magazines.
I take some of that back. I kept all my Sew Beautiful magazines and have used the childrens
patterns from those.
There are too many patterns free and paid for online to clutter up house with paper magazines.
I take some of that back. I kept all my Sew Beautiful magazines and have used the childrens
patterns from those.
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I have collected magazines for many years. Here and there I have made something from one of them. Mostly, though, I love sitting down in the evening with a pile of them, and browsing for inspiration...whether a pattern, the colors, etc. Some magazines may only have a few things that I seem interested in after time though, and those I will tear out of the magazines and put into binders. And, I have given away many magazines at guild once I know I am probably never going to make anything out of it. Tastes change over the years!
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Rarely have I made one from a magazine, but if I do see something that inspires me I will. So I don't have a lot of magazines laying around. I usually use them for inspiration and will occasionally keep a page or two but I have too many ideas already scattered about in my already cluttered mind of quilts I hope I have time to get to. Ah, so little time.......... You get the picture.
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