Quilting Quickly Magazine
#53
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Small town in Northeast Oregon close to Washington and Idaho
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Jenny didn't even know she was on air when her son told her she was on air. She was taking questions from her Facebook page. Really impromto. But she said she was working on the issue that comes out in March! But I see it is the Summer issue. She said if you order from MSQC, she'll autograph it. I guess she's going to be the main attraction of this 'Quilting Quickly' magazine. She has those 'Quilting Quickly' classes on Craftsy.com also. I am going to keep buying them. I bought the digital and the hard copy both. I couldn't wait to go to town to get a copy.
#54
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
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Jenny didn't even know she was on air when her son told her she was on air. She was taking questions from her Facebook page. Really impromto. But she said she was working on the issue that comes out in March! But I see it is the Summer issue. She said if you order from MSQC, she'll autograph it. I guess she's going to be the main attraction of this 'Quilting Quickly' magazine. She has those 'Quilting Quickly' classes on Craftsy.com also. I am going to keep buying them. I bought the digital and the hard copy both. I couldn't wait to go to town to get a copy.
#55
fons and porter were 2 nice women who quilted well. now they are a corporation and everything is dollar signs to them. their commercialism bothers me. their name is on things they have no part in, like notions made cheaply, sold for a big profit, by dritz. they are just too big for their britches, to say it bluntly.
#56
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Merritt Island, FL
Posts: 672
I guess that I, too, am blunt and feel that your comment mirrors my opinion. I hope that Jenny and MSQ don't get taken in by this poor judgement by F/P . I don't understand the on line cost being the same as the print version since I am paying for the paper and ink which is very expensive to print a whole magazine. I would rather buy a good hard cover or spiral bound book for the money involved....no advertisement either. On RARE occasions, I will buy a "used" magazine at my quilt guild and find that adequate. How many of the patterns are really new and not just new adaptations of the same old pattern. New fabrics seem to me to be what makes the quilts so appealing. Pay to read those ads...NOT. That is why I don't take Readers Digest anymore...too many ads. If I have to put up with all the ads and pull out cards in a magazine then it should be a very, very low cost magazine...the ads pay for the magazine. In fact, I receive several (not quilting but very good magazines) that are actually free and well done on high quality paper with great photos and reliable information. Some have ads but they are grouped in the back and are tastefully done. Seems like some of these big mags could learn from those magazines.
fons and porter were 2 nice women who quilted well. now they are a corporation and everything is dollar signs to them. their commercialism bothers me. their name is on things they have no part in, like notions made cheaply, sold for a big profit, by dritz. they are just too big for their britches, to say it bluntly.
#57
Many here have voiced the same concerns that I was thinking re the affiliation w/FP...it definitely hasits pros and cons. I just hope that MSQ keeps its "independence" and their hometown attitude. I personally think since Liz retired there has been quite a few changes.....some I like, some I wonder about. It will be interesting watching the future developments of Fons/Porter or should we say Fons/Fons.......
#58
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Southeast Wisconsin
Posts: 1,070
Picked up the second edition and think it will be my last. Really had nothing that appealed to me and cost is too much.
Also notoced that the videos are now on Fonsandporter.com. Is paying for the videose far behind!? Hope not.
Also notoced that the videos are now on Fonsandporter.com. Is paying for the videose far behind!? Hope not.
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