What is your favorite Quilt Magazine that you subscribe too?
#12
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Location: Sonoma County, CA
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Quilter's Newsletter, Modern Quilts Unlimited, Machine Quilting Unlimited (even though I don't have a longarm, they have stuff for DSM's too), and Quilting Arts are my favorites. I tend to pick up random subscriptions when I see them cheap, so I think I'm also getting McCall's, AQS, and one or two others. I can't keep track though, since so many of them are dying off. That's made some of my subscriptions get lengthened out to several years after 2-3 magazines died and sold my subscription to magazines I already have - I think I'll be getting Quilter's Newsletter for the next 4 years before I have to pay again now, LOL.
I also get the sister magazine to Quilting Art - Cloth Paper Scissors and I enjoy that one a lot too. It's not a quilting magazine per se but if you do art quilts there are techniques and ideas that could transfer over.
I also get the sister magazine to Quilting Art - Cloth Paper Scissors and I enjoy that one a lot too. It's not a quilting magazine per se but if you do art quilts there are techniques and ideas that could transfer over.
#13
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southern California
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I subscribed to Quilter's World. They give you access to the back issues and I have found lots of quilts that look dated but have good bone structure. I will probably renew my subscription. The publisher's is Annie's catalog.
#15
Quilting Arts, Quilter's Newsletter, and AQS are my subscription favorites because I am more interested in techniques than patterns. All three are very current in their outlook and coverage. I also just extended my subscription to American Patchwork & Quilting simply so I could get the whole series of Jean Wells articles they're running this year. Once that's done, I'll cancel it.
Think about what you want to get out of a quilting magazine...patterms, techniques, quick quilts, challenging quilts, art quilt ideas, tips for beginners, quilts built over several issues, etc...and then look for a magazine that aims at that interest. Buy a few off the news stand first to see if it's a good fit before you commit to a full year...or more. For three out of four of the magazines I listed above, I go back to issue #1.
Think about what you want to get out of a quilting magazine...patterms, techniques, quick quilts, challenging quilts, art quilt ideas, tips for beginners, quilts built over several issues, etc...and then look for a magazine that aims at that interest. Buy a few off the news stand first to see if it's a good fit before you commit to a full year...or more. For three out of four of the magazines I listed above, I go back to issue #1.
#16
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
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I use to get them all but now only subscribe to Block. I like the patterns and I want to support Jenny and her town. My friend gave me a gift subscription to Quiltmaker for Christmas. I will buy the quilt magazines from other countries at Barnes and Nobles when I go there.
#17
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
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American Quilters Society which has a quarterly magazine that has a wonderful lesson to expand your skills each issue. Besides, membership in the Society allows one to purchase patterns, books, even some fabric at reduced rates, and gives you an anytime 10% discount at Joannes.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
#19
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I pick up Quilters Newsletter Magazine regularly. A lot of the quilt magazines have the same repeated patterns just called something else or they will feature a fabric line that you know will be hard find at a decent price. Most of my inspiration comes from the Internet now but I do check out the other magazines at Walmart. Occasionally I will see a pattern that intrigues me and I buy the magazine.
#20
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: howell, Mi
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I kept getting notices to renew my subscriptions to various magazines--now I get Quilters Newsletter (expires in 2016), American Patchwork & Quilting (expires October 2016), McCall's Quilting (expires May/June 2016) and Quiltmaker (expires Nov/Dec 2015). I also subscribe to Block magazine. I think I'm well supplied!! lol I think I'll let them expire. My DH will be happier if I do.
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