starshine

My vote is that it is definitely OK. If you are giving someone something free I think it is perfectly fine to give them a magazine that you have used and taken things out of. The receiver is getting what ever is still in the magazine free. I would imagine anyone on a limited budget would be grateful too for whatever would be there. And if there is something listed that isn't in it the person could check out local library to see if they have past copies that they could make a copy from. My suggestion would be local guilds where members could help themselves as well as Senior centers, they could also be a free giveaway at a quilt show.

There have been a couple of board members who were helping some quilters that lost everything in Hurricane Sandy get some supplies, fabric etc. One was in the Carolina's and one was in the Long Island area-these were the 2 I knew about, there may have been others. But passing onto someone that lost everything might be another good home for them.
And we have a monthly Secret Pal swap here on the board and often magazines are past on through those exchanges too.

starshine

I've purchased magazines at guild quilt shows for a quarter too. If there is something I especially want I look through it to see if it is there. And some times at guild shows they are $.25 but then you can get 6 for $1. And if there are still useful patterns etc. someone can still get use from them. The reuse before recycle step.

I guess you could put a post it note on the cover stating "this pattern is no longer in the mag"

mckwilter

I quit subscribing to magazines. There are so many quilting newsletters, blogs and websites that have tutorials and offer free patterns, including Moda Bake Shop and Craftsy, that I decided to save my money for fabrics.

Personally, I'd be very unhappy to buy a magazine and find that several pages are missing, regardless of what I spent. I always photocopied the pages I needed before I gave the magazines away. Now, I am in the process of scanning all of the patterns I just had to have for my bucket list and I'm saving them on discs. Someday, I'll go through the discs and delete what I will never have time to make.

Terri D.

I think it's fine to donate them, even if there's a page or two missing. A local quilt store, a guild or the library might be good places to consider.

MFord

You could print up some labels that say "A few pages missing," put one on each magazine, and take them anywhere you want! There are still lots of good patterns in them, and people can look ahead of time to see whether the ones missing are what they wanted. I personally would buy them - for a quarter or two!

AliKat

My friends and I go though those that are put out on a table at one of our quilt group meetings.

Personally, I scan in what I want to my computer files. That way I don't have paper clutter, insect attractive though it is, and no binders full of things I probably forgot I had. And others get the magazines without any missing parts.

The nice thing about the scans is that I can do a slide show and browse so much easier that looking through binders.

tessagin

My sister picked up a couple magazines at an estate sale. She sent them to me. I was shocked when she let me know the patterns and templates were still in a couple of them. I may not get around to using them but darned if I let loose of them. The templates have to be enlarged but have already scanned them and put into my computer for later reference.

Jamiestitcher62

I'm not sure if Goodwill or the Salvation Army take magazines.

citruscountyquilter

My guild has a give and take table and magazines are snatched off the table very quickly. If there is a guild in your area I'm sure they would take the magazines. Some of the magazines I get are all there, others are not. Doesn't bother me however because they were free to begin with. I usually look at them and then take them back for others to see too. If I had purchased the magazine and it was not all there I'd be disappointed however.

GailG

I would much prefer to leaf through a quilting magazine with a few pages torn out than some of those sports or medical magazines....anyday!

A few years ago, when I stopped doing garment sewing, I brought all of my collections of Thread and other sewing magazines to the local library fund raiser which was an annual book sale. She said people go wild over those. This year, I brought my bound books (even still had some of my college technique books) to Goodwill.