Magazines
10-13-2013, 05:31 AM
#41
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I have made clothes from Sew Beautiful patterns and they turned out well. Have done small dolls from magazines. I think I did make some small stocking stuffers from a magazine. But I have to see it to want it.
10-13-2013, 06:03 AM
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Same here. If I can't even see what's in it I don't bother to buy it. I have let most of my quilt magazine subscriptions run out. The one I buy on the stand every time is available is The Quilt Sampler where you can "visit" ten quilt shops around the country. I really enjoy that even if I don't make anything from it.
10-13-2013, 06:56 AM
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I went thru a period where I bought every magazine. Then noticed I make more quilts from 2 of them, those are the 2 I have a subscription to and browse magazine racks for others. Lesson learned, more money for fabrics.
10-13-2013, 08:35 AM
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I agree it's annoying but I recently saw a woman taking pictures of quilts in a magazine with her phone. She didn't buy the magazine. Just put it back on the shelf looking far from new and unused. So I guess I can understand why they've gone to the plastic wrappers. As usual those of us who are honest are penalized for the sins of the dishonest.
10-13-2013, 12:43 PM
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I rarely buy a magazine if it is in plastic. I only buy magazines that have at least one idea/pattern I want to try. I figure the price of the magazine is about the same as buying a pattern. I have also found that mediocre magazines are usually the ones wrapped because no one would buy them otherwise.
10-13-2013, 01:31 PM
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Same here. If I can't even see what's in it I don't bother to buy it. I have let most of my quilt magazine subscriptions run out. The one I buy on the stand every time is available is The Quilt Sampler where you can "visit" ten quilt shops around the country. I really enjoy that even if I don't make anything from it.
I've been known to open it to look unless it's sealed to keep a CD from being stolen. But I always grab The Quilt Sampler! *LOL* It's the only one I'd get a subscription to if it were available.
10-13-2013, 02:46 PM
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I totally agree. When I first started quilting I subscribed to a few quilting magazines. Now I have so many more downloaded free patterns I will never get to them all! This board is such a good resource! I shared three fun, free patterns today!
btw I love getting magazines in the mail, and love flipping through pages. I found the magazines I have are not used.
btw I love getting magazines in the mail, and love flipping through pages. I found the magazines I have are not used.
There are so many free patterns on the internet, I never buy magazines anymore. There are tutorials, YouTubes, blogs, newsletters. I save them on my computer, so I can print them out any time I want. Or there are sites like ePatternCentral.com and Annies where you can see, purchase and download patterns on your computer. I found that I probably wanted one or two patterns out of a magazine, so I was buying something and saving 4 or 5 pages and throwing the rest away.
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