Magazine subscriptions

Well done! I've pretty much given up subscribing (it's Very Expensive over here anyway), especially after clearing out the bulk of my old magazine stash. It got to the point where magazines just never seemed to have anything new. Same old, same old, just in different color combinations. Made me feel ancient! So now I buy only when something really appeals, and that is less and less often. Roberta in D, with enough QIMs to last a loooong time.

That's an interesting point, Roberta, and I find I am the same way. I used to subscribe to every quilting magazine and now I only get American Quilter from AQS- with my paid membership.

Do you think as we get more comfortable with quilting we are less inclined to copy someone's colors, patterns, block arrangements, etc. when we are capable and confident of making our own pleasing color choices and drafting our own blocks and we want to change things to make it our own?

Leslie & The Furbabies with still-frozen pipes in MO.

I've done the same thing! I just let my QNM subscription expire, and that's the last one. I figure in the long run it'll be cheaper to pick up only the ones I want for a specific project.

I ceased a subscription this year, too. I've taken the magazine for many years, but paying a lot of money when I just read snippets and never use the projects began to seem a criminal waste. So, I bit the bullet and stopped. I also gave up my membership of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles.

Nearly £100 saved in two strokes. . In message , Roberta writes

I don't subscribe to any magazines, but my local library sells donated and back issues for only 25 cents each. I scored 20 new-to-me quilting magazines last November and am still looking/drooling/ planning quilts. Since I had been away from quilting for many years, I hadn't already seen any of them. I also dug out my old magazines and books (a large plastic container full) and reviewed them again. I find my tastes have changed a little, so some things I was not interested in before are now catching my eye. I also requested 16 quilting books through my local library system (inter-library loan) and have received 14 of them so far. Now I can have at least three weeks of looking/drooling/planning/deciding if any of these books are must-owns. Gotta love the library! (Hi Nann!)

Frances

I'm with Leslie, I only get the AQS one with membership. I saved over $100 a year this way. More $$$ for fabric!! =)

amy in CNY

Standard reply- it depends! ;-) If you attend the AQS quilt show there's a lot of savings to be had and they have good discounts when you buy books from them. I LOVE their magazine. I think it's the best quilting magazine out there. But be aware it's mostly eye candy and few if any patterns.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

I may be the odd one here ( No snide comments out there ) but I don't get quilting magazines for the projects. For me some of the most valuable parts of the magazines are the advertisements and the "what's new" articles. Love reading the pieces on designers, and so on. But while I have occasionally made a project from a magazine, the new/refreshed techniques are what I look for. I also enjoy the magazines that show ideas for the actual quilting of the project, and stuff like that. For that reason I like Quilter's Newsletter, and some of the others that do a lot of different kinds of things. I like The Quilter because it tends to focus on more traditional type patterns, but often with a contemporary flavor. Quiltmaker has great ideas and patterns for the quilting. And so on.

Good thing there are lots of different kinds of quilt magazines available too..... occasionally I look at Quilting Arts, or one of the other magazines that are more "art quilt" oriented. Lots of choice =3D lots to read when needed.

Pati, > Well done! I've pretty much given up subscribing (it's Very Expensive

Just a side note here..... I believe that JoAnn's still offers a discount card to AQS members, and there are a couple of other places that do to (Enterprise Rental Cars and??????) Some quilt shops give a discount too. I really hope to be able to renew my AQS membership and join NQA too.

Pati, > Standard reply- it depends! ;-) =A0 If you attend the AQS quilt show ther= e's a

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Pati, you've done a nice job explaining why I like Quilter's Newsletter. I like knowing the who's who and maybe who's new in the quilt world. I also read it more for the quilters news aspect rather than as a pattern catalogue. When I mention nationally known quilters to my small group or comment on one at a national show, they seem to think I'm a quilting savant. HA! I'm not, I just read all the articles in QNM. I find the "what's happening" sections much more interesting than the cutsy columnists. Is there any other magazine that carries similar current information on the industry? KJ

Me too! I'm down to the last magazine and now when I get a new months magazine I read through it but find less and less inspiration. And I don't look forward to getting a new one like I used to. Me thinks the days are numbered for getting any magazines.

Trixie

Howdy!

Everything old is new again, and what goes around comes around. I like to look at the "old" pages every couple of years; as you say, tastes change, and what I wouldn't consider 10 yrs ago might appeal, today. Still, some things are just ugly and I'm not sorry to throw out an armful of magazines (recycle bin). I've kept my QN magazine subscription, for a while longer. There's enough news to keep me interested, and the pictures are pretty. ;->

(I'd give it an 80 for lyrics but the beat- well, ya' can't dance to it.) All other quilt mags are perused before (rarely) purchasing. De-cluttering the mailbox, & freeing up some space in those recycle bins.

Best thing about living in this goofy town is the public library. (I tell them so, & add a donation.)

R/Sandy - channeling American Bandstand