Magazines
10-11-2013, 12:26 PM
#11
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I don't buy quilting magazines off the counter anymore. I used to see a magazine I really liked, get a subscription and then I they didn't have another quilt that I would make...... argh!! I get more ideas off QB than I do magazines and usually I can figure out how to make the quilt.
I feel the same way about quilting books. I have a ton and many of them I don't use...... never used. I guess I should sell some here.
I feel the same way about quilting books. I have a ton and many of them I don't use...... never used. I guess I should sell some here.
10-11-2013, 02:05 PM
#12
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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.
10-11-2013, 02:37 PM
#13
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It would be nice if they'd put a mini picture on the back cover of each project in the magazine. Cooks Country does this on the back of each of their issues, and it's nice to be able to see at a glance -- and locate -- what's inside the magazine.
10-11-2013, 02:52 PM
#14
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That would be such a great idea!I only subscribe to one magazine now, and occasionally buy a magazine off the shelf but haven't noticed that many that are wrapped and always look through first to make sure there will be at least a few projects I like. Maybe all the wrappers is the way magazines are going.
10-11-2013, 05:37 PM
#17
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Magazines here are around 6 dollars. I do enjoy buying a magazine now and then , because I have not bought fabric ,patterns for at least a year . I never buy any other types of magazines either . I also refuse to buy one that you can not see what is in it due to the plastic . An occasional magazine is a treat for me but I also want to see what I am buying . We all should e-mail Fons and Porter , they are the ones that do this the most .
10-11-2013, 06:15 PM
#19
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I was thinking and remembered a few web sites that have small projects , one is "All Free sewing" I get e-mails almost daily from them sometimes 20-30 projects each. I know there are other freebie sites but cant think of them . Oh Craftster is another , not craftsy but Crafster it too is all free .
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