QUILT MAGIZINE--which one?
#61
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: So Cal
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Quilters Newsletter is my favorite because it has so much info about the quilting world at large and interesting history, but if you want patterns, I like best The Quilter. For some reason BH&G and Fons & Porter just don't use colors I like or have patterns I am imspired by. I love American Quilter for new and interesting techniques. Also, I like to get Quilting at About.com and The Quilt Show online. They are really good in my opinion.
#62
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: North Central Texas
Posts: 378
Originally Posted by lclang
Google "free quilt patterns", "free table runner patterns" or whatever you want to make and you will find lots of patterns that won't cost anything. I have dropped most of my subscriptions because they are expensive and there is so much advertising and the patterns are kind of blah.
of course, my hubby and I still own an extensive library of good ol' fashioned books.....and we read them all the time, too....doubt I will ever be able to give up the wonderful feel of paper in my hand for the cold surface of a computer keyboard or iPad surface ;-)
#63
I love to grab a beverage at the book store and sip as I look at quilt mags. I don't need anymore patterns so my only subscription is to The Quilt Life, with real articles and maybe 1or 2 projects per issue.
Like someone else noted, Fons & Porter is one that I notice relies not only on the lines,with designed by people from the mfr, but the patterns use lots of panels. I bought an issue once, in a plastic bag, based on the cover and ended up w/ 4 panel quilts - uggh!
I enjoy looking at them all-they are fun. If you don't have a bookstore nearby, then hit the local library's periodical section.
Like someone else noted, Fons & Porter is one that I notice relies not only on the lines,with designed by people from the mfr, but the patterns use lots of panels. I bought an issue once, in a plastic bag, based on the cover and ended up w/ 4 panel quilts - uggh!
I enjoy looking at them all-they are fun. If you don't have a bookstore nearby, then hit the local library's periodical section.
#65
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: North Kansas City, MO
Posts: 561
I may be in the minority here, but I don't buy magazines any more. I find they are expensive, contain waaay to many advertisements and inserts and not enough projects for the price. Additionally, favorite projects tend to get lost in the stacks of mags over time.
There are endless sites online and on this board that are free and easily copied and cataloged on your compute disk or hard drive for future use and inspiration. Mine are filed by block type. When I select a quilt to make, I print off a copy that I can make notes, measurements, adjustments, etc, without losing the original. After I complete the quilt, I pull up the original and transfer any notes, etc that I made to the quilt, as well as the date it was completed and who it went to. I've done this for several years and its like an ongoing journal of my quilting life.
I also have a computer file titled "Quilt Tips and Hints" When I see something I think useful I simply "cut and paste" it to this file alphabetically. No more rummaging through old mags trying to locate a particular quilt that I loved a few months ago. Instead, go to the computer file where everything is listed alphabetically.
There are endless sites online and on this board that are free and easily copied and cataloged on your compute disk or hard drive for future use and inspiration. Mine are filed by block type. When I select a quilt to make, I print off a copy that I can make notes, measurements, adjustments, etc, without losing the original. After I complete the quilt, I pull up the original and transfer any notes, etc that I made to the quilt, as well as the date it was completed and who it went to. I've done this for several years and its like an ongoing journal of my quilting life.
I also have a computer file titled "Quilt Tips and Hints" When I see something I think useful I simply "cut and paste" it to this file alphabetically. No more rummaging through old mags trying to locate a particular quilt that I loved a few months ago. Instead, go to the computer file where everything is listed alphabetically.
#68
"McCalls Quilting", "Quick Quilts" and "American Patch work & Quilting" are my favorites. You will learn so much.All the mags' usually have beginer to advanced patterns and lessons to go with the techniques used in them.
#69
I like all the quilt magazines but I receive Quick Quilts and Fons & Porter's magazine at home. Our library has Threads magazine and it has a few nice projects in it. Because of the budget, the library does not have as many craft-type magazines as they used to carry.
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