Prism99

Finally got out in the snow to visit Fleet Farm and Walmart for some shopping. At Fleet Farm, there were only two quilt magazines on the shelves; they used to have at least half a dozen. At Walmart, there were no quilt magazines at all, and they also used to carry at least half a dozen.

Has anyone else noticed quilt magazines becoming more scarce?

Jingle

No, I never buy them.

elnan

In my SW Washington area at Aberdeen, Walmart is putting them on a pillar in the fabric dept, right at the separation with pencils, tablets, etc. Thriftway grocery once carried a good selection, but in the past two weeks, the magazine shelves are empty, but a few are on small racks near the checkouts. The magazines they kept are not any that I would buy.

BETTY62

I find there is a smaller selection of all types of magazines. I rarely purchase one anymore because there is so much information available on-line for free.

Geri B

Yes, I too have noticed the lessening of selection at the stops I make. but, I can understand why - from my perspective, anyway. Way too much advertising in them, price has gone way up! Offerings in them are just rehashed, some with absolutely ugly ( imho)fabric choices--seems they are pushing fabric brands more than quilt designs. Then they seal the mag in a plastic bag, so you cannot browse inside to see what's in it! I have noticed an upswing in other crafty things and a decline in quilting things, but that's just in my area maybe......

MaryKatherine

They want everyone to move to subscription. Central shipping

Watson

I buy all my magazines on Zinio. That way they appear every month on my tablet or computer without me having to go looking and it's a lot cheaper.

Watson

SusieQOH

I haven't bought a magazine in a long time. Too many ads and not enough substance for me. So I haven't noticed the lack of them. I find so much more on the internet.

Onebyone

I've noticed over the last couple of years all the quilt magazines seem to have the same patterns over and over. I can't find any difference from one magazine to the next. The only one I subscribe to is Block. A friend gave me a subscription to Quiltmaker and it's boring. I can skim though it in less then a few minutes. I prefer quilting blogs for great quilt info and patterns.

Tartan

​I have noticed fewer at Walmart but I only bought Quilter's Newsletter magazine and they stopped making it.