Magazine Question

[Eileen K.]

If you could only choose two magazines, other than The Quilt Life(obviously), what would it be? I'm paring down my subscriptions but it's so hard to give any of them up :roll: :roll:

[Margo C.]

Eileen, as a fellow long-armer, I can't give up my subscriptions to Machine Quilting Unlimited http://www.mqumag.com/home/
or On Track http://www.imqa.org/OnTrack.htm.

[Hannelore N.]

I'd like to add "Quilt Life" and "Fabrications" (a UK magazine).

[Betty J.]

In addition to "Quilt Life" I also love "Machine Quilting Unlimited" even though I am NOT a long armer. It has wonderful articles with concepts and articles that translate well to domestic machine quilting and just in general quilt making.

[Barbara C.]

Fons and Porter: Love of Quilting. My favorite! You get your money's worth with this magazine.

[Deborah W.]

Does anyone get the digital copy of The Quilt Life? I am considering it this year as it would cost 1/2 the price because I wouldn't have to have pay for an international subscription.

[Deborah W.]

I have given up all my subscriptions... I got ticked at Fons and Porter / Mc Calls because they keep hounding me to renew... I also do not like the million and one invitation renewals that get mailed to me... Now I am getting unsolicitate DVDs ...

I have NO shelving / rooms to put any more magazines. I started tearing out patterns/ articles I liked and found out I was tossing over half to 3/ 4 of the magazines away... Why do I want to pay for ads and useless information. I also got mad when I realize that in one month last year there were 10 patterns for monkey wrench quilts in the magazines I got for that month. That was when I decided I no longer wanted or needed the magazines.

I did like Quilter's Home til it got repeative after Mark left .... I want quilting in my quilting magazines and do not care for high fat laden and alcholic drink recipes. I have enough trouble with that on my own.

I just stopped buying all magazines for now. I have a HUGE LIBRARY of quilt books and even if I made one quilt from each book I would still not live long enough to do it..... SO I AM ON A MAGAZINE DIET.


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[Lynn K.]

Quilt Life and Machine Quilting Unlimited are two that I enjoy. I still like Quilter's Home b/c of the evaluation of products and the reader feedback about things. But in the end, they mostly all just sit on my shelves.

[Norma H.]

Does anyone get the digital copy of The Quilt Life? I am considering it this year as it would cost 1/2 the price because I wouldn't have to have pay for an international subscription.

I subscribe to the digital issues and find it works very well. I chose this for the same reason as you. I'm tired of paying so much extra just because I don't live in the USA.

[Deborah W.]

Does anyone get the digital copy of The Quilt Life? I am considering it this year as it would cost 1/2 the price because I wouldn't have to have pay for an international subscription.

I subscribe to the digital issues and find it works very well. I chose this for the same reason as you. I'm tired of paying so much extra just because I don't live in the USA.

Thanks Zarah. Good to know that the digital edition is okay. I am just so used to holding the paper in my hands but this would save money and I also would not have to find a place to keep it.

[Eileen K.]

I'd never give up The Quilt Life, On Track or MQU! Plus, I like the feel of the pages in my hands. I don't have an ereader (yet) but I think that will come soon due to the pain in my hands.
I find it interesting that most of the people who voted like the more traditional magazines, as do I.
Anyone else want to chime in?

[Lynn K.]

Same thing with the newspaper. I do read it on-line 3 days a week, but there is nothing like sitting with it in front of you and flipping the pages and skimming!

[Pam D.]

I briefly considered tryig to save the cost of international shipping, but like many, I like to have a magazine in my hand. Scrolling the pc too much makes my eyes hurt as well.

[Eileen K.]

Only two more days to vote! There are over 70,000 members and only 78 have voted so far. Hmm.............................

[Robin G.]

Hi Eileen, I subscribe to several quilt magazines because it was cheaper than buying them at the store -- when I can even find them there (no place close to us). I like Quilter's Newsletter for the articles, the American Quilt Society's magazine for more arty techniques, and McCalls, F&P, and American Patchwork for patterns, which I mostly don't make, but like looking at anyhow. I also subscribe to Quilter's Home, and of course, Quilt Life. These all form my bedtime reading so I'd hate to do without any of them. Good luck with your decisions.