Print Media

There is a new magazine coming out for 'home machine' quilt enthusiasts entitled Machine Quilting Unlimited.  The premier issue is due out by the end of 2007.  The magazine is being published by Meander Publishing who has been producing Unlimited Possibilities Magazine for long arm quilting market.  For more information and/or to subscribe visit www.mqumag.com. 

I always like to find different uses for items when I'm thru with them.  For my quilting magazines I clean out my laundry soap boxes and cut the tops off them.  You can decorate the box, put the name of a magazine on it if you want.  Even keep them in order by date.  They stack easy for storage and some have a handle to carry them.  Makes it alot easier to find a particular magazine when you want it. 

I subscribe to just about every quilting magazine available and I have been saving all of them when one day I needed to do some spring cleaning and noticed that the quilting magazines were taking over.  So I went through the magazines and ripped out the patterns that I loved and slipped them in a acid free sheet protector and filed them in a binder.  I recycled the remainder of the magazines.  I am doing that from now on with every magazine that I receive.

I wish I had taken pictures of each quilt I have given out over the years. By this time I would have quite a portfolio. With digital cameras and camera phones, this has become a lot easier. Keep the record for family and historical purposes.

This is my favorite magazine for patterns and quilting information.  Lots of helpful tips also.  Here is a link to the website for it at Better Homes and Gardens.

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"The Quilter" provides quilters with an astonishing array of projects that range from small items that will take a short while complete to full-blown bed quilts. Published by All American Crafts, the company that also publishes "Fabric Trends" the quality of "The Quilter" is evident. The magazine explores topics important to the quilting community and is appropriate for individuals of all skill levels. In addition to receiving a print magazine, you will also receive the password to periodical's website: www.thequiltermag.com. "The Quilter" does require a subscription, which runs .97 for seven issues.

"McCalls Quilting" is published every two months and discusses quilting methods, patterns, and a great deal of projects. Brought to you by the respected periodical "McCalls," you can rest assure "McCalls Quilting" is a quality publication that will provide you with the best patterns and most creative projects. This publication requires a subscription, which runs .99 for a year (six issues). This publication would be an excellent gift for the quilting enthusiasts or a well-deserved treat for yourself.

"Quick Quilts" is an excellent publication for quilters, as it packed with activities and ideas that will make any quilter's mouth water. Each month you will receive another fascination edition of "Quick Quilts" that is chock full of season-appropriate projects suitable for quilters of all levels. "Quick Quilts" does require a subscription, which runs .98 for 12 issues of this wonderfully constructed periodical. The colorful pictures and exact instructions will have you yearning to try your hand at all of the gorgeous projects.