Today’s SBQ was suggested by Cheryl and is:
What cross-stitch magazines or other publications (as opposed to blogs) do you read on a regular basis? What do you like about them? What do you not like? What would your perfect publication include?
As I think others have already beat this topic into the ground quite thoroughly (and BTW, I think Heather gave the best answer), I’ll just say that I don’t read anything on a regular basis for all of the reasons that others have already cited. The patterns are hit or miss – mostly miss. I actually just subscribed last month to the new online magazine called The Gift of Stitching and it’s pretty nice, but once again, I have a similar problem. There is no one other person in this world who has the same exact taste in designs that I do. Nor is it reasonable for anyone to be able to predict everyone’s likes and dislikes. But it’s inexpensive and save trees because I can print only what I want and not have the glossy, newspaper-thin pages to deal with. I do have to say, though, that I like the contents of the UK stitching magazines over what the US companies choose to offer.
I went over to Heather’s blog and read her response and have to agree with you, Jenna, that she gave a very thorough answer and had some great ideas! When reading AnneS blog and her answer, she mentioned the Australian magazines, such as Inspirations. To me, the Aussies have cornered the market on needlework eye candy. Now I don’t buy one very often, any more, but I think they are the closest thing to perfect being published today.
Thanks for saying I had a good answer…I felt like I was rambling so it feels good that you understood what I was saying