American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine

American Patchwork and Quilting magazine is a good solid quilting magazine. It features mostly traditional type quilting projects with a twist, whether it be non-traditional color arrangements, or a contemporary quilting technique overlaying the traditional design. It includes a center pullout section of patterns. The photography is clear and pattern instructions are understandable.

To ensure pattern accuracy, most of the quilt projects are featured with color pictures of the project and then an additional quilt is made in different colors and settings as a test of pattern accuracy. This of course, also gives you additional ideas on how to design your own quilt project.

The magazine also features special quilters and their quilts with the pattern for one of the quilts they have made. They also feature a yearly quilt shop issue which takes you on a photographic trip of quilt shops around the country. Just seeing what other quilters around the country are doing can fill your head with way too many quilt ideas but quilters like having their heads full of quilt ideas.

There is advertising in each issue, but it is quilting and or sewing related, nor is there a huge amount of it. All in all a very nice, quality quilt magazine which I highly recommend.