Sewbee, IMHO it isn't worth joining up with Sewdirect as the normal reduction is 40% plus £1 postage per pattern unless you spend over £20. Also I don't think the mag is all that great. I wait for offers such as this one or one of the half price offers that cycle round throughout the year. Pretty much all the UK shops that stock patterns run the standard offers. If I find 3 Vogues I like I buy them when there is a sale on the US site. I'm a ClubBMV member so there is an extra reduction and they take about 7-10 days to arrive.