Snow days.. and a pattern for Valentine's day!

January has been cold and snowy so far here in WV! Which makes me very happy... the more snow, the better! I wish we would get at least a foot! It's nice to be able to watch it fall while you're inside under a blanket - reading, watching movies, or stitching!

It snowed a good bit today. My 4 year old nephew, Julian, associates snow with being at my parents' cabin in the mountains. Each time he has been there they always have a lot of snow, so when it's snowing here at home he asks "Are we going to the cabin?" It's pretty cute :)

Valentine's day is coming up and we have a little throw back for you from our Spring 2013 issue. Kathy Cardiff's "Heart's and Vines" is a perfect little project to work on this month to have ready just in time. 

Spring 2013 is sold out in print, but you are able to purchase the digital version for only $6.99. If you only want this pattern, we are making it available for only $4.99 through Valentine's Day! Click here for the pattern!

Show Us Your Work!

Do you have your Fall 2014 issue yet? Have you started any of the projects? We would love to know what you're working on, even if it's from a back issue! In our last newsletter, we asked our readers to share pictures of their projects on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #pqprojects. Here are some pictures we've received so far!

Carol W. made Daylilly Days from Summer 2014

Charlotte M. made Berry Time from Summer 2014

Cindy R. made Sweet Autumn from Fall 2012

Click here to see more finished projects on our "Show Us Your Work" Pinterest board!

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th of July!! Look for great new ideas in Primitive Quilts and Projects Fall 2013... it will soon make its way to your mailbox or favorite store. Buy the back issues, too, for projects that fit every season! www.primitivequiltsandprojects.com
Here are some great patriotic projects from our back issues..

Labor Day Special!

We hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend with family and friends! To celebrate, we are doing a Labor Day special! Tell your friends and family about us! If they subscribe, have them mention your name and use the promo code: BLLDFP with their order and we will send you both a free pattern!

We love you guys!!

Fall 2012....Cover project by Dawn Heese, Linen Closet Designs.

Leah and I are in Midland, Michigan.  Tomorrow QuadGraphics will print the new Fall issue.  I think it might be one of the prettiest so far.  We changed the look inside and out.  New cover design and new page design.  Let us know what you think.

All new subscriptions will now start with the Fall 2012 issue! How exciting :) Check out our website to see a preview of the NEW magazine!

If you haven't been to our new FaceBook page, please visit it and "Like" us.

Another Giveaway!

It's time for another giveaway! Purchase a subscription, gift subscription, renewal, back issue or magazine storage box and comment "Pick Me!" with your order and you will be entered into the drawing! The winner can choose an extra issue added to their subscription or a free pattern! Hurry! The deadline is Monday!


Jeni and Gretchen are at NQA in Columbus this weekend! Here's a picture of The Woolen Willow's booth!

Happy Cinco De Mayo and Happy Birthday Giveaway

I'm looking for birthday shout-outs for the Fall issue.  Any quilters celebrating birthdays in the August-ish through November-ish timeframe who'd like to have their names mentioned in our magazine, please let us know.  You can comment here, on our Facebook page, or email us.

The deadline is tomorrow night (Sunday May 6) at 8pm EST.  We'll draw a name from all the entries.  The winner will receive a free copy of Primitive Quilts and Projects.  If you already subscribe we'll add an extra issue to your subscription.  If you subscribe, we'll add an extra issue to your subscription.  If you're not a subscriber, we'll send you a single issue.

Thank you so much!

Judy

Get a FREE issue when you subscribe to PQP!

We are doing another giveaway for all of you lovely artists out there! Subscribe to our magazine and mention "Blog by Leah" in the comment section of your order, and we will give you the gift of 15 extra projects by adding an extra issue to your subscription! We will also honor this with renewals if you already have a subscription :) Be sure to tell your friends so they can take advantage of this great deal! www.primitivequiltsandprojects.com

And the winner is....

mk4health ...You are the winner of our blog drawing!  Congratulations! Please contact us to let us know how to email the free pattern to you.

Thank you to everyone for the nice comments.   This has been a fantastic journey and we are so happy to have you with us!

Judy, Jeni, Gretchen, Leah, and Kristen

More Fall Festival Photos

Love it here!  We are having fun in our 10x10 home away from home away from home!

Fun at at Fall Festival!

This is a wonderful show....wonderful people everywhere you turn!  Here's a photo of some super funny gals who stopped by.  We staged a mini "flash cheer" for Mary.

I'll snap more photos today and post them tonight.

Thanks!
Judy, Jeni, Gretchen

And the winner is...

Robyn of Robyns Nest!!! Congratulations :) Send us an email and let us know if you would like a quilt pattern or wool applique pattern! homespunmedia@aol.com

Thank you everyone for participating! Here is my latest progress with my rug. I'm loving it!

Learning to hook! (And a giveaway!)

Hi,

I'm Leah! I'm the office manager for Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazine. I thought maybe I should learn how to make this kind of stuff, since I'm supporting all of you wonderful primitive lovers :) So I'm starting with a Woolen Willow hooked rug, called "Crow." I thought I would be able to You Tube "how to rug hook," and this is what I came up with... YIKES!!! So I am about to get a professional lesson from my awesome aunts, Gretchen and Jeni :) I will keep you posted with my progress!

Also, we are overdue for a giveaway! Anyone who comments between now and next Monday... we'll throw your name in a hat and draw a winner! The winner will receive a pattern for a quilt or wool applique!

Avery and Her Spontaneous Scrap Quilt

Avery and Her Spontaneous Scrap Quilt

You might notice we were using the Hootie Hoot prints from Riley Blake.  I'm making a Turning 12 with this fabric, and appliqueing the larger animal motifs onto the larger blocks.  It's looking pretty good!

The Fall Issue is in the Works!

Hello!  We apologize for kinda dropping off the face of the blogosphere and newsletter-land.  Things have been pretty busy producing a new magazine--busy but super fun!

Check out the image of the Fall Issue.  That quilt is by Kansas Troubles, and the cute little kitty cat on the bed belongs to Jeni's daughter, Kristin.  She kept jumping in front of the camera during our three-day photo shoot.

We promise to get back on track with the newsletters, block of the week (you will get to complete that mystery quilt), and this blog.

Thank you for your well-wishes, encouragement, compliments, support, and constructive criticism.  We value you, and your opinions, and are working our little fingers to the bones to make this magazine better, better, and better!

The New Magazine will Ship this Week!

After lots of fun, work, fun, editing, fun, proofing, fun, editing, fun, proofing, fun, editing, fun, proofing, and, did I mention fun?...we finally have a magazine.  And we are so pleased with how it turned out.

Jeni drives up to the printing site in Michigan on Tuesday for a Wednesday press proof.  She is so excited and we are so envious!

We will now get back to schedule with our weekly newsletter.  Mom is writing an answer to a question as we e-speak!

Judy

Valentine's Day to Presidents' Day Take-Your-Pick Giveaway!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We're giving away a handful of prizes.

We'd like some more followers.  Beginning today and through next Monday (Presidents' Day) if you will refer some new followers to us, we'll put your name and the new followers' names in a hat for a prize drawing.

The prize?  Take your pick of any Woolen Willow pattern.

• For those of you who refer new followers:  If we pick your name, you get to choose a pattern.
• For the new followers:  If we pick a new follower's name, the follower gets a prize, and the person who referred them gets a prize.
• If we pick a new follower who joined us without being referred...you can pick a prize too!

We'll draw the winners around closing time on Monday, February 21.
We want to give away 5 or 6 patterns.  We're keeping that number squishy because we won't know how many pairings (referrer and refer-ee) or singles (referrer only, or new follower who joined without being referred) we'll draw.

I hope that all made sense.  Anyway, let's see how many new followers we get!  Yay!

Judy