Happy October!!

This is my favorite time of year.. cool weather, changing leaves, fall scented candles and pumpkin flavored everything! And even though fall is near, the Winter 2013 issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects will be here soon! Can you believe it? We have so many great projects in this one! Here is a picture of the cover photo and a collage of some of the projects featured inside!

 We also sent out a newsletter yesterday. In case you haven't seen it, there is a free pattern, a giveaway, and another sneak peak! 

Click HERE for the newsletter

 

Happy Quilting!!

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

Preparing for Summer!!

Here is the cover for our Summer 2012 issue!! Judy and I are driving up to our printer tomorrow to do the proofing. We are all so excited!! I will be posting pictures and updates to our twitter account, so be sure to follow us! @PQProjects

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

Our first full year is complete!

We are SO excited for our Spring 2012 issue! Here is a preview of the cover. This completes our first full year of Primitive Quilts and Projects. Thank you to all of our wonderful subscribers who have made this possible. It has been an amazing experience. To celebrate, we have decided to do another giveaway! If you comment before midnight on Friday, you will be entered into a drawing for a free pattern! Good luck everyone :)

More Fall Festival Photos

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

My finished rug and a giveaway!

I was finally able to finish my rug earlier this month! I haven't had a chance to post anything because we have been extremely busy at the shop with our Winter issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects! The magazines arrived today! Subscribers should expect to see their copies by early December, and they will be available in your local quilt shops by early November. The first 20 people to post on this blog will be entered into a drawing for a free wool needle case. Good luck!

We have a winner!!

Congratulations Hueisei!! You get a free quilt pattern! Send us an email and we will attach it as a file :) homespunmedia@aol.com

Thank you everyone for all of the support on my very first rug! It's almost done. I hope to have it finished before my next blog! I hope you all had a great holiday weekend and enjoy the rest of your week!

Leah

Slow progress with my rug.. and another give away!!

I had an eventful week last week (friends visiting from out of town, a trip to the mountains, spending time with my baby nephew, etc.)... which is why I haven't made much progress on my rug since my last post. I am determined to get much more accomplished this week! In the mean time, let's do another give away! Comment on this post by next Monday and we will put your name in a hat and draw a winner. We will give one lucky winner a free pattern!

Have a great week :)

Leah

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!

Rug progress!!

This is a little better, isn't it? haha. My problem at first was the wool strip twisting as it came up through. Jeni was able to show me how to pull the strip through correctly :) I still get twists, but now I am able to manipulate and untwist as I pull it back down. This is becoming more enjoyable now that I'm filling in! It's actually starting to look like something! Yay :)

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!

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!

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

Photos of the Photoshoot

We're shooting the summer issue, right?

No photographers were hurt during the production of this magazine.

Such a pretty barn-I-mean-house!

Definitely a team effort.

Thank you, Chip and Jan, for the use of your beautiful home!

Photography in Progress!

Hey!  We're doing photography for the first issue.  Things are looking good!  The designers have created amazing quilts, rugs, table mats, punchneedle, and one cute little surprise.  You are going to love these projects.  And our photographer Jim Osborn is doing an extraordinary job; I hope you visit his website to see samples of his work.   If we get a chance, we'll take some photos of the process and post them here.

Have a great day!

Judy, Jeni, and Gretchen