Top 10 Fall Projects

1. Pumpkin Spice by Kay Harmon - Fall 2013

2.Scaredy Cats by Martha Walker - Fall 2013

 3. Oak Leaves & Acorns Wool Mat by Maggie Bonanomi - Fall 2011

 4. Crow Gossip by Lynda Hall - Fall 2011

 5. Indian Summer by Dawn Shuck - Fall 2013

6. The Great Pumpkin by Plays With Wool - Fall 2012

7. Hallows' Eve by Dawn Heese - Fall 2012

8.  Fat Cats by Jo Ann Mullaly - Fall 2012

9. Midnight In The Pumpkin Patch by Gloria Parsons - Fall 2011

 

10. Autumn Wools by Cheri Payne - Fall 2011

All of these patterns can be found in our back issues, and can be purchased here!
All back issues can be purchased as a digital download, or on CD!
To buy just one back issue on CD, or if you have any other questions, please contact Kristen at 304-375-4100 or kristen@primitivequiltsandprojects.com

Happy Stitching!!

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!

Fall 2014

This issue contains the perfect balance of large, medium and small projects. Like I said in my last post, the projects were photographed at the Henderson Hall Plantation, a 19th-century pre-Civil War mansion in our hometown, Williamstown, WV. I took some photos of my own during the photo shoot to share with you:

This is the back of the mansion. The front of it faces the Ohio river.

This is inside the school house. It's believed to be the oldest in WV.

Everything inside is original to the Henderson family. You will find interesting captions throughout the magazine that accompany several of the project photos. We can't wait for you to see it!

You can preorder a copy or subscribe on our website. If you want wholesale information for your shop, you can contact Kristen at kristen@primitivequiltsandprojects.com.

Summer is Here!

We sure are enjoying this warm weather here in WV! We've been taking full advantage of it too! My boyfriend, Josh, and I took a trip to Parsons, WV last weekend for a kayaking and camping trip. It was absolutely beautiful! Here is a picture that I took on the Cheat River:

The scenery was just breathtaking. I wrote more about our trip in our upcoming e-newsletter, so be sure to sign up for it if you haven't already. We will send it out next Tuesday, June 24th.

Another way to enjoy the outdoors is to do your sewing outside! I don't have the best set up in my back yard yet, so I want you all to share pictures if you have an outside sewing spot so I can get some inspiration. Here is a picture my mom (Judy) sent me of her set up outside at her mountain home:

She gets to sew outside while looking out into the Monongahela National Forest... isn't she lucky??
So when you share your pictures, you can post them to our Facebook page, Twitter, or Instagram. Be sure to tag us in your photo and use #sewoutside.  We are also on Google+ now, so be sure to follow us if you are on there!

July is almost here, which means our Fall 2014 issue will be here soon! This time, our photo shoot was in historic Henderson Hall, a 19th-century mansion located near our office in Williamstown, West Virginia.

Here is a little preview of the cover!

I hope you all enjoy your weekend, and I look forward to seeing your pictures!

What have I been up to?

Since the closing of The Woolen Willow quilt shop, I have been working at home for my job with our magazine. I go into the office a few times a week or so to pick up patterns that might need testing or corrected for the magazine, or templates. I also go in for meetings, and if my help is needed in the antique and gift shop we also run, called The Painted Cupboard. When I need to dye wool, which I still sell in the shop, I do that there also! In my free evening time and weekends, which haven't been free up till now, I get to sew or relax! This is what I've been working on.....

These are blocks I'm working on from an old Linda Brannock book called "Quilt Album" and the pattern is called Primitive Star. They are all appliquéd wonky, and don't have points! I saw it finished on another blog....I believe Homepunprimitives.blogspot.com, and asked her where it was from. I just love it!

This is a little sewing pocket I made for our retreat class at Blackwater Falls. It holds marking pens thread, scissors and pins! I can stick a few wonky star blocks in there too, and put it in my purse! It was fun to make, and I plan on doing up some patterns and maybe a few kits for when my new website is up and running! Speaking of the new website... It will be www.woolenwillowdesigns.com!
So.....remember that new sewing room over the garage I told you about a couple posts ago??? Still waiting!!! The papers are all turned into the bank tho! Had to wait on our accountant to finish our taxes:( We have one estimate, and are waiting on another, then we should be able to start! I will definitely take pictures and share the process!
Okay, back to work for me!!! Have a terrific weekend!!
Jeni

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Back From Quilt Market

We had such a wonderful time at Quilt Market! Although our booth walls did NOT turn out the way we had planned, we brainstormed and came up with a great alternative plan. As you can see, we had one printed wall and one blank wall (they were both supposed to be printed)...

So we made a last minute trip to JoAnn's (thankfully there was one nearby) bought 12 yards of burlap and other supplies, and came up with this:

Not too shabby for winging it! Here are some more pictures from Market:

We had Mom from "Ask Mom" with us. She loved meeting our readers!

Diane Knott stopped by to meet us. This is Diane next to her Hearts and Stripes Forever quilt from our current issue.

This is a nice view of only half of the booths that were there!

"Mom" (I call her Grandma) and Jeni in our booth :)

And this is downtown Pittsburgh on a beautiful day!

We had a great experience here, and we are already looking forward to Quilt Market in Houston!