Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazine

The year’s first months are a good time for settling in, reflecting on what’s important, and planning for what lies ahead. Whether your plans are for gardening, making a quilt, learning a new skill, or for anything else that requires thought and preparation, chances are good that a kink or two will arise at some point. This is when you’ll need to tap into your creativity to bring about a suitable outcome. In Designer Notes, you’ll learn how the artists in this issue tackle their challenges. Our Charitable Cause features an organization that makes plans to ensure young people get the support they need in life. If you plan to do some free-motion quilting this year, check out Ask Jeni, where you’ll learn how to make this process flow smoothly. The projects…

A JOLLY SANTA AND FRIEND I wanted to share what I did with the pattern Beardnest Santa by Heather Gavin, from your Winter 2022 issue.—Jackie Hendricks APPLIQUÉ PALS My little wool version of Tonya Robey’s Pumpkin Pals. I don’t do rug hooking so I thought I would make this cute little guy into a wool appliqué. He’s too cute to be scary though. Thanks for another issue of wonderful patterns.—Bunny Clancy WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM OUR READERS Please send us photos of your projects made from this magazine or your thoughts on our magazine and primitive fiber arts. We can’t guarantee that we will publish all submisssions, but we will do our best to capture your voices. Your notes may be edited for style, space, and clarity. Send them to judy@primitivequiltsandprojects.com. PUMPKIN DASH DELIGHTS Just love…

Dear Jeni, I’m trying to do free-motion quilting on my domestic machine. Can you give me some tips to make this easier to do? I find it hard to move my quilt around under the machine. Thank you, Sally Dear Sally, Thank you for the great question! Mom and I learned how to do free-motion quilting together in the early 1990s and made small quilts to sell in a booth in a local craft mall together! We sure had a lot of fun doing that sort of thing. We used special gloves that make it easier to move the quilt while quilting. If you’re using gloves, you have to take them off to thread your machine; thread sticks to them; and, as for me—I get hot wearing them. So you would need to try them out…

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Finished quilt size: 29" x 38" Finished block size: 9" square PROJECT LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY BEGINNER MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS Jeni chose Essex linen/cotton blend for her quilt. □ ½ yard light linen for blocks□ 1½ yards tan linen for blocks, appliqué background, border, and binding□ 3½" x 25" brown textured wool for basket□ 1" x 22½" light plaid wool for basket scallop□ 6" x 7" dark green textured wool for stems and leaves□ 6" x 14" medium green wool for stems and leaves□ 2½" x 8" light plaid wool for flowers□ 2" x 2½" brown textured wool for flower centers□ 2" x 7" gold wool for flowers□ 1½" x 4" cream herringbone wool for flower centers□ 2½" x 6½" rose wool for flowers□ Wool thread to match appliqué□ Fusible web of choice APPLIQUÉ PREPARATION AND CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS See Page…

Finished size: 7½" x 10¾" closed; 15½" x 10¾" open PROJECT LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY BEGINNER MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS (Kay used Diamond Textiles prints; fabric numbers are in parenthesis.) □ Fat quarter brown plaid for cover (PRF 784)□ ½ yard charcoal print for lining and pockets (KC 2924)□ Fat eighth green print for stem and leaves (PRIM STAR 2638)□ 7" x 10" brown print for back bunny and front bunny tail (HER 2466)□ 7" x 10" cream print for front bunny and back bunny tail (PRF 569)□ 5" x 10" red print for flowers (PRF 506)□ 3" x 10" pink print for flowers (NIKKO 3825)□ 5" x 6" taupe print for label (KC 2948)□ 47" of ½" wide cotton twill measuring tape□ Threads to match appliqué and for lettering□ 11" x 17" batting□ 5" x 6" stitchery…