Winter 2017

Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazine

For the Primitive Quilter, Rug Hooker and Stitcher

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Warm Homespun Greetings
We hope to find you in good spirits for this Winter 2017 issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine. It has been an interesting year in many ways for all of us. We didn’t see it coming, but our city-girl Gretchen has quickly become a farmer with
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About the Projects
We would like to thank Jennifer and Sheila at Marietta Blueprint of Marietta, Ohio, for assisting us in enlarging and testing patterns in our template insert. We have given them a complete set of our magazines so that they can help you enlarge any of
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Watching Over Us
□ 22" x 24" monks cloth, linen or burlap for rug foundation □ ½ yard sage wool for background □ ¼ yard white wool for dress and dots around halo □ 8" x 15" pale blue wool for halo □ 5" x 15" blue wool for dress trim around the neck, outline of the dr
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Charitable Causes
Imagine losing your home and all your belongings to a devastating fire. It’s difficult to imagine, but sadly, it does happen. Add salt to the wound when you end up living in a hotel while waiting for your home to be repaired or replaced. Chances are
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Ask Mom
Dear Mom, I am going to be appliquéing wool on a woven cotton background. I do not hand quilt. Should I machine quilt the background first? I will be using a woven stabilizer behind all woven fabrics. Thank you, Cheryl Dear Cheryl, It is perfectly fi
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Book Nook
By Int'l Quilt Study Center shopmartingale.com; $34.99 Delve into a beautifully photographed exploration of the spectacular colors, rich textures, and treasured traditions of 65 of America's most remarkable quilts, each hand-selected from the permane
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Trees
¼ yard medium brown print for tree background □ 2½" x 22” strip each of two brown prints and two green prints for patchwork sashing/border □ ½ yard red print for patchwork sashing/borders and binding □ 4" x 8" brown wool for tree trunk □ 6" x 13" gre
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Your Voice
This is my version of Pam Buda’s Simply Charming from your Fall 2015 issue. I think it turned out great—those 1" squares were surely challenging; I sometimes reconsidered my judgement while sewing! —Tacy Tucker I was charmed by Kaaren Johnston's Noah
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Hans Journey
□ 3 yards dark gray print for blocks, border and binding □ 1¾ yards black solid for blocks □ 5/8 yard light gray print for blocks □ 11/8 yards green print for blocks □ 3/4 yard red print for blocks and inner border □ 1¼ yards total of assorted light
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Designer Notes
To give you a glance into the creative minds of this issue’s project designers, we asked them a design-related question (above). Is there a question you would like to ask our designers? Send it to judy@primitivequiltsandprojects.com and it may appear
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Crossing Baltimore
½ - ¾ yard total of 10 different fabric scraps for appliqué □ 5/8 yard of medium tan print for appliqué background □ ¼ yard light tan and rust print for Flying Geese border □ ¼ yard burgundy print for Flying Geese border □ ¾ yard light tan print for
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Warmtil Spring
□ 2 yards each of four medium toned homespuns □ 1½ yards dark brown print which matches closely with the 3 fat eighths of brown wool for outer border □ 1½ yards dark brown solid for binding □ 6 yards fabric of choice for backing □ 22 fat eighths wool
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Almost No-Sew Circle Scarf
½ yard total of various colors of lightweight wool (such as Pendleton) for scarf circles □ 2 – 3" x 30" lightweight wool for 1 pom-pom in color #1 □ 1 – 2" x 60" lightweight wool for 2nd pom-pom in color #1 □ 2 – 3" x 30" lightweight wool for 1 pom-p
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Colonial Welcome
½ yard medium-dark green wool for background □ Fat quarter (17" x 28") of dark green wool for leaves at outer edge □ 8" x 10" medium green wool for pineapple, pear and apple leaves □ 10" x 7" gold textured wool for pineapple □ 10" x 13" deep burgundy
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On Location
The photographs in this issue were taken at the home of Cathy and Ed Engle in the Harmar Village of Marietta, Ohio, on the Muskingum River. The house was built in 1829 by Ed’s great, great, great, grandfather, an early government surveyor. The home h

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