Yes, another Primo

I've been waiting for the last Primo Star quilt to arrive in Washington State before posting these photos.  Hope they have it by now!

Here is "Shades of Blue", the Primo Star quilt for my older brother and his family.  My sister-in-law loves blue, hence this many shades of blue used here.  It is the only Primo Star made strictly in one color. 

Perhaps I can share photos of Doreen and Garry receiving it or a photo of the quilt in its new home (on a bed or back of a couch?)  Allison, can you help me out with this one?  (hope so!)

Here are my willing and able quilt-photography helpers taking a break:

Helper #1 (the tall one)

Helper #2 (who is tall with the aid of a chair!)

Another Primo

I've so enjoyed making the Primo Star for my family, that I cannot seem to stop.  Each quilt has been made in differing colorways -- perhaps I'll call these quilts my color study series?

I made this one as a wedding gift for good friends, John and Laura, who married this past August.  Yes, true to form, the quilt was not finished until after the wedding - but the happy couple has it in their possession now!  Yippee!!!

more Primo Star

Two years ago, my family all gathered for a reunion in Austin.  My gift to everyone that year was a quilt, making one for every household, all used the Primo Star pattern by Thangles.  However, none of the quilts were actually finished then, just the tops.  So it became the gift that I got to keep and give again.  Can you believe it has taken this long for all the quilts to be completed, with one small exception -- my own!  (not to worry, mine will be finished before 2010 ends).

This is "Ambrosia" made for my Stepmom as the Reunion was held in her home.

Don't you love the quilting?  The blue thread shows up so nicely on the black, and the lighting catches it just right.  Love that tongue of concentration as she admires her new quilt.

Everyone posing with Grandma and her new quilt!

Three versions of Primo Star

My family gathered for our first family reunion in over 15 years last year on December 26, 2007. Here we all are: next to me are my brother, my sisters, my dad & stepmom.

Knowing that I wanted to make something special to commemorate this reunion, my Thangles buddy, Mary Beth Hayes, suggested I use her new Primo Star pattern and make quilts for everyone. While I am the world's greatest procrastinator and slow to finish projects, I decided to give it a try anyway .... and I did finish six quilts in less than 2 months time! ... well, six quilt tops, that is! These tops became the gift that I gave but also got to keep (to finish and then re-gift).

Here are three of the quilts, starting with the first one that I cut out. This one will soon be in Gretchen's home. She and Mary love it as it reminds them also of a dear friend who passed away last year. Her name was Sunni and she loved Sunflowers! I need only to finish the label before delivering it to them.


The second one that I made and finished has a longer tale. I pulled these colors out before learning that Doreen, my brother's wife, loves blue so decided this would be for her. But as I put on the final borders, I realized that the quilt was really more purple and blue rather than being shades of just blue, so I decided to make a second "all blue" quilt and ask Doreen to choose her favorite (my original plan was that the one not chosen would then be my quilt to keep!). She loves the all-blue quilt which is still waiting to be completed. Not to worry Doreen, I promise to finish it soon!


This blue and purple quilt is finished, however I am not keeping it after all. I learned on New Year's Day 2008, that my husband's brother loves blue and his wife's favorite color is purple. They also celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary this past summer, an event truly worthy of a special gift (especially since I didn't give them a quilt when they were married!).

I am excited to have this quilt finished and ready to give to Robert and Colleen, hopefully on New Year's Day, 2009.

The third quilt that I started and finished is this one in country reds. Many years ago, my niece Brandi had suggested red, white and blue as possible colors for a quilt for her mom, my sister. Since Brandi's husband Josh had served in the Iraq conflict, I decided to make Carole two quilt tops to choose between -- this one and another one of more vibrant and patriotic red, white and blue prints. Like Doreen, Carole was able to select the one she preferred the most -- a hard decision for her. Tommy helped out by insisting that he liked this one the best, so this is the one they will soon own.


Carole, now that I've got the photos taken and posted here on my blog, I will get back to packing your family's gift box. As my usual, I am running a tad behind and have yet to get your box into the mail, but I will do so before the new year officially is here. That's my plan today!

Dad and Mary, your quilt is still needing it's last border -- I keep changing my mind on which fabric to use for it. I also need to select and prep the backing fabric as well, but I've not forgotten that I need to finish your quilt.

My plans include making two more Primo Star quilts -- one for me to keep, as my memento of our Myers family reunion as well as a second one for a dear friend who is like a sister to both Ronnie and me. Should I mention who that person is here, or wait to see if others contact me, hoping I am referring to them? Stay tuned, I will keep you posted.

Mary Beth -- thanks for such a fabulous pattern! The Primo Star is available as a Thangles Project Pack (pattern packed with plenty of Thangles to make a King Size quilt). You can order it through the Thangles website or check with your local quilt shop. Here is a link to the shops worldwide that carry Thangles. This quilt does piece together fast and easy, especially using Thangles (click here for a video link). Let me know if you make a Primo Star quilt by sending me a photo or posting a comment below!

For a direct link to the project pack, click here.