I received this in an email, free first issue of the magazine. I saw this in a local store and loved the magazine but the subscription price was rather high so I passed on buying it. Today they are offering a free first issue so you can see if it's something you might like to continue with.
I also found on that site this link to free patterns.
http://www.primitivequiltsandprojects.com/projects.html
I would imagine you can go to the subscription page to get your free issue.