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| OwnSelf |
Posted - Apr 28 2011 : 10:02:55 AM
Well, I don't have a barn. And since I am pretty firmly planted in suburbia, I probably never will. But a girl can dream!
We do have a shed in the back yard. After taking me on a driving tour of barn quilts in our area, my DH offered to cut plywood and prime it for me so I could paint my own quilt patch. The shed is on the edge of our garden so it has a bit of a farm feel to it (ok, not really, but it's all I've got!)
As soon as we get a break in the spring rain, I am going to get this done. I just wish I could decide what block to do!
Has anyone else made a barn quilt, or perhaps a shed quilt if that's all you've got?
Sarah
Let go or be dragged |
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| Karrieann |
Posted - Aug 23 2011 : 07:57:22 AM
...loving this!
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
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| StrawHouseRanch |
Posted - Aug 23 2011 : 07:43:38 AM
Michele, your shed quilt block is beautiful!
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
A Beehive is the ultimate Home Sweet Home
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| chickenladycris |
Posted - Aug 23 2011 : 07:40:03 AM
Wow, that is one pretty quilt square! The paint I used were small sample pots of paint colors, I think it was Legend? Or Dutch Boy? Anyway, it was those $2 sample pots you can buy, which last a LONG time. After I was done, I coated everything with a spray of polyurethane. So far, it is lasting through a couple seasons of weather. 
"A farmgirl can never have enough chickens!"--me |
| mickib |
Posted - Aug 22 2011 : 2:43:40 PM
I finally got my barn (shed) quilt finished. I started out making a Night and Noon block but my husband kept making suggested changes, so this is how it ended up! Now I'm thinking about making a larger one for the side of the house. |
| LeslieAnne |
Posted - Jul 30 2011 : 6:53:24 PM
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Originally posted by woolgirl
I honestly don't remember...I usually just use what I have lying around, LOL! I *think* I just used the the acrylics that come in the little bottles and I know I did a stain over that. I used painters tape to make the lines.
Liz
Farmgirl #1947
www.militaryfarmgirl.blogspot.com
Thanks, Liz... is your quilt exposed to weather?.. or is it inside & protected?.. in my research online, I've discovered that external latex paint is recommended if the barn quilt is outdoors... & Cris, in your blog, you said you got your paint at the hardware store... what kind of paint was it?..
Sorry for so many questions, I just want it to work out okay... thanks!..
LeslieAnne...high desert of westTexas |
| Karrieann |
Posted - Jul 30 2011 : 07:23:47 AM
Liz... that is a lovely quaint spot on your porch!
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus ...http://karrieann-followingmyheartandjesus.blogspot.com/
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| Sharon Denise |
Posted - Jul 30 2011 : 06:36:48 AM
Cris, I love your blog and your finished shed quilt! Thanks for sharing that link! :-) And Liz, it's gorgeous!! I can't wait to to do this on my back fence!
"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning."
~Louis L'Amour |
| woolgirl |
Posted - Jul 29 2011 : 6:31:36 PM
I honestly don't remember...I usually just use what I have lying around, LOL! I *think* I just used the the acrylics that come in the little bottles and I know I did a stain over that. I used painters tape to make the lines.
Liz
Farmgirl #1947
www.militaryfarmgirl.blogspot.com |
| LeslieAnne |
Posted - Jul 29 2011 : 6:21:22 PM
Just wondering, Liz... what kind of paint did you use?..
Thanks!..
LeslieAnne...high desert of westTexas |
| LeslieAnne |
Posted - Jul 03 2011 : 9:29:05 PM
So pretty, Liz!.. thanks for the photo...
LeslieAnne...high desert of westTexas |
| chickenladycris |
Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 3:44:10 PM
Beautiful! I love it.
"A farmgirl can never have enough chickens!"--me |
| embchicken |
Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 3:05:38 PM
Very beautiful!
~ Elaine
Farmgirl sister #2822
"Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things." ~Saki
http://embchicken.blogspot.com
http://gusandtrudy.blogspot.com |
| Penny Wise |
Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 3:05:04 PM
awesome Liz!!! thanx for sharing!!!!
Farmgirl # 2139
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
| woolgirl |
Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 2:09:52 PM
I don't even have a shed! But I did make this one by my front door, it is the closest thing I can do for now:
Liz
Farmgirl #1947
www.militaryfarmgirl.blogspot.com |
| brenda j powers |
Posted - Jun 11 2011 : 4:45:59 PM
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Originally posted by embchicken
Sarah~ I have a shed in my backyard that needs some (read:alot) of beautifying. You have just given me a great idea. Please take a picture of our finished work - I would love to see it!
~ Elaine
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi
Farmgirl sister #2822
http://embchicken.blogspot.com
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| LeslieAnne |
Posted - Jun 09 2011 : 07:17:06 AM
Thanks, Cris... I think the cactus scene would be easy enough if I don't try to get too artsy & just keep it simple, not too much detail... in other words, just like a quilt would be... I really do like the other one too, but for my friend, I wanted to do something special... thankfully, I haven't promised him a date of completion!..
Thanks again for your input!..
LeslieAnne...high desert of westTexas |
| chickenladycris |
Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 09:42:19 AM
Love the design ideas, LeslieAnn! From my experience painting my shed quilt squares, it is easier to do straight lines if you want to use painters tape. I'm not a good artistic painter, but if you are, the cacti design would be incredible! I need to stick to the basics (anything more difficult than blobbing on paint is beyond me...)
"A farmgirl can never have enough chickens!"--me |
| LeslieAnne |
Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 07:03:40 AM
Here's another idea for a simpler design...
LeslieAnne...high desert of westTexas |
| LeslieAnne |
Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 06:47:24 AM
I woke up this morning thinking about my shed quilt, planning it out in my head... gotta get started on it!.. I'm wondering if my idea is a little too ambitious for a first try... maybe I should do something simpler first... I suppose it would depend on how artistic I think I am!!!.. here's more or less what I want the center of the block to look like, except with a little brighter colors, then I'll add a border of southwest-style shapes...
What do y'all think?..
LeslieAnne...high desert of westTexas |
| chickenladycris |
Posted - Jun 03 2011 : 12:00:10 PM
Hi girls! I did this! Well, it went up on my new-to-me shed about a year ago, which now is my chicken brooder/grow out house for meat birds and new laying hens (right now, I have 20+ future laying hens in there, about four weeks old). I got a new computer, and so can't find the old pics, but if you go to my blog (www.chickenladysgreatadventures.blogspot.com) and look under April 2010 posts, you'll see a sequence of pics showing how I did it. (I ended up with FOUR quilt squares, I couldn't stop at just one!)
"A farmgirl can never have enough chickens!"--me |
| Catherine L |
Posted - Jun 03 2011 : 09:19:12 AM
We are planning a trip to Kentucky this summer and I have been reading about the barn quilt tour. I was thinking why don't other people do this and now I see they are. I think a shed quilt will be a fun summer project. Thanks for the post, I am looking forward to pictures. Cathy
~Catherine~
Farmgirl 2428 http://www.my-fairhaven.blogspot.com/
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| LeslieAnne |
Posted - Jun 03 2011 : 06:21:24 AM
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Originally posted by brenda j powers
I have made three barn quilts the one that I like the most is a 8 by 8 on hanging on the end of my old barn. It is a ohio star the other two are just 4 by 4 ft, one is the bear paw and the other is a log cabin. I have another ready to go when I have time. I found that the brighter the colors the prettier they are even if not close up they will look good from a distant. the bear paw was the easiest. It took my whole family and a hay wagon and two ladders to get the big one up but I smile every time I come up the road and see it.
Brenda, I'm sure I speak for everybody, we'd love to see pictures of your barn quilts!.. they all sound lovely...
LeslieAnne...high desert of westTexas |
| Turtlemoon |
Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 7:40:43 PM
I am so making one of these for my shed/barn! Why i haven't thought of it before... duh! Going to get the wood cut tomorrow, gotta check the wood stash!
Raggedy Ann stuck in a Barbie Doll World
FarmGirl#1737
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| brenda j powers |
Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 5:51:44 PM
I have made three barn quilts the one that I like the most is a 8 by 8 on hanging on the end of my old barn. It is a ohio star the other two are just 4 by 4 ft, one is the bear paw and the other is a log cabin. I have another ready to go when I have time. I found that the brighter the colors the prettier they are even if not close up they will look good from a distant. the bear paw was the easiest. It took my whole family and a hay wagon and two ladders to get the big one up but I smile every time I come up the road and see it. |
| embchicken |
Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 05:32:28 AM
Oh Ladies~ plese post pictures when you are done. These are going to be beautiful!
~ Elaine
Farmgirl sister #2822
"Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things." ~Saki
http://embchicken.blogspot.com
http://gusandtrudy.blogspot.com |
