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| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Aug 31 2009 : 8:10:19 PM
I just got back from Southern and central Iowa. Many of the barns have a separate painted quilt block mounted on them. They are cool. I know some states have them, but have you thought about putting one up? It's a lot of work as some of these are 8' square. But I am going to put one up called "hole in the barn door". I'll take a picture when it is finished.
Do you decorate your barn? Name of the farm, how old is the barn, painted scenes, etc,?
Let's find out gals, let us know.
Bonnie Ellis
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 11:19:45 AM
What about doing one floor cloth style on a pre finished canvas drop cloth. If you coated it in non-yellowing poly it should last a good long time, and those already have grommets for easy hanging.
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| nampafarmgirl |
Posted - Mar 25 2010 : 11:54:48 AM
I have always put those metal signs that you find on the freeway or street signs on mine. I saw a pbs show on the barn quilts and they say there are 33 states that have maps to them. My barn can't handle an 8 ft one, but my plan is to do something on a smaller scale. I am leaning towards the flower basket one. I am also thinking of doing one (another small one) for my chicken house. I dont know what to put on it though, any ideas?
Kim
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| biker farm girl |
Posted - Mar 25 2010 : 10:51:40 AM
How about decorating the Inside of your barns? I have made a sign for my new hen house. It has a heart with chicken wings and an egg inside the heart. A banner goes around the bottom part of the sign declaring "There ain't nobody here but us chickens!" I painted it with acrylics on wood, drilled 2 holes, tied a shoestring in it and my hubby helped me get it centered over the window with a couple of screws. I think I'll make curtains for the henhouse, too, out of dishtowels with roosters on them. This summer I may get a coop quilt painted on the door of the hen house. Right now I am working on a sign for the milking barn and a sign for my Dear Daughter in Law's square foot garden. |
| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Feb 15 2010 : 11:24:16 AM
Oh girls, I love your ideas. Chicken coop mini quilts! keep those ideas coming. Bonnie
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 11:23:48 PM
Julia, I love the idea of making one for your coop. I was thinking how cute would it be to put one on the bottom of each of the dutch doors in my new horse barn when it gets built..??
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| Julia |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 2:36:13 PM
I don't have a barn as I live in town, but I am planning a chicken coop this spring, I think a coop quilt is in order.
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 05:44:40 AM
I have seen these barn quilts in about 5 states...awesome! Here is a link to barn quilt projects all over the US http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltbarnstrails/Quilt_Barns_and_Quilt_Trails.htm I think garage or chicken coop quilts would be a great project to do after planting season.
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| MeadowCrone |
Posted - Jan 29 2010 : 05:33:20 AM
Very cool!
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| Carol |
Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 5:21:38 PM
Hi Carrie and other barn-quilt enthusiasts!
Well, great minds DO think alike -- I just finished a page for our next magazine (April/May issue) about using the barn quilt idea on garages -- for suburban farmgirls! So be on the lookout for our take on that around mid-March, when that magazine hits the stands.
Carol
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| Leelee |
Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 5:09:15 PM
Glad to see this post!!! My sister and I are planning a full scale barn quilt project this spring... one for the front which can be seen from the house, one for the back which can be seen from the road, and one for the brooding room just for fun! I saw some links in this post, they'll provide some great inspiration!
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| MeadowCrone |
Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 4:31:53 PM
MMMMmmm I need a barn. Sounds beautiful.
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| Carrie W |
Posted - Jan 28 2010 : 10:44:16 AM
My husband has promised to build me a framed "canvas" so that I can paint a quilt to hang on the front of our 2-story garage/workshop. It will face the road and be visible to all traffic approaching from the south. I just need some inspiration...don't know what to paint and so many quilt patterns to choose from!
Carrie
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| thegypsychic |
Posted - Dec 12 2009 : 08:08:38 AM
I just love the barn quilts, they are just beautiful. I can't wait to see it when it is finished!
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Amy
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| vintagediva1 |
Posted - Oct 26 2009 : 09:46:35 AM
leezard,
Maybe some of us farmgirls of the Mitten could help you with the painting project. it could be lots of fun
Michele
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Oct 20 2009 : 10:58:44 AM
I hadnt seen these before the magazine came out. I live in the land of "see rock city" signs adorning barns. But a lovely quilt would be really fun. :) I loveed the trompe loile (did I spell that right) designs with the shaded stitches are especially lovely. I wonder if there might be a market to paint and sell these?
Not all those who wander are lost...
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| Shery Jespersen |
Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 3:43:50 PM
I'm going to do this on the loft door of our barn and or the 2 doors below. I may go with pure white and mimic stipple stitches on the doors and create the feathered circles with the cross-hatch grid within...we'll see. Or maybe a more colorful quilt block. That's a next summer project and I've got all winter to stew in ideas. shery jespersen |
| Leezard |
Posted - Sep 17 2009 : 9:02:11 PM
I've been thinking about doing something like that on the barn at my parent's farm. My mom just has to decide which block she'd like!
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| herbquilter |
Posted - Sep 08 2009 : 10:24:28 AM
I always plant sunflowers in front of our barn. This year we planted nastruiums, zinnas & autumn beautys. The red barn really shows them off. I'll have to post a picture on my blog.
I love barns!!! When we moved into this house 2001, my mom made us a barn quilt that has been hanging in our entry way ever since with a barbed wire wreath, chicken bells and family picture in front of the barn. So fun.
Blessings,
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| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Sep 07 2009 : 8:34:13 PM
Wouldn't you know it, Mary Jane is ahead of all of us. In the Sept/Oct issue she already has barn quilts. Way to go gal.
Bonnie Ellis
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| forgetmenot |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 6:40:04 PM
Wow, Mary Beth! That is gorgeous! Is it your barn?
I know what you are describing, Bonnie! Can't wait to see your barn quilt. IA state fairgrounds is putting up a new building. They are asking residents to design a geometric, quilt block representing their county. Two from each of the 99 counties will be chosen, and made into tiles and placed into an outside wall of the building. Cool beans!
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| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 05:11:25 AM
Marybeth, Is that your building.Wow, that is exactly what I mean. But the ones I have seen have been patchwork blocks usually in Amish colors (subtle color contrasts in intense bright colors).See www.barnquiltsiowa.com. They are awesome.
Enjoy!
Bonnie Ellis
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Aug 31 2009 : 10:59:42 PM
I like them too. Is this what you mean?
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