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Across the Fence:  Barn Quilt  |
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 13 2008 : 05:09:25 AM
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Do any of you ladies have a barn quilt? Ours was installed on Thursday. Our local Extension Service and Arts Council have been working together to encourage people to bring this art back to life. There are beginning to be several in our area.
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www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2008 : 05:11:50 AM
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Sorry--my picture is not a picture!!! This was my first attempt at adding a photo. Please go to my blog to view the barn quilt.
www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2008 : 11:26:43 AM
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That is so neat Ada!! I have never seen one like that. How cool to have one on your barn!!
I loved visiting your blog..and will again soon. The church auction quilt is adorable too....and your little dog up at the top right is so so cute!! That is exactly how my basset Stella lays on the kitchen floor.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2008 : 11:31:57 AM
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So pretty! I hope it keeps your barn nice and warm! :) teasing you......
I love your blog and the music that is on it!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Edited by - jpbluesky on Sep 13 2008 11:33:11 AM |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2008 : 11:53:49 AM
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Ada, I enjoyed your blog. The aprons are wonderful and inspiring to me. I'm getting in the mood for a new one myself.
When you said barn quilt I thought of the pieced artwork that is made from pieced of old wood and put together like a puzzle. Each piece is stained or lightly painted the shape of a barn, tree and animal, as example.
Linda
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SusieQue
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Susie
Greenville
Ga
Georgia
603 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2008 : 5:54:35 PM
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I also enjoyed your blog, Ada. I have heard of barn quilts once before in a magazine....love them and think they are so cute!
"A mother is someone you never outgrow your need for"
http://drycreekfarms.blogspot.com
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Janneane Hazlip
True Blue Farmgirl
67 Posts
Janneane
Fort Scott
Kansas
USA
67 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2008 : 6:03:32 PM
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If I had a barn, I would love to have a quilt on it. That's really a nice touch!
Janneane |
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - Sep 15 2008 : 5:41:56 PM
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Thanks for your nice comments about our new barn quilt. I was hoping to hear that many of you had one. Maybe this will stir up some interest.
www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 05:44:45 AM
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Hi, Ada! I LOVE your blog. And the barn quilts -- that one is wonderful. Explain to me a bit about what a barn quilt is and how it works. It looks like something that I would be very interested in doing here!
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82kygal
True Blue Farmgirl
548 Posts
Laura
Somerset
Kentucky
USA
548 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 09:09:15 AM
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Hi Ada, here in Somerset we have about 10 or so. I think they are beautiful. I need to get pics of all of them. It is such a great idea.
Laura
With God, all things are possible. (Mark 10:27)
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LindaEllen
True Blue Farmgirl
275 Posts
Linda
Missouri
USA
275 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 09:22:49 AM
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Hey Ada, I love your blog, and wow what a great idea, a barn quilt. You just gave me an idea for the side of an old trailer that is used for storing. Its been here forever and looks like it will still be here for a long time, so i'll add a trailer quilt on the end, the end that I can see at a distance from the house. Oh and theres the Hen Den too, a quilt can go on that one as well. Barn quilts, what a great idea, thank you.
I'll be visiting your blog often : )
tc linda
Farmgirl Sister #343
Locust Trail Homestead
http://www.homesteadblogger.com/walkabout/
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 6:28:14 PM
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Julie, Evidentally this is something farmers did years ago. I can remember seeing signs and advertisements painted on barns as well. Our local Cooperative Extension Service and the Arts Council have been working together to revive this lost art. It consists of 2 4' x 8' sheets of outside plyboard. The barn owner gets to choose their pattern and the Arts Council will paint it for you. Our local RECC came and installed it. There will be a directory made available of all the quilts so that tourists might be interested in coming into our area--it is really a push for tourism in our area.
Laura--My husband and I went to NC a month ago and drove through Somerset on our way. We noticed several barn quilts. There are suppose to be a lot of them in the Northeastern part of the state as well.
LindaEllen--a trailer quilt would be great too. You just might be the first and start a new trend!!!
www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
1132 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 6:43:34 PM
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I love the colors in your quilt! I've worked with several of the groups up here for the last few years in promoting the barn quilts. I have the instructions on how to do them if anyone ever needs them. It talks about what paint to get, how to do it, etc. It went from being the Appalachian Region to trickling down to other states beyond. It started up in Ohio a few years ago. It has really helped bring "notice" to old tobacco barns and our agriculture heritage & quilting heritage in our area.
~Jessica in Kentucky & Farmgirl Sisterhood #137~
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 7:00:08 PM
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Jessica, Thanks for your color comment. I am a red/white/and blue fan. I remember now reading about the quilts starting in Ohio. We had to put ours on a new hay shed we had built. Our oldest tobacco barn was blown down by a tornado several years ago. The other barns we have were not turned in such a way as to have a good display area.
I hope many more people get interested in them. I would like to see advertisements painted on them as well (SEE ROCK CITY) (SEE RUBY FALLS)--remember them!!!!
www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 04:48:07 AM
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That is so cool. What a great idea. I would love to get in the truck and follow the trail. Maybe when gas comes down a bit....
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
www.perfectlittlemiracle.blogspot.com
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 05:13:02 AM
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Thanks Karin--I sure hope I see you coming down our road soon (that would mean lower gas prices). I really don't see that happening, although oil prices are way down. What's the deal!!!
I have visited your blog and left a couple of comments.
www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 07:56:37 AM
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I think I will try to paint one on the side of my Outpost. Something simple with say 5 colors of paint. I need to paint any way so why not a quilt.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 08:26:15 AM
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that's a great idea! I'm going to paint my kitchen soon and could do a small wall like a quilt...think so???
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farmgirl #71 Linda in PA |
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 7:18:51 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by gramadinah
I think I will try to paint one on the side of my Outpost. Something simple with say 5 colors of paint. I need to paint any way so why not a quilt.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273
A quilt would be the perfect decoration--it would be permanent too!
www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 7:20:51 PM
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I think a quilt block painted on the wall would look terrific. Wouldn't it look nice as a border in a bedroom? Of course that would take a while to paint, unless you could make a stencil--which I have never tried to do. Good luck with whatever you try.
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Originally posted by yarnmamma
that's a great idea! I'm going to paint my kitchen soon and could do a small wall like a quilt...think so???
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farmgirl #71 Linda in PA
www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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homemom1fl
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Chris
Palm Harbor
FL
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 7:38:28 PM
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Ada Mae, I love the barn quilt! I have a place in G'burg and have passed by your place often and always wanted to stop but never did. Next time I'm up I will definitely come callin'. I will be at the gathering at Fannie's in October so I will see you then I hope!
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 7:44:11 PM
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I'm already signed up to go to Ms. Frannies gatherin too. Cathy Cobblestone and I are going together. Have you ever stopped at Cathy's place? It's great--so unique.
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Originally posted by homemom1fl
Ada Mae, I love the barn quilt! I have a place in G'burg and have passed by your place often and always wanted to stop but never did. Next time I'm up I will definitely come callin'. I will be at the gathering at Fannie's in October so I will see you then I hope!
www.adasadorableaprons.blogspot.com
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Past Blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Brenda
Orchard Prairie
WA
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2008 : 1:29:33 PM
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I adore barn quilts and have always wanted to do one on my barn. Minor issue . . . I don't have a barn! LOL! So someday, when I finally get my farm I have been dreaming of, I will paint my own. I love classic star patterns, such as the Ohio Star, so probably something like that. I also love flags and patriotic decor painted on barns.
Your barn quilt is wonderful!
Hugs & blessings,
Brenda
Past Blessings . . . Celebrating Life as it used to be . . . when people loved God, loved their families and loved their country. |
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cathy cobblestone
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
cathy
greensburg
ky
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2008 : 7:45:17 PM
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Ada Mae - I simply love your barn quilt - it is so pretty and fits your place perfectly. I can't hardly wait to get mine - should be finished next week sometime. I'm so grateful to our Arts Council for heading up this committee - gonna get a lot of people traveling through our wonderful lil' town I think. My pattern is called the "Christmas Star" - I'll share with you all when it is hung on the barn!
Congrats - Miss Ada Mae - looks BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Cathy
www.cobblestonefarms.blogspot.com
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homemom1fl
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Chris
Palm Harbor
FL
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2008 : 11:57:00 PM
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| I'm afraid my barn is Greensburg is not in the best of shape so I probably couldn't get one. Maybe when we get it fixed up some we could. Cathy and Ada Mae, any idea if there is a list of the addresses that have the barn quilts? I would love to get pictures of all of them when i come up next time. |
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
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Across the Fence: Barn Quilt |
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