Painted Quilt Blocks
 

I am going to paint a quilt block on the side of my shed. I'm thinking a big gold and yellow Mariners Compass. Anyone do this? Any tips? We just moved to a park on the lake and I have a 10x10 shed that needs painted. I am also going to put a little garden right in back of the shed, which is the side that will get the quilt. If all goes good, I might just do squares all the way around.

Sounds good to me!! Post pictures when it's done!

Great idea. Be waiting to see your work.

That will certainly brighten up the whole area! Sounds like you have a good plan.

Thank you for that suggestion. My biggest worry is that there are ridges in the wood and I don't want that to make the blocks look "wonkey". Still looking for suggestions/tips. Thank you.

For true colors, use a primer first to seal the wood from absorbing the color. Be sure to post a pic when it is finished!

Make sure you use the appropriate paint for the wood. Some use the marine paint so it lasts longer in the heat and rain. I would ask the paint store in your area. Take a pic of the shed so he knows what kind of wood it is. If it is that T-111, I have that on my shed. I was going to stencil flowers on mine. I have fake windows, a fake door towards the street, I used 2 old shutters and then some wood pieces to make it look like a door. It needs painted too and I will have to take down the shutters to paint it. The other end is an old large wooden window with shutters on.
In the back, I took shutters and actually built a potting closet I will call it. I used one shutter for the side, and I put
2 shutters together for one door, 2 shutters for another door, and then a shutter for the other side. I used a piece of wood for the roof on a slant and added shingles. Then I added shelves. I put all my pots in it over the winter and tools. It is only a shutter deep, that's why it looks like a closet. The neighbors thought I was very clever. I added an old bicycle with a basket, and planted around the two sides. I want to add a planter box under the fake big window.
Just a suggestion for you to maul over. Have fun painting. Now I might take the fake door down and paint a quilt.

Sounds like a fantastic idea. Hope to see pictures soon.

Does it have to be painted directly on the barn wall? Might you paint your block on a piece of pressed board and then mount it on the wall? Never done one tho... just looking for a lazy woman's way to get the job done.. (myself of course)..

What a fun project! I painted a barn quilt for my dad's barn.. it was an 8' x 8' beast to hang!

My biggest tip is to sketch your design out on graph paper, then take a pencil and make a little dot on your shed that lines up with each intersection. That way, you can always quickly refer to the graph paper when painting. If you're working in Row 3, Column 2, for example, it's just a quick glance to make sure you're painting correctly.

A small town where I raised my kids Grahamsville NY had so many barns and sheds with quilt blocks, it looked so so cool. I am talking one out of three people did this. They all did do this on a board and then hung the board.