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Old 09-29-2009, 12:22 PM
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I have noticed when riding through the mountains that some people have small to large plaques on their barns or houses that look like a quilt block. I was wondering where you can purchase these.
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You might try looking up online. I just google when I want to find something.
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Old 09-29-2009, 12:47 PM
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Most I have seen are actually painted on teh barn siding. If you find the plaques, please let us know.
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I did a search.....barnquilts will take you to many options.

enjoy. some are painted on....some not. Prices would be high for hiring an artist to climb a ladder to paint them.

Enjoy!
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Dozens of barns around here have them. I guess it's the latest fad. Two people I know painted their own on pieces of plywood. One is a whole quilt painted across 2 4 x 8 sheets of plywood. The other is just one quilt block painted on a smaller piece. They look very pretty mounted on the side of the barn.

I suppose that would only work for old wooden barns. Most hubbies would probably freak if you tried to mount a board to the side of a nice metal machine shed.
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Old 09-30-2009, 05:12 AM
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Thanks for your responses. I think I will try my hand at painting a block on a piece of wood. I did google quilt plaque. However it did not turn up anything.
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Old 09-30-2009, 06:47 AM
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There is actually a "quilt tour" in this area of barns painted with quilt blocks. At the Quilt Expo in Knoxville they had a quilt of small blocks that were replicas of each of the barn blocks and there was a raffle for it..... I didn't win... :cry: In Amish country in Pennsylvania you will see something similar, there are "hexes" or hex signs on the barns.. they are lovely.
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This is not for plaques or painting on barns but Quilt in a Day has a block club on making a barn quilt that shows barns with blocks on them.
You dont have to join and the videos are free to watch.
http://www.quiltinaday.com/television/video
It is in the television video area and it is block party
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http://www.barnquilts.com/default.htm some neet info on the "About Barn Quilts" page!

Use painters tape to make super clean lines! wait for the paint to dry super good before puting tape over it. ask me how I know!
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And pull the tape off when the part you are currently painting is still wet :wink:
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