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Pennyquilter88 06-13-2012 11:53 AM

So, they are like "hex signs" that people put on barns? Very stunning!

cowgirlquilter 06-13-2012 12:20 PM

This is so awesome....Ilove barn quilts. Just purchased Eleanor Burns "Barn quilts" book, and I love love love it!

Quilt Novice 06-13-2012 12:53 PM

Great job!

Mariposa 06-13-2012 12:56 PM

Beautiful barn quilt! Great pattern, colors, and workmanship! :)

Tweety2911 06-13-2012 03:01 PM

Very beautiful!!

joysewer 06-13-2012 04:45 PM

Beautiful!!! Tell us about your process....did you tape it to get everything so perfect? What type paint did you use?
I love it!!

s3wbusy 06-13-2012 06:25 PM


Originally Posted by cowgirlquilter (Post 5286636)
This is so awesome....Ilove barn quilts. Just purchased Eleanor Burns "Barn quilts" book, and I love love love it!

I am making the "Barn Quilts on American Barns" quilt. I have all the blocks done and assembled. I am now in the process of putting all the borders on. I am going to add borders until it is a queen size quilt. The barn quilt I painted, is 4 feet X 4 feet the design is taken from Eleanors barn quilts book. It was tricky to get the proper angles and to tape it all of to paint it, but I love it and it was worth the work!!! Thanks everyone for your nice comments.

joyce888 06-13-2012 06:28 PM

WOW gorgeous! You need to show us the others.

s3wbusy 06-13-2012 06:33 PM


Originally Posted by joysewer (Post 5287187)
Beautiful!!! Tell us about your process....did you tape it to get everything so perfect? What type paint did you use?
I love it!!

We just bought a 4 ft X 4 ft piece of plywood. A better grade of plywood is helpful. I just divided up the board as though I was drawing a 9 patch. Then just worked each section out, drawing lines . We then taped off all the parts we wanted White. Painted them, a couple of times. Then proceeded to tape off and paint the next color. As you can tell this is a little tedious but also a lot of fun. You just paint a little each day. We used exterior paint from Menards. I hope you all will try it. Lots of fun!!!

s3wbusy 06-13-2012 06:39 PM


Originally Posted by pastimesquiltdesign (Post 5285679)
Fantastic! I don't have a barn but I do have big garage out back, maybe I should put a barn quilt on it. That sounds really fun. How big did you make them? Peggy

We got a 4 ft by 4 ft good quality piece of plywood from Menards. We did not screw it directly to the wall, we used metal hangers and have large screws to slip the hangers onto. Since I have painted 2 other designs (3 altogether) then I can change out my design occasionally. Keeps my neighbors guessing!!!


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