Barn quilt pattern
 

Are there certain ones? My son and I are going to make a ceramic one, he's a potter. I get to pick the pattern, but I got nothin' to bring to the party. Tried a forum search but it was too big a return. I need your advice!

barn quilts search gets you a ton of pictures. carpenters star, lone star and many more. probably keep it simple. what ever you pick will look great.

it becomes a "barn quilt" because you put it on a barn, not because of the pattern. So any pattern can be used.

Most often the pattern is selected because it has meaning to the property owner or the area the property is located in.

I have a shed I want to put one on, but also have not decided what block I want to go with.

I got my barn quilt this summer!! I grew up with 3 brothers and 3 sisters so I picked the Seven Sisters pattern

Part of me wishes it was a little bigger :)

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What a fun project for the two of you!

I know, right? And he thought of it, from scratch without seeing one someone else did, and without ever seeing or hearing about a barn quilt. He amazes me with his creativity, and has ever since he was in diapers.

He has a bunch of stamps he's made to use on pots, so I'm going to use some of them to make "patterned fabric" blocks. He has a number of different kinds of clay that are different colors, so we can use those for variety, too. My only concern is that when we start rolling out the clay to make the slabs, he's going to want to use my rolling pins. the ones for baking. Yeah, no, not gonna happen.

Lol. I know that, I was just wondering of there were some that were more traditionally used for it than others. He said we can make 2, so I already chose Dogwood Flowers (aka Name that Pattern or the Goodwill Mystery Quilt) because it has curves. Now I have to decide if we should try something with pointy ends like triangles, or go the safe route with squares.

I'm with you not letting him use your rolling pins. I would get him some new ones.

Tartan, that is a very good point, you are a genius. I know he has a lot of glazes, but they are different cones, and reductions and oh, wow, my eyes glazed over in the middle of his glaze lecture, lol. He ended up dropping out of college and not finishing his chemistry degree, but he's sure using it a lot when he makes glazes, so we are at least amortizing the cost a little bit.

Is that you in the center? ;)

I would check pinterest.com out. Just type in "barn quilts" and there are literally thousands. I have made some and my favorite one is the Dresden plate and the tumbling blocks, the folded star (Americana) and the Maple Leaf.
I would let him use your rolling pin. Just use parchment paper over the clay and it will not get on the rolling pin.
I have 8 boards ready to paint and I want to do the Grandmother's flower garden, more Maple Leaf, and the Double Aster. Have fun and be sure to get him to sign and date it for you.

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I like it. Just wish I had a barn or garage to decorate.

How about a smaller version for your front door?

Rolling pins are cheap. Buy him a special one of his own.

ha ha you are funny! I am the center star huh????

I have seen lots of these on front porches and even in kitchens - they are just smaller

Hers mine. It’s a Quatrefoil block.