Welcome from IL.

Do you know if all county extension offices in Kentucky are selling the barn quilt kits or just your county extension office?

I have family that live in Fleming, Fayette, and Lewis County KY.

My hubby did some. not that large for a barn....
ours are 20"x20" and are on a thread that I sent in..

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-31055-1.htm

they turned out really nice and are our home..

He primed the plywood. better grade plywood takes the paint better.......he then drew that pattern and painted. He sprayed them with polyurethane and put a frame around them.

Hope that helps........MaryJane

I put them on our home.......

I think a drive through the countryside in Wisconsin would be very pleasant indeed!

Oh, and welcome from Tulsa. Quilterfly

Asterisks, welcome! Here is a great site which explains well how to make a barn quilt:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5619714_make-barn-quilts.html

Here's a website for a ton of block patterns - chose the ones you like and follow the barn quilt instructions for the actual building. The patterns are here:

http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html

Hi,

I have spent a couple of years researching barn quilts (you can check my blog @ americanquilttrail.com if interested). At any rate, the Sac County folks are the absolute best resource. If you want someone you can speak to by phone, I can give you emails of a couple of folks who have created quilt trails in their areas who are always willing to assist!

You can email me at [email protected] if I can help you in any way.

Suzi

If I were you, I would google barn quilts as there are many listings.

Welcome from California, and i would google "How to make a barn quilt" or some such keywords, You should find lots of help

Just my opinion--but it's better to talk to someone who can field questions as you go along than to grab a site from Google. I have seen hundreds of barn quilts, some made well which will withstand weather and time and some not. In any case, I'm glad to help; do get in touch if you like.

Welcome from Kansas! I didn't realize Barn Quilts was such a big topic. I don't think we have many around here. Although this is a big farming area, it seems to me alot of the buildings are the big metal buildings rather than the typical 'barn'. Or maybe I just am not looking around as much as I should!?!? :shock:

Welcome from Ireland

Welcome from Nebraska. We need more barn quilts here.

Try to call the city hall in Kalona, Ia and ask about the barn quilts from washington county. There is a group that has info and patterns and kits if you want them.

Hi from another Iowan. I think the barn quilts look fabulous. A friend of mine recently retired from teaching art and now makes barn quilts for people. She says that she gets the boards from Hobby Lobby and that they're somewhat pricey, but isn't everything. I think the extension office would be a good place to start looking for information. I hope you can send us a picture when you get it done and up. Good Luck

Hi asterisks,

I joined up so that I could respond to your enquiry. Here are a few links about the Barn Quilt Arts Movement for you to follow...

http://americanquilttrail.blogspot.com/
http://barnquilting.ning.com/
http://barnquiltmemories.blogspot.com/

Good luck with the Barn Quilt

Bruce

Hi Bruce--thanks for the link. Still waiting for an address to send you that calendar!

Best holiday wishes,

Suzi

Welcome from Clearwater,FL - & I thought the same thing

Welcome from Oregon. I haven't seen any barn quilts around here. Wish I had a barn to put one on! I would do it!

There are barn quilts in Tillamook--a really wonderful trail there!

Will have to check it out when I get to Tillamook the next time.

Welcome from MO, I love to see the Barn quilt blocks as I travel, there is something warm and comforting about them. I think they add such beauty and charm to the country side!!

here ya go Oregon...

http://www.latimerquiltandtextile.co...L_BROCHURE.pdf
http://www.latimerquiltandtextile.co..._TRAIL_MAP.pdf

http://tillamookheadlightherald.com/...8b2d5dd61.html

Oh, Barnquilter, thank you so much. I will for sure be in the Tillamook area in July to judge for the fair, so will try to get down early in the day to check them out. Don't have to start judging until noon. I have saved your info to my computer. Thanks again.

I asked for a gift card to Home Depot to buy the stuff for a BARN QUILT. I may make mine 4x4, at least for the first try. Hubby will get to figure out how to hang it.

I'm just going to lay my wood out (gonna try to buy the best whatever for exposed uses).

I'll mark the patten out, then paint it the colors I like. Barn is sorta beige, so i'll use a color to match barn as my "white". The other color will be red since Red is in our street name.

I'm thinking I'll cut out a few sponge stamps and add a pattern of sorts to the red and the beige color.

Not sure what pattern I'll use for my first try. I like Whirlpool real well or one of the variations, Windblown Square or Balkan PUzzle.

After I get the 4'x4' done, I'll decide if I want to do an 8'x8' for the west end of the barn that is most easily seen when driving past.

Sorry, can't give yoiu exact details. I'm going to play it by ear.

I'll have to paint mine on some sort of wood. Whatever type holds up best to the elements.

Climbing up to paint on the barn is out of the question.

LOL, did you check with your local "MOUNTER" if changing them out is do-abe?

Sorry, but you are mistaken. I've spent a couple of years documenting barn quilts--starting with the very first one and moving throughout the country. I haven't seen every one of the over 3000 quilts but have seen about 100 and been in contact with most of the 90 or so groups who create them.

It has been my responsibility to gather accurate information, as my book on the subject will be published by a university press.

There are a few places who paint them directly on barns--the original trail, in Adams County, OH (where the first ones were painted directly on barns), Monroe County and Miami County, Ohio, who hired professional muralists to paint theirs. A few of the first ones in Iowa (Grundy County) were also painted on the barn surface.

The remainder are painted--mostly on wood, a few on metal--and then hung. Perhaps you haven't gotten close enough to many of them to be able to tell. There are also a few places that use a photographic method to replicate quilts on canvas or other polymer materials.

I am not claiming that no individual barn owner hasn't individually painted a quilt directly on the barn, but to say that many or the majority have been created in this fashion is just not the case.

The danger and liability involved in painting directly on barns are both prohibitive. The reason so many school, 4-H and civic groups--even senior citizens--have been able to participate is that it is a safe and approachable project.

For more info, check my blog americanquilttrail.blogspot.com
(barnquilter provided this link earlier)

I'm so thrilled to see that quilters are becoming more and more interested in barn quilts!!

That should read, "I have seen 1000." A hundred wouldn't be much to talk of, would it? LOL

Welcome to the Board! This is amazing, I have never heard of barn quilts before and i was amazed be the couple of sites i went on. Good luck from Northern California.

Welcome from NE Ohio

Welcome to the board, and thanks for starting this thread!
DH and I made a road trip from SF, CA to Portland, OR in late Nov. Weather was lousy until we got to Tillamook. I was thrilled to see barn quilts (8' X 8')as we drove into town - and then to see smaller (4' X 4') ones on buildings in town. They say it is the only Barn Quilt Trail west of Nebraska. Many of the designs are original blocks by Marcia Hahn (www.quilterscache.com). Tillamook also has a very interesting museum - Latimer Quilt & Textile Center.

My DH is making one for the (shhhh) front of our house! He is putting it on on piece of board and will then hang it.

I have shown these before in another thread but I thought that this thread might be a nice place to show them again.

I am so proud of my hubby's wooden quilts.

They are 20''x20" and I have one on the 2nd floor side of my home and the other on the front of the house greeting anyone arriving.....

I think he did a great job......

MaryJane