Edie

I am in the process of finishing making a barn quilt for over our garage door! I got a piece of 12x12 cedar, painted it dark green (accent color for our yard and trim) and used the Diamond Star pattern and, ruler in hand, made the front of the barn quilt. I used a rose color for the star points and pale yellow for the pinwheel. I still have another coat of yellow to put on and then spray some polyurethane on it. On the back I will put down the name of the block, a small description of it, my name and the date. And then I will hang it up and enjoy it! I love Barn Quilts!

I also am making one for my sister. The pattern will be Bear Paws, to commemorate the day the bear got in on their porch where they live in Wisconsin! That will be done in brown and teal blue with I think I will use either a beige or white background.

It has been fun to do this. If I could get a picture on here, I would show it to you all. It is sweet! I can't transfer pictures. I don't know what is wrong with it. I am going to try the Patrice method after while.

Have a good day. Edie

Painiacs

That's soooo cool! Would love to see pics!!!

quilticing

I, also, wanted a barn quilt but not something permanent. I had leftover sheet magnet and cut them into 4" squares and painted them 3 different colors. Now I can arrange them on the sheet metal pole building in different patterns. The shapes have to be simple due to the bumpy surface but it sure is fun.

blueangel

I love barn quilts

lee_stitches

I am always looking for barn quilts. We have 5 hanging on the sides of buildings in downtown and several barns in the county have quilts.

grammyj

I just painted a carpenters wheel on a 24x24 piece I got at Lowe's. I am going to put another block on the back so I can turn it over when I want a change. It will hang beside the door of the building that I have my quilting machine in.Building is to the back of my house but you can see the front of it from the street.

Jim's Gem

Looking forward to seeing your picture!