Quilters love their quilts...so much so that they will show them off anyway they can! They look great over a couch or the foot of a bed....on a wall and even to decorate the outside of your home. I'm not talking about hanging a fabric quilt outside...I'm talking about a barn quilt! A barn quilt is basically a large piece of wood that is painted to look like a large quilt block. We have a long history in our country of hanging barn quilts outside our homes and barns. They were thought to bring good luck and prosperity. Some 200 years ago when there wasn't enough paint to paint an entire barn women would take a pattern of a quilt block that grandma had made and would paint barn quilt to hang on their barns. It was a way to decorate their farms and also was a source of family pride. Once paint was readily available and people began painting their entire barns, quilt block kind of disappeared. In 2000 a woman in Ohio wanted to increase tourism in her state and started a barn quilt tour…much like our local Parade of Homes. People would tour the farms in the state and view the barn quilts painted to represent the families who owned them. Last summer our family toured the east coast and mid-west and I fell in love with these barn quilts. So much so that I had to come home and make one...and I haven't stopped! They are super easy to make and are pretty addicting. I find myself looking for new patterns to paint and ways to use them all. The first thing you need to find is a surface to paint on. Some people paint of solid wood, but I love making my own boards because they look more like the wall of a barn. So, here are the instructions for making a barn board. Materials Fence boards 6' x 6" Wood Glue 1" Sheetrock Screws Drill Saw Sandpaper Eye Goggles Pencil and Tape Measure The first thing you need to find is a surface to paint on. Some people paint of solid wood, but I love making my own boards because they look more like the wall of a barn. So, here are the instructions for making a barn board. 1. Decide the size of the barn board you want to make. 2. Purchase enough fence boards to make the size you want. 22" x 22" - 2 Six Foot Boards 33" x 33" - 7 Six Foot Boards 44" x 44" - 9 Six Foot Boards I purchase my boards at a big box store such as Home Depot or Lowes. If you do not have a saw at home, they will make the cuts for you there. Just look for a kind employee and have them cut the boards to the size you need. Once they are cut it is good to let them cure a little. Fence boards typically come with some moisture in them. So, it's good to lay them flat at room temperature before you go onto the next steps. Otherwise, you will have gaps in your board surface. (Some people like the larger gaps...but if you want tight seams, cure your boards!) 3. Once the boards are cut, lightly sand the edges to smooth off any rough spots and to "age" the boards. 4. Lay out your boards together, face down. Make the seams as tight as you want them. You need to cut two extra lengths to use as your back braces. These amounts were included in the number of boards you needed to purchase ...so you should have enough ready to cut. 5. Squirt a bead of wood glue across the back brace and lay down on the back of the boards flush with the top and the bottom edges. 6. Using the 1" drywall screws, screw through the back brace into the the barn boards to attach it all together. 7. Now your board is ready to prep for paint. If you want to paint on the raw wood...go for it! I have made a few on natural and stained wood and they look great. Although, the design is a little fainter on natural wood than on a painted surface. So what you do depends on the design you want. If you want your colors to show up bold, use a flat or a semi-gloss paint and coat the top of the barn board. I like to use a dry brush for this and as little paint as possible repeating as many strokes as I need to get the desired coverage. It is nice to have some raw wood coming through if you are looking for a more antique look. How To Paint A Barn Quilt Materials Base Paint Pencil Long Strait Edge or Ruler Eraser Chip Brush Foam Brush Acrylic Paint Frog Tape Wood Stain Two Dry Rags Paint Thinner Polyurethane Spray Rubber Gloves 1. The first step after you have your board made and prepped is to lay out your pattern. Almost all quilt blocks are made up of smaller squares like in the Star Spangled Barn Quilt pattern pictured above. This pattern has four small blocks across and four up and down. The best way to get perfectly square blocks is to measure the size of your board and divide that measurement by the number of blocks to get how big to make your blocks. Once you have your grid lines marked on your board, using a pencil and strait edge, draw in the lines of your pattern and in pencil, make a notation of what color goes in each section. I have to do this for my sanity so I don't make a mistake and have to repaint something. 2. Now that everything on the board is drawn out, tape off the sections you want to paint first with painters tape. The absolute best tape for this is Frog Tape. You can find it at most hardware store and paint sections. I have tried every tape out there and the only one that sticks down to these uneven surfaces with the least amount of seepage is Frog Tape. It is worth every cent! If you are using a bold or dark color you will want to paint two or three coats. You can peel the tape off as soon as you are finished. It doesn't need to dry completely. That's one of the other benefits to using Frog Tape. 3. After your barn quilt is painted and dry, use an eraser to remove any pencil lines that are still showing. I love to finish off the boards with an antique look. To get a pretty finish, take one part stain to one part of paint thinner. Wear rubber gloves and dip a soft rag into the mixture. Wipe it on in a small area and then wipe off with the other dry rag. Repeat until your board is covered and you have the darkness you like. This technique deepens the colors of the paint and ages the base color. 4. If you are going to hang your barn quilt outside, you will want to spray two coats of polyurethane spray. This will protect the wood and the colors from sun, rain and other elements. If you are going to hang it inside you can skip this step. So there you have it...this is how you make a barn quilt! I hope you enjoy making these as much as I have. Just be warned...they are addicting. I have one hung over my garage, one on my front porch and one on my back patio. I also like to use them for serving trays on my kitchen and dinning room tables. They look great hung on any wall where you are wanting a big bold burst of color with major impact. The only thing I need now is a big barn!!! Maybe Santa will bring one this year.... If you have any questions, please shoot me an email and I will be happy to help you. Have a great day! Share:facebook - twitter - pinterest How To Make A Barn Quilt

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I can hardly belive that it's my turn to be the queen bee in our quilting bee, and it couldn't come at a more perfect time.... just before our move! Even as early as February, I have been thinking about what block I would like for my bee quilt. I ended up "auditioning" three possible blocks, but was not really sure if I wanted to impose curved piecing or a 100 piece paper pieced block on my other bee members. The most likely candidate, the Churnstile block from Stitchery Dickory Dock, was top of the list, but after I had made a few blocks, I realized that I had very specific ideas about the direction I wanted to go with the colors. I knew that I wanted to do paper piecing because... well, I just love the accuracy of it, but I had used up all my other free pattern ideas. So, I decided to search some other quilting bees to get some inspiration. When I first saw this block, I was a quite puzzled. Hmmm.... very simple and it really did nothing for me. ... that is until I saw the blocks put together! I thought ahhh... now I see it - wow, what a fantastic design! There are several versions of this block out there, but I used Zen Chic's free pattern Prism, and printed it at only 85% (the original is huge!) So, you might now recognize that pretty little stack of jewel tone fabrics that I shared last week... here they are again, all cut up and worked in with some colored low volumes. This is not my only project planned with this palette! ... and now I get to sit back and enjoy while all my busy bee members do the rest of the work for me ; ) Linking up this week to Let's Bee Social and Sew Cute Tuesday.

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The block's size is 30 centimetres, like the previous ones. I would have liked to add more versions, but Inkscape isn't working as it should and I don't really know how to fix it :( Hopefully I'll still be able to make and post new patterns, but if it goes really quiet here for a while, you'll know why ;) Anyway, please click any image to enlarge and have fun :) Quilt block 7 Quilt block 7,blank Possible order of assembly Quilt top version Quilt top version, blocks on point Template for English paper piecing Print page twice for one block Template for cutting fabric with 5mm seam allowance

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Hand Block Print Handmade Queen floral Cotton Quilted Quilt Cotton Blanket Handmade Bedspread Hand Block Print, 100% Cotton Blanket Throw Block Printed Floral jaal Reversible 100 % Cotton Quilted Quilt. Each one-of-a-kind razai (quilt) is crafted from a lightweight block printed cotton voile fabric and is masterfully quilted entirely by hand with 100% pure cotton. This comfortable soft Indian quilt with Indian traditional print is perfect for all weather. Hand Block Printed Reversible Quilt Washing :- Only Dry Clean,Or Stain Clean Only. Material : Filling : (100% Cotton) Front And Back Fabric : Voile (100% Cotton) Color : orange and grey Size : 270 x 230 cms ( 108" x 90" ) Approx. (1-2 inches less possibility ) Usage:- A cotton lightweight "quilt", with an appealing unique colourful design. It can be used as: Bedspread, Bedding Throw, Blanket Or Quilt, A summer bed cover, A throw A fabulous picnic rug, Nice bedroom quilt, A wedding fit, Wonderful Bedroom Bedding ANOKHI, JAIPUR QUILT, JAIPURI RAZAI, ANOKHI QUILT, HANDMADE QUILT, BOHO QUILT BOHO COMFORTER, JAIPUR COMFORTER, JAIPURI RAZAI, HAND BLOCK ANOKHI ANOKHI RAZAI, ANOKHI COMFORTER, JAIPUR BEDCOVER Difference between Quilt and Dohar :- Quilt has cotton filling inside , it has 2.5 kg weight and its for winter use , ac blanket. Dohar made with 3 layers of fabrics back and front fabric is cotton voile and the middle fabric is fallalane , dohar for summer use and its lightweight ac throw . We can do any customise order If someone need please Feel Free to contact us.. IMPORTANT: We accept Bulk Orders. Kindly Message Us For The Same. Note : - International buyers are responsible for their countries duties and taxes. - Actual product might be slightly different in terms of colour because of the nature of photography & screen resolution of your device. -Your product may little smell because of the (colors) product packed for long if your product will smell when you open your parcel please put the product in direct sunlight for 5-6 hours , after this product won't smells. - Buyers are responsible for return postage costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value. Thank You.

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"Canning Season" Because we are deep into September... that means it's harvest time:) YaY! (click here for a canning guide) Because I grew up on a farm, we had plenty of room for growing. Every year we had several large gardens to take care of and when September rolled around, You could always find my mom, along with my sisters and I in the kitchen with jars piled high! It's my favorite time of the year... So of course I had to design this cute little block of canning jars:) (don't worry...canning is easy) Sew a white strip to each side of the gray strip and press towards the gray... like this. Now choose your fabrics for the jar sections. Here I have chosen; orange for carrots or peaches green for peas or sweet pickle relish gold for pears or sweet corn purple for beets or plums aqua for an empty jar! (vintage of course) red for cherries or tomatoes Sew 4 easy corner triangles onto each jar. The larger squares go on the top... and the tiny squares go on the bottom. Trim off the seam allowances... and press towards the triangles. Now sew a lid onto each jar. Press seams open for less bulk. Sew jars into 2 rows of 3 across. Press seams open again:) Sew the 2 rows together to form your Canning Season block! Back of my Canning Season block. Don't you just love how canning jars look lined along the shelves of your pantry? Now build your cute barn with a silo around your Canning Season block! All of the bounty from your garden is now put away so that you can have a taste of summer during the long cold winter:) YaY!... 4 of the barns on my design board. Now get to sewing and have a barn buildin' kind of day! (after you get all of your canning done... of course:) xx Lori (cute canning supplies)

I am so excited to kick off the Modern Half Square Triangle Quilt-a-Long! Today I'll share with you my inspiration for this quilt-a-long and the supplies you will need, and starting next week we'll start working on the blocks! I saw this pin a few weeks ago, and I was captivated. I loved it, and when I clicked through the pin, and found that the man who created the design used the Perl program, and that he made it for his then-girlfriend, and that she made the quilt for him as a wedding present, I knew this was right up my alley! (I have emailed the gentleman who wrote the program that created all the blocks to ask his permission to host this quilt-a-long, but I haven't heard back from him.) I loved the look of the blocks in black and white, and thought it would be fun to take these traditional block designs and make them 'modern' by only using two colors. (I am the type of person who likes to make things in the colors I first see them in, so this is really no surprise!) I couldn't figure out how to assemble the blocks without drawing them all out, so I grabbed my gridded notebook and my black colored pencil and got busy. There are 72 blocks, so this will take 72 weeks! Don't stress though - you can cut the fabric for several blocks at once, and assemble the blocks as you can. Each finished block will measure 8.5 inches. Feel free to make your blocks smaller or larger (you will need to adjust fabric requirements accordingly). I first made a few blocks 12.5 inches, so I'll compare those for you so you can see what you like best! Supplies: 5 yards each of two colors (or as many colors you would like to use!) Rotary cutter, clear acrylic ruler, self-healing cutting mat, marking pen (more on this next time), lots of thread, sewing machine, iron This yardage requirement assumes that you will cut 3.5 inch squares to trim down to 2.5 inch HSTs. I find that if I sew a scant 1/4 inch seam allowance I can use 3 inch squares to start. This requires far less yardage. You may want to try out your seam allowance to see what you can get away with. I will post one new block each Monday - and we will finish our quilt in January 2014! Yikes! I do think this is the best method - you can do four blocks at a time at the end of the month if that is easier. I recommend making several HSTs at once - it is easier to batch cut, sew and trim! Come back next Monday to see the first block! I am so excited! Even if you haven't made a quilt before, I think you can handle this one, so please jump in and join us - I am happy to answer questions as we go!

At the 20th European Patchwork Meeting in Alsace, France, Quiltmania presented an exhibition called "50 Variations of Yoko Saito's Mystery Quilt", which was published in Quiltmania magazine during 2012. The original quilt was displayed amongst the reproductions or variations of this appliqué masterpiece as well as one entry which is a miniature version. I only had a very short time to take these photos, so apologise that I did not have time to take a photo of each one, or record the maker of each quilt. I have started my own version of this quilt during 2012, so to see all these wonderful quilts in one place was just amazing. I do hope you all enjoy seeing how different each one is: The Original Mystery Quilt by Anneke Bos This one by Toussein Martine: and this is the miniature version by Michele Armanet, France Miniature mystery quilt, only 58cm x 69cm I hope anyone contemplating making one of these will have plenty of inspiration above. If anyone knows the maker of any of the above quilts, please contact me and I will happily add their details to their quilt.

At this warm time of year, a sweet quilt made from feed sack fabrics seems a good piece to consider. This circa 1940s quilt was made in LaGrange, Texas, a small town between Houston and Austin, known in quilting circles as the home of the Texas Quilt Museum.

This is a PDF of the 'Hearts Crossed' quilt pattern. It is a beginner to intermediate pattern just in time for Valentine's Day. The pictured quilts are the 96 inch square queen quilts but it comes with instructions for 5 different sizes. It is a quick sew because the blocks are large. A single block makes the perfect pillow.

My list was smallish for this week - try to finish 6 cat blocks and cut out the sashing ready to go.✅ - sew on the hanging sleeve to my background filler project❌ - take some photos of my Christmas quilt. I think I will put that in my Etsy shop for sale even though it is a bit late now...well, there's always next year.✅ The last bit of the cat quilt went quicker as I could see the end. I chain pieced along saying the names of the individual cats as I was sewing along so I would not get confused. Must have been really focussed as I did not mix up their faces 😂 Ran into a bit of trouble as I thought I had oodles of background fabric. Well, as it turned out it was just enough. Had a mild suspicion when I started to cut out the sashings. I have a table which tells me how many pieces I can get out of one strip. for the sashing it was 4, 10-1/2in pieces per strip but as I was starting to cut I noticed that I was only yielding 3 pieces! I then cut my outside borders as well of which I needed 8, 4in strips so that ate up a lot of fabric. In the end I had to cut some off some length from my border strips to make the sashings go the distance. A few anxious moments there and I thought that in the future I will put my background fabric away with the UFO. As years pass I do forget what I am working on or better said what I have stuffed away somewhere and it is just too easy to cut into your background fabric when you actually need it. Lesson learnt. Here is the completed quilt top It turned out so pretty, just like I had envisaged it. The quilt will measure about 57in x 66in. Had to go yesterday to look for some backing and batting and spent half a fortune acquiring it. Washed the backing and now just have to find some spare time to put it all together. Looking forward to quilting this. Today then I finally put up my Christmas quilt in my Etsy shop. It is a bit late but what can you do. There is always next year. Its a pretty little quilt. I used wool batting which makes this nicely soft and a little bit puffy. The quilt measures 32-5/8in x 47-1/2in, so a good size for a bit of a fun festive wall hanging to adorn the halls. Glad this is done so that I now can concentrate on other projects. Again, planning is the magic word rather than jumping around all over the place which I have been doing over the last few months. Linking up to To Do Tuesday #51 over at Quilt Schmilt. Karin

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One Block Takes On Many Different Looks! Deep, rich colors are simply stunning in this inviting quilt. It’s so easy to imagine curling up with it during cold weather. Part of the quilt’s charm is that each block is different. Actually, every block is the same but they’re all colored differently. Variations in color and …

Today we’re sew excited to announce we are bringing back Sewcialites with the Sewcialites 2 Quilt Along! We are celebrating our quilting community with a Another year, another Designer Mystery quilt! We are sew happy to present the 2019 Designer Mystery Block of the Month!

Looking for a quilt pattern with some basic quilting blocks and techniques? Hidden Shapes is it! This modern quilt pattern uses the four patch, flying geese and square in a square blocks. These basic quilt blocks are easy to learn and set a good foundation for beginner quilters. About this pattern: Great for the beginner quilter. Features the four patch, flying geese and square in a square blocks. Fat quarter friendly. Pattern has many diagrams so you can easily follow along. Pattern assumes quilter has basic piecing and quilting knowledge. Available in baby, throw, twin and queen sizes. Upon completion of your order, a digital file of this pattern will be emailed to you. There is a 4 download limit on the pattern, so please save to your computer. Do not redistribute, sell or copy the pattern, it is for personal use only. Quilts may be made and sold from this pattern on a non-commercial basis. If you sell quilts made from this pattern please credit the Nomadic Quilter LLC.

I am so excited to share more information about the Summer Sampler 2016 , a 20 block subscription "Block-of-the-Week," which is officially available for pre-sale today. Faith, Lee, and I have been working hard behind the scenes for a few months, and now we are finally to the fun part!