Remember the stories and jokes about students required to write a paper “What I did over my Summer Vacation”? This post could be titled “What I did over my Labor Day Weekend”. We had a staycation after a spring and summer full of trips. But we did do some “vacations” things. We went to two Wind Surge games, we went to two new (to us) restaurants and we made two barn quilts to hang on our back fence.
My husband has found something fascinating about barn quilts. We have traveled country roads looking for barn quilts listed on a tourist guide. We have engaged grandchildren in the making of barn quilts.
This summer a granddaughter painted this one with a bit of help.
After I (a long time quilter) showed him ( a newbie) that almost any quilt pattern can be broken down to a five-patch, nine-patch or eight-patch and that different geometric shapes can be created using half-square triangles and hour-glass blocks, he was ready to go!
We had the perfect weather and space to work outside. And Lowes is just up the road, so when we needed a different shade of yellow, it was just a few minutes away. He had already primed the 28″ x 28″ pieces of 1/2″ plywood, so we could get started right away.
We just need to spray the clear protective coat over them before we hang them on the fence. I am not sure how many barn quilts one needs on a fence–it is a very long fence–but they were very fun to make–and probably easier than a fabric quilt block!
We are debating making one to have at the Quilts Etc Sale. What do you think?
What did we have new for the Quilt Sale this week?
More towels–
The towels vary in price due to quality of towel–we have discovered not all muslin towels are created equally and the amount of work spent on the towel varies greatly.
These are made with Insulbright–a thermal product that reflects heat or cold back. Much safer for your hands and table top than just cotton batting.
A Halloween table topper –30″ x 34″. $40. It is machine quilted with a spider web design to add to the spookiness and look at the binding–candy corn!
This table topper is a bit smaller–17″ x 19″ and is more autumn than Halloween. $30
Santa or Saint Nicholas is here! He is decked out in velvet and fur with gold trim. His bag is full of surprises. $40
We are adding to our collection of baby/toddler items–
The 35″ x 42″ pre-printed panel was machine quilted and bound to make a sophisticated “I Spy” or interactive play mat. All around the panel are suggestions to search for in the center of the quilt. Shirley quilted it with an alphabet pattern in different primary colors. This play mat will not be one-and-done experience for the child–so many different items to find. $50
This 39″ x 39″ quilt is simply half-square triangle–but I love the forrest animal prints found. It is gender neutral with greens, rusts, beige and pale blues and pinks. The backing is a fleece in a very pale sage. Machine quilted and hand bound–$50
The Quilt Etc sale is getting closer and closer. We have started exhibiting a quilt in the narthex each Sunday before the sale. You are invited to see all these items up close and personal on October 17-19. As someone said last Sunday after seeing our first displayed quilt–“It is so much prettier and interesting than in the photo”. See you soon.
Quilts, Etc. 