Completed Barn Quilts

My completed Autumn Leaves barn quilt.

An in process picture may be found here

As with many projects, I went through several versions.

Below is my original idea, Ombre Autumn Leaves, 

but the effect didn't show well, so I repainted

as Patchwork Ombre Autumn Leaves (shown above).

This exact pattern is my own, but I found plenty of

inspiration on Pinterest.

Next on my painting table was a Snow Cardinal Barn Quilt.

This is the original version.  But in my opinion

the fussy snowflake didn't "play well" with

the freehand pine branches.

So back to the drawing board.

And a new snowflake was born, complete with shading.

Now that's better :)

The completed barn quilt.

This is my favorite so far.

 And ... taadaa ... here it is displayed on the house

Once again I was able to use thrifted wood

to make this beautiful addition to our new home.

I have more wood and some ideas but 

they will wait until I get spring fever.

Back to Christmas projects!

Carolyn

Trip Around the World Quilt for the Newlyweds

I just completed this Trip Around the World quilt top

for our daughter and son-in-law.

The quilt is 105 inches square, large queen sized.

Next I need to quilt this with my standard home sewing machine.....

OR.....

Do you know a long arm quilter in South Central PA?

I made this quilt the "old fashioned" way, pencil and graph paper.

The layout and assigning the fabrics a number. 

I cut 5 inch squares and arranged them on my cutting table,

again numbered to keep me organized.

I began with the center row and continued with identical

rows to each side. 

This process took quite some time, but I couldn't find a tutorial

for the strip piecing method that used 7 fabrics.

I decided it would be more productive to just sew instead of trying

to figure out the strip piece method for myself.

I was also dealing with extreme knee pain so moving 

around and even sewing for a long period of time was terrible.

Thankfully that is under control now!

The backing will be the tan print on the right

and the binding will be the dark brown fabric. 

For now, I'm giving my sewing machine and knee a break,

a.k.a. working up the courage to start the quilting.

So, I'm working on an autumn leaf barn quilt.

Thanks for visiting and please contact me if you

know a long arm quilter in South Central PA.

Carolyn

BARN / MAILBOX QUILT

My first attempt at painting a barn quilt.

I chose to make a double sided 14 inch square

quilt block that hangs below the mailbox.

Each side is different.

The 3/4 inch plywood was found at a local fix-it thrift store.

What a fun place, it's a home improvement store that everything, either new or used,

has been donated.  The proceeds support a local non-profit agency.

So a win-win!  This piece of wood costs me 50 cents.

GPS doesn't recognize our address until you are past the driveway,

so now we can tell people to turn at the quilt block :)

Next, I have plans for a barn quilt featuring autumn leaves,

hope I get it finished before winter.

Carolyn