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I made a barn quilt for our back patio last fall, and since I shared pictures of it in my last Home Sweet Home post, I thought I...

Every morning we would climb onto Grandma's couch that slide up to the table in front of the window to look out for the birds that visited the feeders she and my Grandpa tended to. On the breakfast table was a pair of binoculars and a bird identification book. Maybe they helped us look for birds to keep us little one's busy, but we loved the time looking for one very special bird, the Cardinal. She loved those bright red birds, especially against the white snow that drifted on the hills…

Handcrafted Barn Quilt, Personalized Gift Each barn quilt is hand painted on 3/4 inch exterior grade wood using exterior paints and sealers. The 4' x 4' size comes in two easy to hang sections. Contact me with your personalization ideas. Visit my shop for more sizes and pattern options.

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I am beyond excited to share my latest labor of love with you! I am a history junkie as some of you know. I love how quilting tells the stories of our history, both personal and as a nation. Every stitch means something to someone and for us barn quilters...every paint stroke does too. Which is why I decided to create a Civil War Barn Quilt Collection for 2017. The Civil War Barn Quilt Collection This collection is a Block of the Month Club for anyone who loves to paint barn quilts. There…

Quilting astronaut Karen Nyberg invites you to make a star-themed quilt block for her Astronomical Quilts Block Challenge! Click through for block ideas plus links to Karen’s stories about her out-of-this world quilting experience.

Easy to follow instructions for How To Make A Barn Quilt along with a printable barn quilt pattern.

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…