Did You See These?

My July 2016 issue of AQ arrived the other day

along with the July/August 2016 catalog.

Have your copies arrived yet?

I found THIS inside the catalog - wow!

That's one of Glen's two gallery quilts at the top right,

the one she titled Crow Morning.

That's Lynne's Four Seasons quilt in the center.

And that's one of Lynne's two gallery quilts at the bottom right,

the one she named Pig Farm Barn.

(You can see more detail for the gallery quilts

and read their background stories by clicking

on Glen's and Lynne's tabs at the top of the blog)

I particularly like Kim's editorial in this issue.

I was so glad I had a chance to talk with her during the Paducah show. 

It was important to share how pleased I was with the

respectful way she and the editorial and production staff at AQS

 treated the creation of BUILD A BARN.

And then, 

on page 15 of the actual magazine,

I found THIS!

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The best part of all this is

the way BUILD A BARN is inspiring others

to take the idea of free piecing and run with it --

For example, check out Kaja's third lighthouse HERE

(Her first lighthouse is HERE and her second lighthouse HERE.

The beginnings of her project were posted here)

Kaja, who shared her thoughts about BUILD A BARN here,

 recently shared this observation with me --

"I like how working like this lets you make lots of 

little fabric pulls within the main project."

SO true!

Blog Hop Week Six Featuring Belinda

Preliminary sketch by Belinda

This week, 

the SSOBB Blog Hop features

BELINDA 

who blogs at Brown Dirt Cottage.

During the first five weeks,

our Blog Hop has shared 

the SSOBB barns

from New Hampshire, 

Manitoba (Canada),

Pennsylvania, 

Iowa, 

and 

Louisiana.

Now it's time for Belinda's SSOBB barn from Texas.

Check out Belinda's post HERE.

* * *

Belinda's SSOBB Gallery Page

is here on the BUILD A BARN blog.

Just click on her tab in the header.

This Makes Me Happy!

Look at BUILD A BARN's Amazon.com numbers this morning!

#30 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Crafts & Hobbies > 

Needlecrafts & Textile Crafts > Patchwork

#66 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Crafts & Hobbies > 

Needlecrafts & Textile Crafts > Quilts & Quilting

#73 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Crafts & Hobbies > 

Needlecrafts & Textile Crafts > Sewing

THANK YOU!!

Blog Hop Week Five Featuring Glen Parks

Cajun Camp by Glen Parks

Week Five of the SSOBB Blog Hop is nearing an end.

Our featured SSOBB Charter Member this week has been . . . 

GLEN PARKS of Louisiana.

Glen has shared three biog hop posts

and a chance to win an autographed copy of BUILD A BARN.

Post ONE is HERE

Post TWO is HERE

Post THREE is HERE

The photos in this post come from her third post -

you really need to go read all about the real cajun camps

behind this new work inspired by BUILD A BARN.

Cajun Camp by Glen Parks

As a reminder --

The SSOBB Blog Hop is a 12-week series 

focusing on the SSOBB Charter Members.

The Blog Hop is intended to give each of them 

a chance to share their stories,

whether it involves the making of their Gallery quilts,

sharing their perspective on being part of

 the Secret Society of Barn Builders,

or sharing new free pieced work they're stitching --

this blog hop is all about recognizing their contributions to

BUILD A BARN and The Free Pieced Barn Project.

The Free Pieced Barn Project 

began in 2012 with the creation of See Rock City.

It continued with a book proposal and publishing offer 

that became BUILD A BARN:  No Pattern Construction.

The book includes an external gallery

of incredible free pieced barn quilts

created by the Charter Members of the 

Secret Society of Barn Builders (aka the SSOBB)

showcased here on the book's blog.

Look for the page tabs for the SSOBB,

and then for the tabs with each Charter Member's name.

SO many different kinds of barns!

Cajun Camp by Glen Parks

And in case you missed our VERY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

The Free Pieced Barn Project 

will continue this fall 

with three public exhibitions of 

the SSOBB gallery of quilts --

first as a Special Exhibit at AQS Chattanooga,

(September 14-15-16-17, 2016)

next as a Special Exhibit at AQS Des Moines,

(October  5-6-7-8, 2016)

and finally at the annual Davies Manor Quilt Show in Memphis.

(November 4-5-6, 2016)

Links and more event details will be shared

just as soon as they are available.

* * *

In the meantime, 

please enjoy Glen's posts

and be sure to visit the Gallery pages

here at the BUILD A BARN blog.

How Very Exciting!!

Look what arrived in my mail box this week!

(photo will supersize so you can read the text)

Sending a big THANK YOU 

to Megan and the others at Quilters Companion

for sharing BUILD A BARN with all of their readers!

* * *

Don't forget to visit Julie P's SSOBB Blog Hop Post 

where there's a giveaway going on!

First Steps - Kaja's New Project Begins

Kaja of Sew Slowly has started her first ever free pieced project.

CLICK HERE to see where she started.

You can read about her response to BUILD A BARN here.

Week 4 of the Blog Hop is Here !!

This is Week Four of the SSOBB Blog Hop.

Our featured SSOBB Charter Member is . . . 

 Julie Post of joe tulips quilts.

Julie's Blog Hop Post is linked HERE --

which includes a chance to win an

autographed copy of BUILD A BARN

* * *

And now for some quick reminders and updates:

ONE

The SSOBB Blog Hop is a 12-week series 

focusing on the SSOBB Charter Members.

The Blog Hop is intended to give each of them 

a chance to share their stories,

whether it involves the making of their Gallery quilts,

sharing their perspective on being part of

 the Secret Society of Barn Builders,

or sharing new free pieced work they're stitching --

this blog hop is all about recognizing their contributions to

BUILD A BARN and The Free Pieced Barn Project.

TWO

The Free Pieced Barn Project 

began in 2012 with the creation of See Rock City.

It continued with a book proposal and publishing offer 

that became BUILD A BARN:  No Pattern Construction.

The book includes an external gallery

of incredible free pieced barn quilts

created by the Charter Members of the 

Secret Society of Barn Builders (aka the SSOBB)

showcased here on the book's blog.

Look for the page tabs for the SSOBB,

and then for the tabs with each Charter Member's name

AND A VERY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

The Free Pieced Barn Project 

will continue this fall 

with three public exhibitions of 

the SSOBB gallery of quilts --

first as a Special Exhibit at AQS Chattanooga,

(September 14-15-16-17, 2016)

next as a Special Exhibit at AQS Des Moines,

(October  5-6-7-8, 2016)

and finally at the annual Davies Manor Quilt Show in Memphis.

(November 4-5-6, 2016)

Links and more event details will be shared

just as soon as they are available.

Online Barn Inspiration Resources

Google Images - farmersalmanac.com 

On Facebook 

Search for

Friends of Old Barns 

Old Barns 

Old Wooden Barns

Google Images - pacifictimbersnorthwest.com

On Pinterest

Search for

Friends of Old Barns

Board by James Wesley 

Old Barns

Board by Jacqueline James 

At least three boards titled Love Old Barns

Several dozen boards when you search for Old Barns

Google Images - pixabay.com

On Google Images

Search for Old Barns 

Dozens of sub-categories will appear 

as well as thousands of pictures

Google Images - yankeemagazine.com

On Instagram

Search for 

Old Barns

Barns

#lancasterbarnsavers

And be sure to share your own

free pieced barns using our hashtag:

#freepiecedbarnproject

Nancy's Week on the Blog Hop - Part II

Collage featuring Bonnie's Barn - designed and pieced by Nancy Stevens

CLICK HERE for Nancy's second blog hop post.

She's also offering an opportunity to win

an autographed copy of BUILD A BARN.

International Book Sighting!

Sinikka R., who lives in Finland,

shared this photo of her copy of BUILD A BARN 

with the Liberated Quilters Facebook Group.

And the book sightings continue!

Inspiration Photos from Liz A.

Photo by Liz Arbaugh - will supersize if double clicked

The barn above is located close to the Canadian border, 

outside of Winthrop in North Central Washington state.

Photo by Liz Arbaugh - will supersize if double clicked

This barn was photographed 

from the window of a moving car

in southeast Washington.

* * *

Liz is currently very busy with their new puppy

but shared that she hopes to create some free pieced barns

once Freyja gets a little older.

SSOBB Blog Hop Week 3 Begins

Bonnie's Barn by Nancy Stevens

This week's featured 

SSOBB Charter Member 

is

NANCY STEVENS.

Nancy's SSOBB Blog Hop post is HERE

featuring behind-the-scenes details

from the making of her SSOBB barn.

Nancy is also offering a giveaway 

for an autographed copy of BUILD A BARN.

You can also enjoy her SSOBB Gallery Quilt  - 

Bonnie's Barn - and its story

by clicking on the tab with her name at the top of this blog.

* * *

THANK YOU, NANCY 

for being part of the 

Secret Society of Barn Builders!!!

* * *

The SSOBB Blog Hop is a 12-week series 

that focuses on the SSOBB Charter Members

and is intended to give each of them a chance to share their stories,

whether it involves the making of their Gallery quilts,

sharing their perspective on being part of the Secret Society of Barn Builders,

or sharing new free pieced work they're stitching --

this blog hop is all about recognizing their contributions to

BUILD A BARN and The Free Pieced Barn Project.

I hope you'll visit their blogs

and share your comments!

Book Sighting in New Hampshire

Photo taken by Lynne Tyler

BUILD A BARN
was spotted this morning

at
Quilted Threads
in
Henniker, New Hampshire.

Thank you for sharing the photo, Lynne!

Blog Hop Week 2 Update - Brenda Suderman

Photo by Brenda Suderman

CLICK HERE 

for Brenda's latest post.

This is her week as the

Featured Charter Member

during the

Secret Society of Barn Builder's Blog Hop.

Don't miss your chance for her giveaway

to win your very own autographed copy of 

BUILD A BARN.

How to "Make" an Author's Day

January barn block from cover quilt SEE ROCK CITY

Check out what Linda Schiffer wrote on her blog about BUILD A BARN:

Another unexpected item in my queue 

was a new book I apparently bought online. 

I have the idea to make a barn quilt of some kind 

and this book leads you by the hand 

to work on your own design:

I have actually read the text all the way through this book - 

fun and inspiring. 

I am looking forward to making my own version. :)   

* * *

What makes me especially happy

 is that she is not the only person 

who has mentioned READING the book --

not just flipping through and looking at the photos --

but actually READING the story.

* * *

Thank you to Julie Post

for sharing Linda's post with me.

CLICK HERE to visit Linda's blog. 

Blog Hop Week 2 - Brenda's Barn

 

 

 

This week's featured 

SSOBB Charter Member 

is

BRENDA SUDERMAN.

Brenda's Blog Hop post is HERE

featuring behind-the-scenes details

from the making of her SSOBB barn.

 

Brenda is planning more than one post this week --

and the links will be added here as the week progresses.

She's also offering a giveaway 

for a copy of BUILD A BARN.

CLICK HERE to visit Brenda's blog.

You can also enjoy her SSOBB Gallery Quilts/stories

by clicking on the tab with her name at the top of this blog.

* * *

THANK YOU, BRENDA

for being part of the Secret Society of Barn Builders!!!

A Barn - Built to Last

Factoid for today -- Not all barns are red.

If you have browsed through the Gallery quilts

created by the Secret Society of Barn Builders

(tabbed links above)

you may have already figured that out.

Charter SSOBB Member Kathy French

recently visited the UK

and has shared some of the barns she saw.

CLICK HERE to read her post.