Two More Barns from Glen's Recent Trip

In Glen's words:

"Here are two barns.

I believe they were located 

in the village of Liepvre France."

"Liepvre began as a monastery in the 8th Century 

through a monk called Bobolinus.  

King Charlemagne talked about it in 774."

Glen Shares a German Barn

SSOBB Charter Member Glenda Parks and her husband

have just returned from a trip to Europe.

At one point she texted me this photo

with a simple caption ...

German Barn!

You can read more about their adventures on her blog.

Her first trip-related post is HERE.

Thanks, Glen - Barns are awesome all around the world!

Spreading the Word

Let's help spread the word

about our love for barns

and free pieced barn building . . .

We have several hashtags on Instagram

and the more we share images of barns and

our free pieced barn (or other building) projects,

the better for all of us!

The primary hashtag is 

#freepiecedbarnproject

but we also use

#freepiecedbarns 

and

#build_a_barn

and 

#buildabarnnopatternconstruction

When you discover a grand old barn

or one that is in a sad state of dis-repair,

stop and take a photo or two

and share them on Instagram

using the four hashtags above.

(and if you are not on Instagram,

email the photos to me using

julie at sefton dot info

and I'll share them here along with

credit to you as the photographer)

LOTS of people love barns,

so let's share that joy.

Barns deserve our respect and appreciation -

so let's share more barn photos!

Reality Check

Barn and silo built  ca. 1920

You may remember this photo 

from page 38 of BUILD A BARN.

I took it on a summer morning in 2015 

at a property less than a half mile from our house.

This is the second barn on that same property.

The photo was taken as a drive-by in late winter 2015.

That second barn was the inspiration

for my SSOBB gallery quilt Flying Lessons.

I took this photo today on my way home from PT.

The property has been sold 

and now the barn is no more.

I know this is the reality of our world,

but it still makes me sad to see

these venerable old buildings destroyed.

So many stories it could have told . . .

Barbara's Barn Photos

Photo by Barbara Stanbro

If you haven't visited Barbara's blog Cat Patches,

I highly recommend checking it out.

She LOVES barns.

Everywhere she and her husband travel,

she takes photographs of barns.

Photo by Barbara Stanbro

Some are drive-by shots.

Others like the one at the beginning of this post are still photos.

No matter - they're all FULL of inspiration.

Photo by Barbara Stanbro

And she and her husband have a long trip planned

during which she'll be sharing lots more barn photos.

So be sure to visit her blog every so often

to get another burst of barn-goodness.

Sharing Our Barn Photos

Now that the SSOBB Blog Hop has ended,

it is time to start sharing barn photos.

As you are out and about,

grab your phone/camera and take photos 

of the barns, silos, sheds, shacks, 

and other interesting buildings you see.

Please email your photos

(email is in my profile in the sidebar)

and I will share them here.

I'd also love to share photos of your free pieced barns

(or other work inspired by BUILD A BARN)

and/or links to your posts about your work.

For those of you on Instagram,

feel free to share your photos there

using our primary IG tag #freepiecedbarnproject 

along with  #freepiecedbarns and #build_a_barn

and #buildabarnnopatternconstruction

There's also a general tag for #freepiecing

Let's each do our part

to keep the free piecing community 

alive and well!