Look What Cathy Has Built Now

Image from Cathy's Blog
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Look what Cathy is sharing in her second blog hop post!

CLICK HERE to read about this very special free pieced creation.

I can't tell you how happy her post makes me -

for ever so many reasons.

Have You Seen Kathy's Latest Barn?

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SSOBB Charter Member Kathy French

has built another marvelous barn --

CLICK HERE 

to visit Kathy's blog 

to read about her process

and to see more photos of

her inspiration and her results.

This Week's Blog Hop Features Valerie Levy

This week the SSOBB Blog Hop 

visits Nova Scotia, Canada

with our featured SSOBB Charter Member

Valerie Levy.

Valerie has at least two posts planned

over on her blog at

Purple Boots and Pigtails.

The first post is HERE

A link to Valerie's second post

will be added later in the week.

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Valerie's SSOBB Gallery Page

is here on the BUILD A BARN blog.

Just look for her name tab in the header.

Comments on the Gallery pages

are welcomed and encouraged.

Check Out Lynne's New Barn

Lynne is building a free pieced barn

inspired by a real one in New Hampshire.

She has posted about it a couple of times now.

CLICK HERE for her second post

and be sure to check on the posts before and after.

A Sense of Scale

Photo taken by Cherie Moore - Paducah 2016

After sharing photos of BUILD A BARN's Seasonal Sampler

from the Paducah Quilt Week Author's Showcase,

I was reminded (once again) of the differences

between looking at a quilt in real life

and seeing in in photographs online or in a book.

Teresa Raleigh with The Seasonal Sampler - Paducah 2016
Teresa blogs at A Quilt and A Prayer

The Seasonal Sampler measures 68" wide x 55" long

For the sake of comparison,

the top surface of a standard/full mattress

measures 75" long x 54" wide.

Photo taken by Cherie Moore - Paducah 2016

I remember being very surprised the first time

I saw one of Lynne's free pieced quilts in person.

I always thought her letters were tiny

based on the photos she shared on her blog

and that I could never make mine that small.

In real life those letters were NOT tiny.

I was SO relieved!

* * *

The free pieced barn blocks are the same way.

They are NOT tiny.

They are comfortably large 

and sometimes they can become very large.

I think that takes a LOT of the stress away.

So the next time you catch yourself thinking

"Oh my gosh, that's small"

go get a tape measure and some painter's/masking tape.

Mark out the dimensions on your floor

and you may be quite surprised!

Cherie's Blog Hop Week

This week's featured SSOBB Charter Member is

CHERIE MOORE

who blogs at The Quilted Jonquil.

Cherie's first blog hop post is HERE.

UPDATE:  There is a second post HERE.

(with insight into making fabric choices)

She's also planning a second post for Thursday.

THIS LINK takes you to her third post.

There IS a giveaway involved

and 

maybe even a brand new free pieced barn!

Thanks for taking time to visit Cherie's blog

and for sharing your comments there 

AND 

on her Gallery page here.

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.

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Belinda's SSOBB Gallery Page

is here on the BUILD A BARN blog.

Just click on her tab in the header.

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

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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.

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!!!

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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!

The SSOBB Blog Hop Starts TODAY!!

The Blog Hop has begun!

This week's featured 

SSOBB Charter Member 

is

LYNNE TYLER.

Lynne's first Blog Hop post is HERE

featuring behind-the-scenes details

from the making of her first SSOBB barn.

Lynne will share another 

blog hop post on Wednesday

featuring her second SSOBB barn.

She's also offering a giveaway 

for a copy of BUILD A BARN.

CLICK HERE to visit Lynne'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, LYNNE

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