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.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Thursday, June 9, 2016
How to Build a Pole Barn - by Cherie
We are now mid-way through
Cherie Moore's SSOBB blog hop week --
Her SSOBB Gallery page is HERE
if you haven't read the story of The Brave Chicken
Cherie lives in Illinois
where pole barns like these are common.
Hint: she shares how to build a pole barn
using shirting fabrics.
VERY cool!
And don't forget to follow the link in her post
to leave a funny comment --
she'll be drawing one person's name
as the winner of this week's
autographed copy of BUILD A BARN.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
A Sense of Scale
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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!
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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!
Monday, June 6, 2016
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)
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.
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Belinda's New Barn Project
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| Photo will supersize if double clicked |
Look at Belinda's new project!
CLICK HERE to read about it.
REMINDER -
Today is the last day to enter her SSOBB Blog Hop giveaway
for an autographed copy of BUILD A BARN.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Elephants and Giraffes and Monkeys, Oh My!
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| Block designed and created by Carol E. who blogs at Giraffe Dreams |
to read Carol E.'s post
about her first barn blocks
and to explore
her VERY fun quilt top.
SO much to discover!
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P.S.
Don't forget to visit
Belinda's blog
(Brown Dirt Cottage)
and a chance to win
an autographed copy of
BUILD A BARN.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Check Out Bonnie's Review of BUILD A BARN
to read Bonnie Hunter's post
about two new barn-related books
along with a chance to win a copy of both!
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