Beth's Barn

This was Beth's barn under construction

in one of Lynne Tyler's classes

at Quilted Threads in Henniker, NH.

(her design was inspired by a real barn)

And this is Beth with her finished barn

several weeks later after she found Lynne

during another class to show off her work.

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!

Mari Has Done It Again --

This is Mari's second free pieced church.

I think it is fabulous.

You can read her post about it HERE.

The link for her post about the first church here.

And you can see her free pieced chapel post here.

Go, Mari, GO!!

More Free Pieced Lighthouses

Kaja recently finished hand quilting

this pillow featuring another of her 

wonderful free pieced lighthouses.

She's still hand quilting

this second piece.

I really like her working small approach.

Kaja blogs at Sew Slowly

and is one of the two leaders for

the Ad Hoc Improv Quilters group.

Congratulations to Wendy!

Wendy's free pieced barn quilt is a winner!!

Wendy was part of one of my local barn building classes

and I was so impressed with all the little extras she included

like the triple edged roof line,

the fussy cut and double-framed haymow,

and a secondary shuttered window with flowers.

She quilted her piece on her DSM

and took full advantage of the many different stitch styles

to lend even more interest and texture.

You can double click this last full-view photo

to enjoy all the details.

CONGRATULATIONS, Wendy -

WELL DONE!

AQS Virginia Beach - Quilt Sighting

It took some effort on their part,

but Tina (L) and her friend Jennifer (R)

were finally able to spend quality time

with The Seasonal Sampler

at the AQS Virginia Beach show.

They had searched and searched without luck

until they started asking AQS folks 

where they could find the quilt.

OOPS.

Somehow it had been missed 

during the frenzy of unpacking 

and getting the show ready to open.

The Sampler was quickly pulled from its traveling trunk

and displayed in the Author/iQuilt Showcase area.

Tina and Jennifer examined every little detail 

and shared that seeing the quilt in person 

was the highlight of their visit.

I am thrilled and amazed at how good 

The Seasonal Sampler looks after four-plus years 

of traveling all across the USA.

Seeing these photos is like visiting with an old friend -

thanks to Tina and Jennifer for sharing their visit.

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!