Quilty Barn Along ~ Barn #8

Timber inspired the making of this barn. She just said, "Mama, let's sew."

I had other plans.

But encouraging her to sew is something I want to do. I don't want to discourage it.

So, I laid all other plans aside and we set up our machines and went after it.

Here is barn #8.

 

 

I'm feeling better now about this quilt along. I'm not so far behind...only 1 barn still left to make. (The one where I need to come up with my own block for the barn wall.)

I'm working on it. Slowly.

 

Now it's time to get back out in the garden.

Have a great week!

Quilty Barn Along ~ Barn #7

Barn #7, you say. What happened to #6? Did I miss it somehow?

No, I'm just (again) behind on the barns and I wasn't a huge fan of the sunflower block on barn #6. So that means that I get to make my own block for that barn...which, I have....not....done....yet. Phew. Who knew it would be so much work to build a dozen barns? ;)

 

So, here is my barn #7, just finished today.

 

 

Now I've got to get onto barn #8 and then still figure out barn #6.

Wish me luck!

SO Behind...Quilty Barn Along - Barn #5

Oh boy, I am so far behind on the Quilty Barn Along blocks! I just finished up barn #5 and Lori is about to post barn #8 next Wednesday.

And ya know why? Because it has officially become gardening season. Quilting season (in this house) has come to an end and I am not finding the time to sew like I do in the winter.

 

Here is my barn #5. One of my favorite barns yet....

 

The only reason I got this one done today was from the encouragement of my friend, Michelle. Her and the rain. :) Thank you, friend.

Well, I'd better get sewing on some more barns....#6, #7, and soon to be #8. Hopefully I'll see you all sooner than later!

Churn Dash Quilt Top Finish ~ WIP Wednesday

I finished up my churn dash quilt top! It came out to be 71" x 89". I still don't quite know what I'm going to use it for. It's too small for our bed and too big for any of the kids bed. I may end up just putting it at the foot of our bed, folded.

 

I used Indigo Crossing from Moda on this quilt.

 

Sorry that the picture isn't that great. The quilt is too big for my clothesline and it was cold and damp outside this morning, so it is what it is.

I'm going to be sending this quilt out to Kathy to quilt. I am looking forward to seeing what she does with it.

And in other WIP news, I got this quilt back from my sweet friend, Christa. She quilted it for me and did a wonderful job! I'm going to be entering it in a semi-local quilt guild show in May. When I have some pictures of the finished quilt, I'll share. I still need to get the binding on it. That's my WIP goal for today!

 

 

Barn #4 ~ Quilty Barn Along

Here is my fourth barn for the QBA hosted by Lori Holt. I think it's my favorite one yet! Probably because lately I'm a sucker for churn dash quilts. Which, by the way, I almost have my churn dash quilt top done. I'm hoping to share it this Wednesday.

 

I love scrappy quilts and this quilt, once all the barns are complete, will have a very scrappy look.

 

I put the borders on this block after it was finished and now I'll go back and put the borders on the first three.

If you'd like to see my previous ones, here are barns one, two, and three.

 

Have a great week!