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Carol
Moderator/MaryJane's Design Diva
427 Posts
Carol
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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 Posted - Feb 19 2010 : 4:23:35 PM
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In the next issue of our magazine, you'll find an article about "garage-door quilts."
The “barn quilt” folk-art movement (quilt patterns painted on wooden panels that are hung on the exterior walls of barns) started just a few years ago and now boasts more than 1,500 of these remarkable paintings in two dozen states across rural America. (Read more in our Oct/Nov 09 issue.) But quilt enthusiasts in suburban America were feeling a bit left out. The solution? Garage-door quilts.
You'll find out how to make your own garage-door quilts in our April/May "Garden Secrets" issue, on newsstands around March 16. (Subscribers: go to http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=39904 to see estimated delivery dates for this issue.)
Share your creations and techniques here to inspire other farmgirls! (See photo posting instructions at http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/faq.asp#format.)
Happy quilting!
Carol
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, red wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5370 Posts
Annika
Moscow
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2010 : 4:46:10 PM
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Wow! that sounds amazing! Thanks for the heads up Carol =) I'm just now getting into quilting and have yet to make a quilt, but this sounds so inspirational! I'll be sure to check it out.
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
5934 Posts
Grace
Lost in the Country
Washington
USA
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6736 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2010 : 12:26:50 PM
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It does sound amazing!! Thank you for the heads up Carol!
Hugs,
Channah
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4422 Posts
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Posted - Feb 20 2010 : 1:06:36 PM
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Sounds amazing indeed, would love to be able to see it too :( Ah well, maybe SOMEDAY I can find the mag here...who knows the Dutch stores might wise up one day hehe
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1563 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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Posted - Feb 21 2010 : 1:04:45 PM
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Just took a break from cutting little pieces for my newest quilt and look what is going on...love it, can't wait to see my latest issue. Wish the previous owner hadn't torn down the old barn, I could paint a quilt on it and needless to say I have the ability being a retired painting contractor! lol And Katmom, that would have made a great Farmgirl Cave for Trailer Trash this winter! :D Thanks, Carol for the info.
A person will be just about as happy as they make up their mind to be. Abe Lincoln Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com http://www.thevintagebaglady.etsy.com FG #377 |
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Moodene
True Blue Farmgirl
353 Posts
Nadine
Devers
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2010 : 05:25:12 AM
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Wondered if my little shed that looks like a mini barn would work for this???..Who knows, it might work...lol...my mind is a clicking now.mmm...
Love me like I am. farmgirl #801
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khartquilt
True Blue Farmgirl
1176 Posts
Kathy
NJ
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2010 : 05:40:12 AM
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Grace, you took the words from my mouth. We have an over sized two car "man cave" with plain white doors. When I showed him the barn quilts of PA he told me "don't even think about it"..
Oh well..
Kathy H
Farmgirl Sister #81
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world..." (anomymous)
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Moodene
True Blue Farmgirl
353 Posts
Nadine
Devers
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2010 : 3:11:54 PM
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My hubby doesnt care what I do here since I own my place...lol..was given to me by my grandma...
Love me like I am. farmgirl #801
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
436 Posts
Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
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mrsamy
True Blue Farmgirl
167 Posts
Amy
Milwaukee
WI
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 03:13:24 AM
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I've a seen a few here and I love them. Tried to get my DH to do it on ours a few years back and his reply was something close to "We're lucky we're getting it painted white." I'd do it myself, but the kids and the garden are more important when the weather is nice enough for painting.
If the feeling strikes again, how would you recommend working around the row of square windows at the top of the door?
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
Diane
Janesville
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 03:52:02 AM
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I wanted to do a chicken coop quilt, but we still haven't got the ordinance to keep hens passed yet so a garage quilt will be awesome!
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
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Bag Lady Diva
True Blue Farmgirl
126 Posts
Viola
Spearfish
South Dakota
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 6:41:47 PM
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Can't wait to read/see the article. I am a true quilter, my passion, next to my family......
Vi
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
1793 Posts
deborah
nutley
nj
USA
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Posted - Mar 26 2010 : 7:37:51 PM
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i love quilts and wish i knew how to make one i tried a class but everyone
in it was a pro and finished everything in one weekend i was still cuting and matching
and we don't have a lot of classes for quilters here anyone know any books that are good for beginners i can sew and have a lot of ideas like a garden quilt with all the veggies
i live two hours from the amish country and i live to go there for the quilt
but i found one in idaho that i just fell in love with and wanted so bad but the woman who made it wasn't around and they could not sell it it was a rag quilt unbelievably beautiful.
thanks deborah
inch by inch we find our way
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santa4u
True Blue Farmgirl
176 Posts
Nancy
Ardmore
Oklahoma
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Posted - Mar 27 2010 : 7:31:55 PM
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I saw a garage door done that way and may do mine that way. My hubby doesn't care even if it is his workshop but it is a huge door. Commercial sized since I use to keep my 4X4 in there :) I already painted all my chicken coops, they have chickens on nests, cats,
ect. on them :)
~Count your blessings instead of sheep~ (Bing Crosby) ~Nancy~
SANTA BRIGADE
RED RIVER HENS
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TJinMT
True Blue Farmgirl
211 Posts
TJ
Billings
MT
USA
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Posted - Apr 02 2010 : 07:15:48 AM
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My husband is in the "don't even think about it" category. However, when there is a Farmgirl Will, there is a Farmgirl Way! I'm going to Quilt-paint a sheet of plywood and attach it on the back wooden fence in my south-facing garden... that way I'm combining my "old gold" love of gardening with my "new silver" love of quilting! And DH doesn't have "his" (ahem) garage defaced in any way... I guess the "Certified Farmgirl" MaryJane bumper sticker on my car (which he occasionally drives) is about all His Manliness can handle... (grin lovingly of course)
~TJ in Montana
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." -CS Lewis |
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