The to-do list in the sewing room is still miles long, but I decided to take the weekend off. Well – not off – I just had another project that needed doing as much as the stuff in the sewing room. And it involved paint and wood.
Ages ago, I got a project panel from Home Depot, and had Dave cut it into a couple squares for me – with plans to make a couple of barn quilts.
We live near several Barn Quilt trails here, and I see so many when we go out for out drives. I’ve long wanted to make one of my own, and one for Mom. We don’t have barns, so technically they will be Shed Quilts, but that doesn’t really matter – the idea is the same.
Mom knows I’m making her one for Christmas, but she doesn’t know what it will look like… so I can’t show you hers. But I can share mine.
Because my shed isn’t very big, mine is quite small – only 10″ square. It made it tricky to lay out the design I wanted, but with a tiny ruler, and a big eraser, eventually I got it all worked out.
Naturally, I chose cats for my barn quilt. It’s the snail trail cat pattern. I’d love to make an actual quilt with it one day, but for now I’m content to have it as a Barn Quilt.
The paints I have are just cheap craft acrylics, so it took many, many, many coats, and almost all weekend to get good coverage. Naturally, I had “help” periodically throughout the process.
Once the colour was solid enough for my liking, I tackled the outlining with my hand paint pens. My hands just aren’t steady enough to do it with a brush anymore.
Purrfection! Now it just needs a good thick coat of clear! And I’ll have Dave hang it on the shed in spring!
Wandering Cat Studio 
That is the purrfect quilt square for you Val! I absolutely love it. You are so multi-talented. We have a quilt trail near here too. I always enjoy spotting them.
Blessings and hugs,
Betsy
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Brilliant! We have a barn quilt trail here too but none as clever as yours!
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That is a perfect barn quilt for your shed!!!! You did a great job!
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Fantastic! I have four panels (one for each season) that I hang by my front door. I love them.
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I love your shed/barn quilt! It is beautiful and so perfect for your shed. Looking forward to seeing what you made for your Mom. I have been thinking about making one. While I don’t have a barn or shed, I could put one on the bench by my door.
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I love this! Maybe I need to make a garage quilt. We have a little stand-alone garage, looks more like a shed, and by the transitive properties of garage/shed/barn…voilà!
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That’s adorable, and the added bonus is having one or more of LBB’s hairs stuck to some part of it.
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That is such a good project. We saw many of those when we were in the Townsend/Cades Cove area in Tennessee. I can’t wait to see yours hung up. It is adorable.
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Your skills are amazing, and my dad says he wishes he’s envious of your talent.
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Correction- says he’s envious…
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Nice design! I have mine up on the garage for about three years now and it needs to be redone. Maybe next summer!
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