How To Paint A Barn Quilt
During the summer a friend and i had volunteered to be in charge of our quilt group meeting.
How to paint a barn quilt. How to paint a barn quilt on a tray. If you encounter any paint bleeds use a small paint brush to touch up the paint. To make your barn quilt prime the wood block out your pattern and paint the design with the help of painters tape. A barn quilt is a quilt block pattern painted onto a square of plywood.
I applied a second coat of road less travelled after 2 hours and removed the tape immediately. The barn quilts in this tutorial are 2 feet square and 1 foot square. For a first time project i would suggest a simple pattern without curves involved. Then i painted it in annie sloan s chalk paint in duck egg.
You don t have to have a barn to make one you can put your finished project anywhere you like. More than 7 000 barn quilts are mapped on quilt trails through both private and public property and sought after by niche travelers. Most traditional barn quilts are painted across the entire surface. Painting the detail as i ve eluded is where you ll need to muster all of your patience.
Annie sloan chalk paint in duck egg french linen paris grey and old white. My favorite purdy paint brushes. Half inch plywood and high gloss paint were used to create this. If you want the entire surface painted consider blanketing the boards with a solid coat of primer and white paint before marking your pencil grid lines and adding color.
They re the perfect size to hang on a house garage or shed. My wall art was inspired by the quilt on the barn above which i found on this pinterest board of barn quilts. Let the barn quilts cure for 48 hours. Barn quilts are a fun craft project to do with friends.
See more ideas about barn quilts quilts barn quilt patterns. We decided to do quilt block painting. A barn quilt can be anything you want it to be simple or ornate but its elements of color contrast and symmetry are always prevalent and visually tie it back to the art of heirloom quilting. Feb 4 2015 explore cathy blasing ruark s board barn quilts to paint followed by 486 people on pinterest.
Find a quilt pattern that you d enjoy painting for your home. During the spring we had gotten together and painted large quilt blocks on 3 x 3 squares. Instructions for making the barn quilt.