Prairie Patchworks

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The fact is, painting barn quilts led me back to sewing quilt quilts. Through this blog, Prairie Patchworks, I entered the wide wonderful...

A "Mariners Compass" for my Dad, who sails! Drafting and taping the pattern the bits of tape in the white areas are a tangi...

Shining Star I made this for my wonderful neighbor, Joyce...a graduation gift to herself, in University of Cincinnati colors! T...

From this... ..to this! Notable lesson learned with this barn quilt: Never use an oil based polyurethane...it WILL yellow! W...

Here is another Ohio Star Variation. I made this one late summer for our barn, but it is going to northern Indiana instead! I like it w...

I love this barn quilt! I am not a "red" person, but I love this barn quilt! This will not appear in my etsy shop becaus...

Here is my newest barn quilt! I've always admired the bold look of the Northumberland Star pattern, and I was not disappointed with ho...

This did not come out as expected! I expected the uniform surface to seal itself better, but it was much worse than any I've ever don...

Have you heard of Frog Tape? Well, it is green. And it is supposed to make an immediate seal when in contact with latex paint. ...

...but which ones to make? The good news is I have a couple new barn quilts in the works! It has been awhile, but life is "in order...

I've never done a poll on Prairie Patchworks before! Just a little spur-of-the-moment fun! If you have a minute, would you take a look...

A new Prairie Patchworks barn quilt in the shadow of the Judith and Moccasin Mountains, in lovely Hilger, Montana! Thank you, Cal!

***WARNING: The following post has absolutely NOTHING to do with barn quilts! :) Would anyone believe that they could possibly survive with...

I made this 2 x 2 for the Lost Fork Arts and Craft Show, but damaged it in transit, so I put it up on my own house instead!

This is not a barn quilt, but someone on the barn quilting forum reminded me of this, so I am just posting it for some color and fun remembe...

Hunting season has come and gone. The road conditions are unpredictable, at best . My "workspace" is also the gym and general hea...

Well...one of my sisters. This Bears Paw barn quilt was finished for the Arts and Crafts Show. It was done in MSU colors, making it a ...

Here are a couple new barn quilts that will be going on a boat house, and a house house in Michigan! Thank you Bert and LaVonne! This is a ...

The Lost Fork Arts and Crafts Show was this past Saturday. We had marvelous weather, good company and a steady flow of visitors. This was ...

You're invited!!!! What: Lost Fork Arts & Crafts Show With over 20 artists participating, including painters, sculptors, ceramics, c...

The raffle for this 4x 4, red, white and blue Shining Star barn quilt went off well! The quilt raised $360.00 for the Volunteer Fire Dept o...

Happy Spring, everyone!