WESTFAIR FUNDRAISER

On Nov. 23rd we set up our table at Westfair Christian Academy's musical department fundraiser. There were only about eleven vendors and the weather was not that great so the turn out was small. But, we did sell a couple barn quilts and had a good time.

CHRIST'S PASSION

Here's one I did that I found on line but I don't know the name of it. So, I'm calling it "Christ's Passion". I'll be giving it to a friend as a Christmas gift. Sorry for the lighting but the colors are dark green border, brown cross, beige face and plum robe.

RAILROAD CROSSING & DOLLY MADISON STAR

So many of the barn quilts we're making now are for Christmas gifts so we're not allowed to post pictures of some of them til after Christmas. But, here are a couple that a nice lady from Macomb Illinois had us make so she could give them for gifts. She'll send us pictures of them mounted later and we'll say more then. For now, here they are made on 2 x 2 MDO boards.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!

Bentley Barn Quilts

EASY WAYS

Here's a 12" x 12" that I just complete in our schools colors; white, green and yellow accent. It's called "Easy Ways" and for sale for $30. Thanks for looking.

AMERICAN PRIDE

This is a 12" x 12" barn quilt I recently did that's for sale for $30. I haven't posted very many BQ's lately but that doesn't mean I've not been busy on them. I have quite a few orders to be completed before Christmas, so some of them will not be posted until after Christmas. I don't want someone seeing their Christmas present early! Plus, a number of them I'm doing are designs I've already posted before.

But, I am always happy when people order designs that I've never did before.

Thanks for looking and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Mark

IOWA BARNS

We traveled to Marion Iowa this past Saturday for my wife's family annual Fall get together. The route we take has a number of barn quilts and we counted ten with possibly a few more that were to far away to confirm. Here is a sampling of what we saw. Sorry for the poor images. It's all my camera could do.

I think it would be neat if someone would put flood lights to highlight barn quilts at night. I've never seen that done.

A TREASURE TROVE OF PATTERNS!

This is the book I turn to to get most my patterns. It's by Maggie Malone and no longer in print but it's great for finding new ideas for barn quilt designs.

TIPSORD'S TURF & LANDSCAPE

Our thanks to Tipsord's Turf & Landscape for letting us display one of our barn quilts in their Florist & Gift Shop. We'll try and rotate designs as often as possible.

Stop by and see all the nice home and garden items they have in their store located on Old Rt. 36 on the West edge of Winchester.