DIRECTOR'S DREAM BLUE

Here's my latest color variation of the Director's Dream block design; blue. I'll be doing more colors of this great pattern soon. Thanks for looking.

STAR BOUND

This is a 2 foot barn quilt that we are donating to the Winchester Grade School Penny Carnival Silent Auction. I think this BQ looks better hung on point instead of flat. You be the judge. Thanks for looking.

DIRECTOR'S DREAM RED

Here's the red version of the "Director's Dream" quilt block design. It adds a little more color to the front of the house. Hopefully we can get the lattice work and landscaping done this Summer.

I like this design so much that I think I'll make a number of different color versions. Blue will be next. Thanks for looking.

WINTER STORM

Pretty wicked outside this morning. Churches are cancelled and I'm sure schools will be tomorrow. Wind chills tomorrow are supposed to be between 25 and 40 below with the high of only minus 2! Guess I'll stay inside today and work on barn quilts.

DIRECTOR'S DREAM UPDATE

My wife decided these colors are not exactly what she wanted against our color siding so I'm making her another and this one will be for sale for anyone who's interested. It's a 2 footer and is $60. Thanks for looking.

MAPLE LEAF

This 4 footer was ordered by a local couple who gave it to the husbands parents as a Christmas gift. It will be hung locally and, hopefully, be seen from a major roadway in our area. I love it when some of our barn quilts stay in the area!

CATS

This one was made for my parents for Christmas. I called it "Cats" but later thought "Cats in the Window" could have worked too. It's on a 2 x 2 board.

TOY SOLDIER

This is one I made just for fun. I found the design in my pattern book by Maggie Malone. I made it on a 1 foot by 2 foot board. It's for sale for $50. Thanks for looking.

DIRECTOR'S DREAM

This is called "Director's Dream" and I made it for my wife Pat for Christmas. The colors should go with the siding on our house. We'll see how it looks on the front porch once the temps warm up.

DOUBLE ASTER

Just finished this barn quilt and I thank "Barn Quilts by Kate" for the inspiration of the colors. This is for sale and is a 2 footer.

Thanks for looking.

CONTRARY WIFE

This 4 footer was just done not long ago and is going to Salina Kansas as a Christmas gift. It's a red, white and blue version of "Contrary Wife".

PLAY BALL!

This is a 3 foot barn quilt our friends asked us to make so they could give as a Christmas gift. I had never did any free hand painting before so was a little bit apprehensive about doing it. But, it turned out pretty good I think.

BUCK & JO'S TOO

Our friends that own a local restaurant here in Winchester allowed us to display a couple barn quilts inside. We put up the 3 foot "Christmas Star" and the 2 foot "Illinois". We hope to swap out the 2 footer every month if possible with something new. Stop by and enjoy a great meal and enjoy viewing our barn quilts.

FRIENDSHIP STAR

Just finished this 2 x 2 barn quilt called "Friendship Star". It is for sale and on display at Tipsord's Turf and Landscape in Winchester, IL. for a short time. Stop by and see it and all their wonderful gift ideas.

GOTTA KEEP THE OUTHOUSE WARM!

I (Mark) made my mom a 2 ft. barn quilt to put on their outhouse not long ago and I saw today dad got it mounted. It's the "Christmas Star" I posted earlier. Looks pretty good I think.

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.