Tweetle Dee Blog — barn quilt

There is something about simple lines and color that is beautiful.  The Amish Star Barn Quilt is one of our favorites whether it is made in fabric or paint.  The simple star shines with one color or two or maybe three.  Our newest barn quilt now has a pattern in The SHOP. Our full color pattern includes step by step instructions, as well as a Prairie Paint Color Guide and samples for different ways this simple star can be adapted to add more dimension.  It is a wonderful beginner quilt to paint. We are happy to offer this pattern as a...

Three years ago we launched our first barn quilt collection with the historic Civil War Barn Quilt Collection and today we are re-launching this beloved collection in Black & Bright colors that speak to my soul!  The colors are as rich as the stories behind each one of these classic quilt blocks from the Civil War Era.   The collection consists of twelve 12" blocks all hand painted in our beautiful Prairie Paints. Each is sealed in a finish that will hold up to any weather or climate, making them perfect for inside or out.   I love the Civil War Barn Quilt Collection...

Two new fall barn quilt patterns have hit the shop today!  The Turning Sheathes and Sunflower Burst Barn Quilts are available in time for you to make your own fall barn quilts.   Our full color barn quilt patterns include step by step instructions, Prairie Paint Guides to give you perfect color, a finishing guide, and a template/grid that is used to trace or grid your design onto any size barn quilt board. With thousands of Tweetle Dee friends having taken our workshops, we know that there is complete joy in painting your own barn quilts.  That is why we started the...

I have always loved rainbows!  After every storm I go out and look to see what colors appear in the sky.  Forever rainbows have been a symbol of hope.  Over the past couple of months through Covid19 and the unprecedented changes that we have all experienced, there have been many "signs of hope" in our communities and families.         For as many fear driven stories and realities played out on television screens and in personal accounts of loss there has been stories of hope.  We see it in the front line essential workers who have served us,...