Tweetle Dee Blog — barn quilts

In the heartland of America, barn quilts have become more than just colorful adornments on barns; they symbolize a rich tapestry of heritage, culture, and resilience. Inspired by the profound symbolism of the turkey, embodying abundance and resilience, we are thrilled to introduce our latest barn quilt design: "Turkey Tail." At the core of our design philosophy lies a deep reverence for nature's wisdom and the timeless stories it weaves. The turkey, revered by indigenous cultures for generations, carries with it a message of abundance and resilience. It embodies the spirit of thriving in the face of adversity, a quality...

It's beginning to look a little like the holidays around here with grey skies and sleet coming down, and lots of new barn quilts waiting to be released.  We have four gorgeous and darling barn quilt designs coming out over the next week for you!   Christmas Candy Barn Quilt When choosing which of the four to share first, we all agreed that Christmas Candy was the one.  One of our shared memories off past holidays is the glass candy dish that was filled with the colorful ribbons of vintage hard candy.  When designing this quilt, we wanted the vintage inspired...

This past weekend we had the blessing of traveling up to Farm and Hive in Idaho for a two day Tweetle Dee Workshop.  Susie's farm is such magical piece of heaven. All the little animals greeted us and kept us entertained during our My Heart Belongs to the Wildflowers and our How to Paint a Barn Quilt Class.     We all had a wonderful weekend celebrating, dreaming and creating together.  Our next Farm and Hive Workshop will be sometime in the spring of '24, so watch for the announcement and get your registration in quickly!  We have had a few spots...

As the colors change from forest green to amber and crimson, we waited for the last of our Wilde Bloem flowers to bloom.  Late into the season Morning Glory climbed and began to show small buds, each waiting their turn to burst in blue.  Knowing this flower is the last to bloom, and each flower lives for just one day, we found ourselves going out every morning just to see if there was a new bloom.   The Mo0rning Glory flower represents love, life and mortality.  Lots of symbolism in these beautiful blooms.  The first big blue bloom took my breath away. ...

Every morning we would climb onto Grandma's couch that slide up to the table in front of the window to look out for the birds that visited the feeders she and my Grandpa tended to.  On the breakfast table was a pair of binoculars and a bird identification book.  Maybe they helped us look for birds to keep us little one's busy, but we loved the time looking for one very special bird, the Cardinal.   She loved those bright red birds, especially against the white snow that drifted on the hills around the farm.  We could see them everywhere when snow...