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Patchwork Butterfly Barn Quilt

You all know how much I love custom requests for original barn quilt designs. Especially, those that tie a design to a loved one or the symbolism of a desired blessing. I had one of those dear requests a month ago from a mother whose daughter had just lost their first baby girl. They were both attending our September barn quilt class and the daughter's symbol for hope through her loss was the butterfly. Patchwork Butterfly Barn Quilt I was honored to be asked to create a barn quilt design with the butterfly for this young mom, and had...
Western Star Barn Quilt
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When you get commissioned to design a star to represent the western rancher you look at colors and shapes of the old ranches around you with new eyes. I was thrilled to have the chance to design a barn quilt and fabric quilt for this project and am so happy to bring to you the Western Star Barn Quilt. I love the western skies at night with the big expanses so I knew one mighty star needed to be the focal point. I choose the Prairie Paint colors of Cattle Drive Coffee for the frame and the star, one because I...
Sugar Maple Barn Quilt
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Our new fall barn quilt design is the Sugar Maple and it is by far my favorite fall barn quilt I have ever designed and painted. At each step of the process I fell more in love with the simplicity of the design, but the repeat pattern brought even more depth, and then the color! The Prairie Paint 2021 Fall Collection was amazing on this barn quilt. The Simple Cream was the base, with it's warm white and the deep pigment, it set off the colors of Sugar Maple and Sweet Potato Pie. Then the border or frame, we usually stain...
Sunflower Star Barn Quilt

As the summer heat begins to fade, our mountain begins to burst in colors of yellow, orange and rust. It's sunflower season and the colors of those cheerful blooms are a welcoming call to the fall season. This year we are adding one of our favorite sunflower barn quilts to the Tweetle Dee pattern & kit collection. Welcome the Sunflower Star . This is one of our most loved fall barn quilts, and not it is available as a sizable full color pattern. So, whatever size sunflower you want to paint the step by step instructions will help you to paint this...
Coconut Ginger Banana Bread

Sundays mornings at our home are about the only time we have to slow bake. We love to turn on some music, open the windows and make something from scratch. This Sunday we got our big mixing bowl out to make my favorite Coconut Ginger Banana Bread. This sweet bread is so incredibly good, you may want it for dessert with a dollop of vanilla ice cream. Hand smashing very ripe bananas was the first step, leave big chunks of banana to mix in. I use three to four big ripe bananas. There is just something about peeling back the golden...