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The colors of spring are beginning to burst around our mountains which have inspired two new spring barn quilts for 2022.  The Plum Creek and Carolina Lily Barn Quilts are painted with our vintage paint collection, Prairie Paints.  Available in many sizes with framing options make these perfect for outdoors, front porches and homes.  Plum Creek Barn Quilt The Plum Creek Barn Quilt was inspired by the colors that line the creek bed of our mountain home. Beautiful deep plums, soft neutrals.  So pretty together.  It comes without a frame, painted on reclaimed wood and sealed for indoor or outdoor use.  Frames...

If you have ever wanted to attend one of our in-person How to Paint a Barn Quilt Classes but live too far away, you will be so happy to know that we are offering our first live Zoom How to Paint a Barn Quilt Class on April 9th! This class will be online on Zoom and added to our growing YouTube Channel.   In the class as will be teaching all of our best techniques for painting a barn quilt that has the perfectly vintage look that sets us apart from other barn quilt painters.  We will cover everything form A to Z with...

One of our most requested original designs is the Irish Chain Barn Quilt.  We designed this quilt years ago for a family in the midwest to honor their ancestors and their journey to America and now it is back in The Shop! The greens were for the colors of Ireland.  The four leafed clover in the center was the hope of good luck and blessings and the blue points of the star were the waters that brought them here.  I loved designing this pattern for them, and I am so happy to have it back for you to enjoy as well....

When I was fifteen I went to my first estate sale in New York.  It was an old farmhouse and I loved sifting through old stuff even then.  I bought three candle sticks wood (still have them) and a set of Blue Willow Dishes.  In all my moves across country,  I kept them in a trunk waiting for the day I could use them in my own home.   Blue Willow Broken Dishes Barn Quilt   January's quilt of the month is Broken Dishes.  We've sewn is in red and pink, painted it in our Prairie Paints Rooster Red and the...

We are over the moon with our newest product launch!  After years of listening to you fret over how to draw our barn quilt and hex designs onto your DIY Barn Quilts, we have finally found a perfect solution.  I can't tell you how in love I am with these Ready to Paint Barn Quilt & Kits! Little Pieces Heart Ready to Paint Barn Quilt Kit Our Ready to Paint Barn Quilt Boards and Kits come with the design printed onto the wood!  Printed in the color of our sealing stain.  They are smooth and beautiful and framed in pine.  Currently...