In paint that is........
We have wanted to put up barn quilts for a while now and Pat finally carved out the time to paint them. We spent quite some time looking for ideas, finally decided on patterns and I drafted them up. He drew the cardinal one freehand. The others are traditional quilt patterns and therefore are very geometric with precise angles and relationships between the angles. We had a hard time deciding on patterns as we wanted something that reflected us and yet were true quilt patterns. Pat's favorite bird is a cardinal and since we have so many that live in our yard, this one was easy to decide on. It is the only one that is a non-traditional pattern. In cloth it would be paper pieced. In paint it had to be free-handed. The flowers are another dimension of our life that we liked and thought they would add a nice punch of color. And the last one is a needle and thread. Some people might not see what that is but we know. The only item we could not figure out how to get incorporated into a square was a vegetable. So we gave up on that one. We like the three squares on the side of the barn and think it breaks up that vast wall of emptiness. So, kids, don't ever tell me that you'll never use the geometry you learned in school.
And while we were at it we addressed the curb appeal. We went from this.........
To this.....
The first one was put up in a rush as we were moving in, as by code we had to have house numbers that emergency vehicles could see from the street. It was meant to be a temporary post but as you can see it took us 2 1/2 years to upgrade it. The extra post was just sitting around in Pat's shop and as he was cleaning up I told him how he could repurpose (dispose of) it. It was made the next day. He is all about cleaning up his shop right now and is all ears if I can come up with a way to repurpose something and get it out of his space. I love it.
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