I recently bought two 32 inch x 6 inch by 1/2 inch boards at a very cool salvage and antique shop in our area. I made a WELCOME sign out of each of them. I ran off some letters on my computer, printed them, cut them out, then traced them on the front of each board. I painted the letters with black acrylic paint, then sprayed each board with polyurethane. Chippy Vintage Board Welcome Sign Chippy Board Welcome Signs

https://www.facebook.com/nancydavispeeleart I taught two Barn Quilt classes at the Oxford Senior Center in Oxford, North Carolina this past month of January, 2019. It was so much fun with the ladies who attended. It seemed so challenging to them at first, but after they drew their barn quilt pattern and learned how to do the taping, they really enjoyed working so hard. The results were amazing! Here are two of my Barn Quilts that I painted with these two classes. I started with a plywood 2 ft. x 2 ft. board and sanded down the rough spots. I painted two coats of latex exterior primer on each board, front and back. I then drew my pattern from a paper drawn pattern where I compared the measurements. I would use 1 inch graph paper next time to make it easier to measure. After I drew the pattern on the board, I  looked at my paper pattern and played with color combinations. After choosing the combination, I began taking painters tape and laying it down on the opposite side of the shape I w