New Barn Quilts! North Carolina Star Pattern

https://www.facebook.com/nancydavispeeleartI 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 wanted to paint. Using a wooded craft stick, I pressed down along the edge of the tape to prevent the paint from bleeding into the shape next to it. After taping off all of the shapes for the first color, I used a roller to paint all of the shapes that had the same color. I dried the first coat, then painted the second coat. I did this for all colors. Once the board was completely dry, I touched up spots that were needed. After that was dry, I painted around the edge of the board twice, then the back twice. Once the whole board was painted and dry and I signed it, I applied two coats of water based clear coat. This can be sprayed or painted on. And Voila!
They are $110 each plus shipping, if needed.

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