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Painted a Barn Quilt for my Wife

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My wife wanted a barn quilt so I practiced and made her two 3 foot x 3 foot and one 2'x2'. Now I am ready to start painting her a larger one.
 

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Love these! Question........what is the significance of the barn quilt? Is there a reason for one, you know, a meaning? Just curious!
Historically, quilt blocks have been used to tell the story of the maker (or the person it is being made for), to commemorate some special event or to convey a thought or emotion. Barn quilts are an extension of this. For example, the one I painted for our small barn is called Peace and Plenty because I feel very peaceful at our property and it provides for us, thus the "plenty".

There's a book called Following the Barn Quilt Trail by Suzi Parron that documents many of the barn quilts in the US and tells the story behind each barn quilt in the book.
 
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