Barn Quilt Headquarters

What is the easiest way to draw out your BQ? What if I mess up? How do I get these unwanted lines not to bleed through light colors,...

How do you figure out a pattern? What is the degree of that angle? How do I begin to draw out this complicated pattern? What does...

I have missed everyone. I enjoy doing these blogs and continuing to give helpful and sometimes entertaining insight into the BQ process.

It can happen to the best of us, when we go to do that very therapeutic step of peeling off the tape and we have a paint bleed. It is almost as tragic as a paper cut that bleeds a little but stings like hell. Not to mention, it just make us feel defeated.

I get asked this question from customers and fellow artist all the time. My answer "well that depends on many factors". There are no set time frames and it also depends on when you start the stop watch.

OR the choice, to seal or not to seal? This is the most debated social media discussion that I see on various group pages. Everyone has their opinion and I have mine. I don't judge anyone either way. It is what works for you.

Now before you dash into Lowes to get Pantone Paint chips after watching the video, pause. I picked these paint chips up 8 years ago and these are no longer available as a collection. Sorry for misleading you there.

It is snowing this morning here on the mountain and I love it. I am always praying for a foot or more. Call me crazy but I have plenty of work and nowhere to go!.

I am horrible at doing videos because I don't have assistance and it is hard to be one-handed! But here it is - my best one-take effort.