Thursday, June 28, 2018

barn, top completed


Barn
Block finishes 8 by 6 inches

168 blocks set 14 by 12
84 by 96 inches

Cutting
Print:
one 2 1/2 by 6 1/2 inch rectangle
two 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch rectangles
One triangle cut from 3 1/2 inch strip with EZ angle's Companion Angle or Bonnie Hunter's Essential Triangles Tool

Solid:
one 2 1/2 inch by 3 1/2 inch rectangle
two triangles cut from 4 inch strip with EZ angle or Bonnie's tool

Sewing
The roof section floats. See barn tutorial for details on how to make this
http://kleinmeisjequilts.blogspot.com/2018/06/barn-tutorial.html

Piece Pressing
Left sky to roof, Right roof to sky, barn door to barn
Block pressing: half the blocks with horizontal seams up, rest with seams down

Assembly
Alternate the blocks
Press rows left or right, alternating rows
Press rows up

My design, use at your pleasure.

Really a fun quilt to make. I love the barn shape and the float on the roof construction makes assembly much easier because I did not have to keep watching the points.


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