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Barn Door QAL Update – WIP Wednesday

January 29, 2014 by Michelle

I’ve been complaining that this is the first January ever without any snow. Well, I woke up this morning to 6 inches of fresh powder! Wahoo! I didn’t want to expose my precious camera to the snow, so I hope these iphone photos of my progress on the barn door quilt do it justice. I really love it.

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I ran into some trouble with some of the ends not being quite long enough (I’m looking at you, chambray!), so I decided to cut the end pieces longer and then trim down once I get the pieces together. I was hoping to already have this done when I showed you my progress, but oh well.

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Hopefully the snow will continue to fall and will give me no choice but to stay home and work on this 🙂

Linking up with Sarah Quilts with this week 4 update as well as WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced.

Filed Under: Work-In-Progress

Comments

  1. Daisy says

    January 29, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    Looks great!

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 12:32 pm

      Thanks Daisy!

  2. Sarah Schraw says

    January 29, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    Boy I don’t know. I just might like this better than my own. It is so cool!!

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:41 pm

      You are far too kind!

  3. Sarah says

    January 29, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    I love the light/dark contrast you have going on. Very cool!

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:42 pm

      Thanks Sarah! This is the first quilt I’ve pre-planned and sketched out my color scheme and I’m really happy with how it came out.

  4. Fran says

    January 29, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    Gorgeous! The snow is the perfect backdrop.

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:43 pm

      Thanks Fran! I agree, the snow makes everything look better!

  5. Lucy@charmaboutyou says

    January 29, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    It looks amazing, as does the snow!!

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:44 pm

      Thanks Lucy! I was SO excited to see the snow today. We’re up to a foot now!

  6. Samantha says

    January 29, 2014 at 1:46 pm

    that is absolutely stunning!

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:45 pm

      Thanks for the sweet comment, Samantha!

  7. Sally says

    January 29, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    I love this quilt, the colours are gorgeous and work so well in the design. And I’m very envious of your snow too!

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:46 pm

      Thanks Sally! I am a bit obsessed with this palette right now and am excited about how it’s looking. We’re up to a foot of snow now and it’s still coming down. Wahoo! 🙂

  8. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge says

    January 29, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    The barn door is coming along nicely! I might be tempted yet…. I especially love the outdoor, snowy pics you took of it!

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:51 pm

      I’m going to keep posting fun pictures to tempt you (evil laughter). Oh and now we have over a foot of snow, so I guess I do get a snow day afterall! 🙂

  9. Serena @ Sewgiving says

    January 29, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    Absolutely loving the fabrics you’ve chosen – enjoy the snow 🙂

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:52 pm

      Thanks Serena! I will! Just went out with the dog and it almost covers his whole body. haha.

  10. Sarah from mila+cuatro says

    January 29, 2014 at 4:05 pm

    Great colour choices you’ve got going on there, I had high hopes of joining in the quilt-along but haven’t even confirmed fabric yet!

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:53 pm

      You should join in!!! You’re definitely not too late. I think Sarah is extending it because most people are behind. I decided to do a baby-size version so that also helped speed things up. I’d love to see your version of one!

  11. kris says

    January 29, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    Wow that looks great…the barn door looks great…it looks great on the barn door with the snow…love it!

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:54 pm

      Thanks so much! I’m lucky I live in such a photogenic area!!! 🙂

  12. Kelsey says

    January 29, 2014 at 7:33 pm

    It’s looking gorgeous! I just love the colors, and I love the pictures you take on your barn

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:55 pm

      Hey Kelsey! Thanks! It’s nice to have cute options that are under cover! 🙂

  13. nicole - aka snips ;) says

    January 29, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    Love, love, love!! And your photo’s are just gorgeous, i always love your photo’s!

    • Michelle says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:57 pm

      Ah, thanks Nicole, aka snips! 🙂 I was pretty hilarious today in my pajamas and snowboots trying tack the pieces up.

  14. Lea says

    January 29, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    Oh how beautiful! The colors are wonderful and I love how it looks with all the snow.

    • Michelle says

      January 31, 2014 at 11:07 am

      Thanks Lea! 🙂

  15. Whitney Leonard says

    January 29, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    So pretty – I’m loving the contrast between the blue and green sections. Also – way to be on schedule with the quilt-a-long! You deserve serious kudos for that, because I’m really far behind. I only have the center section done still. Shame…

    • Michelle says

      January 31, 2014 at 11:09 am

      Thanks! I’m pretty excited about how it’s coming together. The center section took me way longer than everything else. So I’m guessing you’ll be caught up in no time!

  16. Lorna McMahon says

    January 31, 2014 at 11:24 am

    Very pretty! Love those pics with the fresh fall of snow! Congrats on your progress, Michelle!

    • Michelle says

      January 31, 2014 at 11:33 am

      Many thanks Lorna! I’m just loving the snow. I hope you have a wonderful Friday!

  17. Nesta says

    January 31, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    This is looking fantastic! I love the colours you’ve used. Love the snowy backdrop and this would look great with a seaside background too!

    • Michelle says

      February 1, 2014 at 12:51 pm

      Thanks so much! I agree this would look great with a seaside backdrop. Maybe it’s time to plan a vacation 🙂

  18. hydeeann says

    February 3, 2014 at 2:08 pm

    love the photos in the snow, on the barn door! perfect. and it’s looking really great, too. such wonderful, cool colors. my pile is still sitting on my table. uncut. =(

    • Michelle says

      February 3, 2014 at 3:35 pm

      Thank you! I’m hoping the snow sticks around for the photos when I finish it. And, it’s seriously not too late to get started. It comes together really fast!

  19. Nat @ Made inHome says

    February 6, 2014 at 5:09 pm

    Looks amazing, great colour scheme.

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