Good morning cute people!!!
Are the cows milked and the chickens fed?
Good.
Because now it's time to build barn number three in the
For this barn I decided to make a postage stamp block.
I was in the mood for some happy scrappy time!
This block goes together fast and is pretty self explanatory...
but here is a short tuto anyway:)
Cut 36 - 1 1/2" squares
from your scrap stash:)
Get out your
mini design board
and arrange them in
the order you would like...
Sew them into 6 rows of 6.
Don't press until all
of the rows are sewn...
Then press the seams
in each row going
opposite directions...
like this.
Sew the rows together
and you have an adorable
Postage Stamp Block
to go on the side of your barn:)
Your block should measure
6 1/2" square at this point.
Add your barn fabric strips
around your block...
And build your barn around it!
remember...
the barn buildin' tutorial is
Looks like barn #3 has some
cute new puppies inside
to play with:)
There is a new addition
to our barns...
from now on...
we are adding white strips
around the outsides.
Cut 2 - 1 1/2" x 14 1/2"
and sew to the sides.
Cut 2 - 1 1/2" x 16 1/2" strips
and sew to the top and bottom.
Now your barn block should
measure 16 1/2" square
at this point:)
I will be adding white strips around
my barns one and two so that they all
measure 16 1/2" square....
you will need to do the same.
I will let you know how
we will be joining all
of the 12 barns together when
we are about halfway there.
I'll be posting barn #4 two weeks from today:)
But in the meantime...
I'll be planting
Do you have your peas in?
Have a barn raisin' kind of day...
xx
Lori
P.S. Don't forget to show me your barns on the flickr group.
If you are new and want to join in...
to saddle up!
16 comments:
that one's my favorite.
love the postage stamp block!
(and the red/grey color scheme.)
The ground is still frozen here, no planting peas for a few days yet. 6 inches of snow on the ground. By this time last year we had our tomatos out and the apple trees had already bloomed. Easter egg hunts will be in the snow this year!
Super cute. Oh gosh I love your roof and sweet pupies and scrappy squares ... the whole barn!! :0)
Ps. Will be planting my garden real soon. Dirt is tilled and waiting. :0)
Now I"m behind 3 blocks. Cute!
Another beauful block.Those peas are one of my favorite.Here ,Spain is called Garbanzos.
I love it! I'm starting to fall behind though. Gotta get my butt in gear on the last barn block too! This one I can't wait to do though. Thanks for another great block!!
really cute blocks. I plan to get my peas in the garden this weekend.
I'm enjoying the barn blocks - so cute!
Yep, our motto is "peas in the ground by President's Day." So our first planting is about 1 1/2" high. Even with all the snow we've had in SLC this winter! Love to see the first green leaves in the spring. We've planted two more pea patches, and those aren't out of the ground yet.
Already done and waiting for the next one. Thanks!
My flower bed gardens are blooming. Love the Postage Stamp block. A great one for those tiny scraps to get used up!
Love it ! I love the barns so just finished the first one and hope to catch up before your next post!
Is your red chicken wire from Oink A Doodle Moo? I ordered some to use in this QAL. I think it's perfect for the barn! :)
I think this is my favorite block so far! I love the use of the red chicken wire for the barn--sets it off. I do have sugar snap peas and cabbage in the ground and the peas are already bearing--planted both last fall as I live in Northern California and can plant early. Good day to all! janicelashley@gmail.com
Lots of fun and creativity! Keep crafting :)
Love all the barn blocks. They're sew cute!
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