At Last!

The barn quilt I painted months ago finally got hoisted into place--with the excellent help of some of Justin's friends.

These were some of the same wonderful folks who worked so hard on the rebuilding of the shop. They were here for a couple of days of work on Justin and Claui's kitchen/dining room re do. Lots was accomplished and I was thrilled to see the 'quilt' in place. (Though now, of course, I see things I should have done to make the pattern clearer. Oh well, I'll not be climbing a ladder to do those things.)

 

Getting There

Slowly but surely. There were three coats of primer. And then each color required three coats. Yesterday I removed the masking tape and touched up a few places where color had seeped under the tape. Those touchups will need two more passes. And then the whole thing will get three coats of sealer. And then, oh then, John and Justin will hang it on the outer wall of the workshop.

I don't know what folks charge for a custom painted barn quilt,  but it probably isn't enough.

 

 

Waiting for Miss Birdie

Several people suggested Miss Birdie might have a story to go with the old house in yesterday's post. I asked her about it and she allowed as how they were an ordinary, uninteresting family. 

'''cept for Elroy," she said. And I waited. I hope she'll tell me more before tomorrow.

I went down the hill to work on the barn quilt but had to go see Justin and Claui's incredible Stargazer lilies. The sweet-spicy fragrance is amazing.

And I had to check on Dave and NotDave and their chicks,

Dave has three.

NotDave has two.

Here's the barn quilt in progress. The phoenix is awaiting a third coat of yellow and then there will be some red over parts of the yellow. The masked off white hollow square will be a light golden brown. All those coats take a lot of time. Maybe it'll be ready to hang in another week.