Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Here's What's Up

 The Mrs. stayed busy this fall laying out and painting a bear claw (with star) barn quilt.   She finished it last week, and we mounted it on a frame Christmas Eve. 

 Lifting into position was easy.   We clamped a hand winch on the end of the hay rail, loosened the top two siding boards, and ran the winch line down.  We cranked up the quilt, drilled the first hole for a mounting bolt, stuck the first bolt, and then clicked the winch up a bit to level the wife's masterpiece.  Lots of ladder moving and climbing up and down was necessary to drill the rest of the  mounting holes, but we soon had all the bolts stuck.
We finished up after dark, as usual.
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5 comments:

  1. JimmyDeanDecember 26, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    That is absolutely beautiful. You guys make a pretty good team!

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  2. David aka True Blue SamDecember 26, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Thanks! We had a good time with this project.

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  3. DrangDecember 26, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    My first thought was "What a neat hex sign!"

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  4. The FreeholderDecember 27, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Looks good. I wonder how silly it would look if I did a miniature one for my outbuilding? (I don't have a real barn.)

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  5. David aka True Blue SamDecember 27, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Folks have been making them as small as 2' x 2' to fit the situation. Here is a nice variety in Washington, Iowa: http://www.barnquiltsiowa.com/index_012.htm

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