June Mini-Quilt QAL...

My design for June

Each month this year, a group of us from Sandy's Quilt Shop clientele have made mini quilts designed by other members of the group. I drew June as the month to create my design. (After we were all finished drawing, there was one month left over, so I volunteered to design the mini quilt for July, too. You'll see that one next month!)

Closeup of my design

You know how much I love barns, so it only seemed natural to incorporate a barn into my June design. I added a mini barn quilt on the gable end, and suggested that everyone making the design choose their own favorite block to put on their barn.You know how much I like pinwheel blocks! (Remember the quilts in the Flying Cloud or the Marie J? You can click on their names to see them.)

Fay's version

Fay has already finished her barn (which I really love!). She added bee buttons to hers, which I think is a great touch. She chose a four-patch block for her barn.

Nancy's version

Nancy finished hers, too. She placed yo yos on hers and she added beads that look like rocks on her landscape. (Too many farmers spend their pre-planting days picking rocks out of the soil. What a great idea to add them to her quilt.) She also reversed her barn and moved the silo away from the end of the barn.

I really enjoyed designing this little quilt, and it was fun to sew, too. I'll make June and July's design available for free to anyone might want to make their own. I'll put it up on my "Free Patterns" page after I show you the second design in July!

Have a great weekend!