Thursday, April 22, 2010

spring cleaning

barn quilt project
barn quilt project - May 2008

spring cleaning - April 2010


My barn quilts have been hanging on the shed for 2 years. They were looking a little dingy so decided to wash them in soapy water... oops the paint is cracking, plywood is coming apart at the edges... bummer!



Guess I didn't do my homework on this project. So back to the drawing board, well not quite that far back. Down comes the square boards, into the shop, a little sanding and touching up paint, filling in the cracks with Gorilla Glue.

Cracker Barrel Brown

Found this great exterior paint in the shop - mmmm - Cracker Barrel Brown, wonder where that came from? Used it to paint the backsides. Next will be lots of exterior varnish/sealer.




Too bad you can't just throw them into the washer...

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