Good Friends

 Well, this is a good friend isn't it? I had a friend from Colorado come and spend 4 days with me this week and my little Spencer above was getting a belly rub and airing out, but totally his guest was enjoying the belly rub.  She has no critters at the present, but loves my furkids.  Just couldn't resist this picture.  It truly is a Dogs life at our house.

This is a project we have been wanting to do and it finally got done.  She loves barns, having grown up on a farm and barn quilts are so interesting that we both wanted to do one.  Of course we don't have barns, but we purchased some weathered wood pieces and found patterns from quilt sources and below is the process and finished pieces.

 She chose the Ohio Star block and I chose the Wyoming square which is a similar pattern.  Each state does have a quilt square by the way.  We marked the pattern off on the wood and decided what colors we would each use, marking with tape.

 The wood was not smooth, so we used sponge brushes that could be thrown away if needed.  These projects went much easier than we anticipated.  We went over to another friend's home to actually paint these and she has a  room set up in her basement which was perfect for this and she made lunch for us also...Thank You Mary.

 I should have flipped my picture below, but forgot and my good friend chose only the two colors above, but this was a very successful venture.  I say this  only because not all of our attempts at projects are as easy.

I have known this friend for 50 years and consider myself so very lucky that she is among those "good friends" that I have had the privilege of knowing.  We have made so many good memories over the span of that many years.  (the footprint on the floor is actually one of her grandchild) She had her grandchildren help her paint her floor. Love it!

"I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all."     ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder