Barn Quilt 2024 Workshops

The Barn Quilt Movement

You’ve seen barn quilts displayed around Maine’s Western Mountains. Maybe you, or someone you know, would like one. Maybe you wish you could make one.

Yes, you CAN make one! Just choose your design. You can turn any quilt block you like into a barn quilt.

For inspiration, see the barn quilts created during our recent workshops here and here and here.

Gerry and Sharon Hicks, Deb Black and Rachelle Knight of Dark Star Fabrics will give you step-by-step classroom guidance and the materials you need.

At the end of the two-day workshop, you will have your own barn quilt, ready for display, plus the know-how to create more.

Come join the Barn Quilt Movement and help spread the beauty of barn quilts.

Holiday Workshop

Barn Quilts Make Great Gifts.

(COMPLETED)

We hosted our final 2024 Dark Star Fabrics Barn Quilt Workshop on Saturday, November 16, and Sunday, November 17, 2024 from 10:00 until 5:00.

The workshop took place in the PACC (Phillips Area Community Center) Building, 21 Depot Street, Phillips, Maine, just around the corner from our retail store.

Skill Level

If you can use a paint brush, you can do this.

What’s Included

Included with the workshop are the materials you need to create your barn quilt from start to finish:

• Pre-primed plywood board, cut to size and ready for your design
• Variety of colors of exterior latex paint*
• Foam brushes, paint brushes, frog tape and hanging cleat

Tools available for you to borrow during the workshop will include metal ruler, exacto knife, measuring tape, cups for mixing colors, pencils, eraser, dryers and fans.

* If you have a special color you like, please bring a card to show us. Please do not bring cans of sample paint because most sample paints will not work with barn quilts.

Free Drafting

When you sign up for a workshop, you can ask Dark Star Fabrics to draft your design pattern on your board for you. There is no extra charge for this service.

Cost

Your class fee, for instruction plus materials, could be as low as $60, depending on the size of your barn quilt:

• 12” x 12” Barn Quilt ~ Class and Materials Fee $60
• 18” x 18” Barn Quilt ~ Class and Materials Fee $90
• 12” x 24” Barn Quilt ~ Class and Materials Fee $100
• 24” x 24” Barn Quilt ~ Class and Materials Fee $120
• 12” x 36” Barn Quilt ~ Class and Materials Fee $140
• 36” x 36” Barn Quilt ~ Class and Materials Fee $160
• 48” x 48” Barn Quilt ~ Class and Materials Fee $200

When you sign up, we will ask you for a nonrefundable $50 deposit. For the Holiday Workshop, please pay your deposit by September 30, 2024. Please pay the balance of your fee at or before the start of the workshop.

2024 Workshop Schedule

Dates: Saturday and Sunday, May 18 – 19, 2024 (COMPLETED)
Time: 10:00 – 5:00
Place: The PACC Building, 21 Depot Street, Phillips, Maine*

Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11 – 12, 2024 (COMPLETED)
Time: 10:00 – 5:00
Place: The PACC Building, 21 Depot Street, Phillips, Maine*

Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, July 30 – 31, 2024 (COMPLETED)
Time: 10:00 – 5:00
Place: The PACC Building, 21 Depot Street, Phillips, Maine*

Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, August 13 – 14, 2024 (COMPLETED)
Time: 10:00 – 5:00
Place: Dark Star Fabrics, 30 Main Street, Phillips, Maine**

Dates: Saturday and Sunday, November 16 – 17, 2024 (COMPLETED)
Time: 10:00 – 5:00
Place: The PACC Building, 21 Depot Street, Phillips, Maine*

* The November workshop took place in the PACC (Phillips Area Community Center) Building at 21 Depot Street, just off Main Street, in downtown Phillips. Because we reserved exclusive use of the building for both days, everyone had a great time working on their Barn Quilts in a festive holiday mood, complete with homemade Christmas cookies. View the photo gallery on Facebook.