The beauty of barn quilts is they look gorgeous painted on anything! I’ve painted barn quilts on Christmas ornaments, keychains, drink coasters, and many other places, in addition to the normal wood square. The sky really is the limit if you can draw out, tape out, and paint a beautiful quilt pattern on an empty space. But I see this question all the time, “What kind of wood is a barn quilt made of?” The answer? It really doesn’t matter if it’s going inside a building, but when painting for the outdoors you do have a few considerations. Here’s a few of my favorite boards I’ve used that have given me beautiful results with my barn quilts, along with their pros and cons, to help you make the best determination of what wood you need for your barn quilt.
The beauty of barn quilts is they look gorgeous painted on anything! I’ve painted barn quilts on Christmas ornaments, keychains, drink coasters, and many other places, in addition to the normal wood square. The sky really is the limit if you can draw out, tape out, and paint a beautiful quilt pattern on an empty space. But I see this question all the time, “What kind of wood is a barn quilt made of?” The answer? It really doesn’t matter if it’s going inside a building, but when painting for the outdoors you do have a few considerations. Here’s a few of my favorite boards I’ve used that have given me beautiful results with my barn quilts, along with their pros and cons, to help you make the best determination of what wood you need for your barn quilt.
