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Every time we drive east on Highway 64, we pass this building.
It sits on a little bit of a hill, alongside a very busy 5-lane road
at the edge of a highly commercialized area full of
big-box stores, Wally-world, Tar-jaay, countless restaurants, two warehouse stores,
and the Wolfchase Galleria mall.
Each and every time, I have wanted to stop and take photos.
(secret fear: that one day I'd go by and the buildings would have been torn down)
Now, at long last, I have my photos!
I love the age, the textures, the shadows,
the lines, the coloring, the character,
and, possibly most of all, the implied stories . . .
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This is the second building on the property . . .
(the still-lived-in house sits to the left, just beyond the photo's edge)
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One of my first new quilt projects of 2012
will showcase a long-thought-about theme featuring barns.
I've been gathering inspiration photos and potential fabrics for months now ~
as soon as Afterglow is ready to go to Chris for quilting, my barn project will begin.
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Hmmm ~ that could just be the perfect name for this quilt!
The Barn Project
(working name up to this point has been See Rock City)
Stay tuned!
Quiltdivajulie
10 comments:
I have to assume that building is in Tenn but there is a similar barn outside of Raleigh. We rode by there Friday and we commented on the paradox of a working farm and a busy highway. I love old lived in structures.
We have an old barn on our property that looks very similar to the first photo. I've always loved barns, so I'll be looking forward to updates on your project.
Great photos! I, too, love to take photos of old barns and sheds. These barns have weathered many storms and sheltered many animals and deserve to be honored.
Sadly, too many of these structures are being torn down.
I love this building....I so love old barns and stuff. I keep telling my husband that I want to take picture of old barns but never do or when I have the camera miss the chance.
Your photos inspire me too! I'm looking forward to see what you do with this!
This is going to be so cool. I just love that second barn. I can't wait to see this!
It will be fun to see what your barn quilt ends up being. I thought I was going to do a barn quilt at one time too, but it didn't happen. I collect house and building pictures too. I've made several small projects with a single house or a couple of small houses but not anything big or that I've kept for our own use - yet!
I also have a affinity for barns. Just thinking about the history and the lifestyle makes me happy and I pull out my collection of calendars, books, and photos I take from time to time. Perhaps it's time for me to design a barn quilt as well. Thank you for the inspiration!!
I drive by there every day on the way to work. Did you notice when the old car disappeared? It makes me think of my mom and dad's old house
Julie - those photos are superb. Can't wait to see your thought process
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