Apple Quilt Square

I have not been in the workshop for over a month, but I finally played in there over the weekend and came up with a fun, fall sign.

I started with 3 1/2" wide pallet boards that I cut into squares. I cut 25 squares.

I then pieced them together, cutting four in half diagonally for the "rounded" edges of the apple. 

I cut the stem square into 3 pieces. I used a bandsaw to cut the leaf from two of the squares.

After I had all of the pieces cut, I glued them to a piece of plywood.

When the glue was dry, I used the nail gun to secure the pieces, nailing from the back of the plywood. I go a little nuts doing this--just nail the heck out of it. I then trimmed the extra plywood off and sanded the quilt square.

I painted the apple, When it was dry, I sanded it and then stained it all.

I used 1" x 2" reclaimed barnwood pieces for the frame. I cut and stained them darker before attaching them to the apple square with screws.

The full row of squares at the bottom of the sign looked out of balance so I decided to hand letter APPLES 15 cents ( I can't figure out here to get a cents sign) on the bottom.

Wood quilting is fun and an apple sign is perfect for fall and back to school.

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