Barn quilts are large block patterns painted on signboard-quality wood and hung on the sides of barns, homes or garages. They often reflect a family's interest or heritage.

DeWys, 52, of Kent City, first noticed the barn quilts two years ago, but didn’t become obsessed with them until last summer’s hunt when she saw even more barn quilts.

As he worked inside a barn on 38th Street in Wakeshma Township that was the seventh quilt in the area, Hugh Rinehart said his wife’s passion for the quilt trail caught him up in it.

“Barn quilts” is a somewhat deceptive term. They are not something that could keep someone or an animal warm on cold nights spent in a barn. Instead, it refers to boards painted to look… ...

SALISBURY — The Barn Quilts of Rowan 2020 calendar, featuring frame-worthy photographs from December 2019 to December 2020, is now for sell at numerous outlets. The calendar is produced by the ...

The first barn quilts were made with a lower-grade ½- or ¾-inch-thick plywood using oil-based paint. 'We quickly discovered that they were not lasting,” Mangold said.

Joan Hayden first learned about barn quilts at a meeting with the local Flying Geese Quilt Guild in 2016. The guest speaker at the meeting that day was Suzi Parron, an author who writes and speaks ...

The barn quilts are just the latest example of that mission. "Art is a large forum and it comes in many different ways," Lindquist said. "We need to make sure we display and promote all types of art." ...

The barn quilts in central Minnesota range from 2-by-2-foot boards mounted on homes, fenceposts and mailboxes to 6-by-6 signs on local shops to the 8-by-8 graphic images sometimes hoisted onto the ...

A public arts movement in the North Country, painted wooden quilt squares known as Barn Quilts, continues to grow in popularity. The town of... Aug 03, 2018 — A public arts movement in the North ...