Gwen Johnson’s latest quilt starts with an eight-point star in brown, slate blue and a neutral pastel. Triangles come next and to finish, she surrounds the block with a frame of blue and brown.

HOOSICK, N.Y. -- Taking a new approach to a traditional art form, members of the community have worked all summer to create a most unconventional quilt -- one that covers the entire town. Starting the ...

STOKES COUNTY, N.C. — Barn quilts are an extra measure of beauty in an already scenic landscape. “That pop of color makes all the difference, it catches your eyes,” said Lauren Byron, with Market on ...

WADENA, Minn. — Hundreds of brightly painted barn quilts brighten the back roads and highways of central Minnesota. Mounted on barns, fence posts, parks and community spaces, these large-scale, ...

lewisburg, w.va. – Carnegie Hall is offering a a pair of two-day workshops with Jane DeGroot on barn quilt painting. DeGroot with Wren’s Nest Studio will be teaching the classes on Tuesday, Nov. 14, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 10—BAGLEY — The community is invited to unleash their inner artist at a barn quilt painting workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. on ...

“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 like elaborate ...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Drive down rural roads just over a year from now, and you may pass more than a hundred four-by-four-foot wood pallets covered in hues of reds, blues, oranges, purples and greens ...

Phyllis DeWys wasn’t expecting to get as inspired as she did while accompanying her husband on a pheasant hunt. “I go out in the field,” she said. “I don’t carry a gun. I don’t find any pleasure in it ...

Carpenters Wheel barn quilt in Avery County. North Carolina is renowned for its music, creativity, and breathtaking mountain views, but its large-scale artworks offer another compelling reason to ...