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.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. STOKES COUNTY, N.C. — Barn quilts are an ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Debbie Park of Perryville doesn’t use a needle and thread to make colorful quilts; she uses a paint brush and wood. Park creates barn quilts, which are quilt squares painted on boards and displayed on ...

ENID, Okla. — Garfield County OSU Extension and the Railroad Museum of Oklahoma are teaming to host a painted Barn Quilt workshop next week. The class, a fundraiser for the museum, begins at 10 a.m.

Quilts have meanings and stories. Sure, snuggling up with them is comfy and cozy however they're generally made with a meaning behind them. These barn quilts so many of us see, especially driving in ...

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 ...

SUMNER, Iowa — Barn quilts are spreading over northeast Iowa. On a recent summer morning, Butler Rural Electric employees Ben Bowman and Matt Rowell hung a quilt block on Ruth Pickar’s barn near ...

“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 ...

The Ottawa County Barn Quilt Trail has 32 barn quilts. There is at least one in every township. Soon there will be a brochure that includes a photo of each, the name of the design and location of the ...