My first experiences with quilts were sketchy. When we’d make a winter visit to the farm, Grandma pulled out suspect specimens from the darker recesses of closets. Faded and moth-bitten, the quilts ...

Take a road trip in the Midwest to see a homegrown art form that creatively combines aspects of Americana. Credit...Kevin Miyazaki for The New York Times Supported by By Jackie Snow Jim Leuenberger ...

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York opens a new exhibit, titled “St. Lawrence County Barn Quilts,” on Saturday in Canton. The exhibition... Feb 26, 2020 — Traditional Arts in Upstate New York opens a ...

WILLMAR — For decades people have brightened up the outside of their barns, homes and garages with wood barn quilts. They are splashes of color and history that can be found throughout the United ...

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 ...

A few winters ago, a case of cabin fever set in. We yearned for the warmth and color of spring, but it was still weeks away. With no better plans, we jumped in the car and went on a day trip on small ...

Myra Miller stood in her front yard and waved at the small busload of visitors parked across the country road. Miller’s barn, in rural Cologne, is decorated with the “Hole in the Barn” quilt block, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Inspired by the traditional barn quilt movement, The Springdale Barn Quilt Project will add Springdale stops to the Northwest Arkansas Quilt Trail, connecting the trail from Brentwood to Bella Vista ...