Heritage Barn Quilts
With the help of friends and community members donna s vision grew to a trail of 20 quilt barns in adams county ohio which began in 2001.
Heritage barn quilts. The barn quilt is created with your chosen pattern and painted with four or more coats of exterior latex paint. The modern concept of barn quilts began with donna sue groves and her wish to honor her mother maxine and her appalachian farming heritage by having a painted quilt hung on her barn. Heritage barn quilts chesterfield missouri 5557 walnut st augusta mo 63332.
Jan 22 2020 explore rock river heritage and beyond s board barn quilts followed by 245 people on pinterest. All heritage barn quilts are made with 1 2 medium density overlay panel mdo. Heritage quilt barn offers a wide variety of fabrics and sewing accessories.
Welcome to heritage barn quilts the history of barn decoration dates back to the mid 1800 s. Come on in and learn to sew sharpen your skills or try new techniques. The barn quilt heritage trail is a selection of over a dozen area barns that display 8 x 8 foot painted plywood quilt squares on their property as a celebration of mclean county s farming heritage and the talents of local quilters artists and poets.
Area barns and. In 2014 the project came under the sponsorship of the university of illinois extension in livingston mclean and woodford counties. Painting symbols on barns originated from traditional folk art passed along from the german and swiss immigrants who settled the pennsylvania dutch region in southeastern pennsylvania.