Upon taking a barn quilt class at Rocori Senior Center in Cold Spring this fall, I became interested in the history of these decorative squares of wood on buildings that is gaining popularity in ...

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 ...

Just in time for Christmas shopping. The Kansas Flint Hills Quilt Trail announces “Kansas Barn Quilts” coloring books by John H. Lettau. Lettau, a geometric design fanatic, has previously offered ...

A Tyler woman is taking steps to make the area a new destination for those who love quilting and exploring the area. Barn quilt block trails involve businesses, people or groups making and displaying ...

VICKSBURG, MI – Along the country back roads in southern Kalamazoo County and around downtown Vicksburg, colorful artwork provides a rainbow contrast to the white snow globe-like scenes. The Vicksburg ...

CLEMENT - Kellie Tew positioned a star stencil over a grid penciled on a 12-by-8-foot wooden American flag display. Carefully, Tew dabbed white paint on the plywood flag, then lifted the stencil to ...

The ideas blossomed as Joanne Clarke sat stuck inside at her son’s Mount Hope home during a Thanksgiving weekend ice storm. They discussed ways to solve some of the world’s problems and how to build 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 ...

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 ...

Spend enough time driving and you’ll start to question the roadside fixtures you take for granted. After figuring out the purpose behind the brightly colored balls on power lines and the metal stars ...

Last year, Needville Harvest Festival committee member Sarah Pugh introduced barn quilts to the event by joining Needville High School student Sydney Sacra in creating one of the works of art at the ...

MOUNT ULLA — As she watched an army of eight men hoist the third panel into place Tuesday morning, Elsie Bennett acknowledged it took “a lot of prayer and a lot of math” to create this particular barn ...