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 ...

AKRON, Ohio — Paintings of quilt squares are popping up on barns around the country. But they’re more than just a folksy attempt to beautify the rural landscape. These are the engines of a movement to ...

Melissa Drury has a basement studio at her home where she pours her "heart and soul" into her passion – colorful barn quilt squares that adorn the sides of buildings across rural Kentucky. Drury, a ...

Olivia Nienaber dipped a paintbrush into a can of Sherwin Williams’ Calypso blue last week, wiped off a few excess drips and carefully painted a straight, smooth line onto a white sheet of plywood.

A barn quilt made by Sandy Heyman of Burns shows the gridwork that is the backdrop to making one. Annie Calovich The Wichita Eagle Barn quilts have become a colorful addition to rural USA, crowning ...

Driving off the beaten path on Ontario’s rural roads, you might suddenly come across a vibrant piece of folk art hanging from a timber frame barn. This ‘barn quilt’ isn’t just rural eye candy; many of ...

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 ...

COZAD — An outdoor art trail featuring the creation and display of barn quilts may be coming to Cozad and Dawson County. While traditional quilts are made by piecing together fabric, barn quilts are ...

With 70 quilt images on display countywide, the Blue Ridge Barn Quilt Trail in Greene County is Virginia’s largest barn quilt trail and one of the largest in the U.S., according to the Greene County ...

For the past few years there has been discussion of expanding the Blue Ridge Barn Quilt Tour into Madison County. Now an Etlan woman and her two daughters are making that dream a reality. Nan Coppedge ...