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| quilts on barns on quilts |
The talented ladies of Quilt and Sew at Golden Threads in Trenton , Kentucky
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| Barn Block of the Month |
The original quilt pattern featured the 12 blocks she
designed around the edge and one big quilt block in the middle, which was to be
determined by a design contest of the local quilters. Instead of one winner,
they ended up with three, with the three winning blocks being displayed in the center
of the quilt and also on the building outside.
Americans have been creating designs and making them into warm quilts
for hundreds of years. Then in 2001 Donna Sue Groves painted the
first barn quilt square in Ohio .
The idea took hold and now there are over 6000 barn quilts across the country.
This phenomenon is documented in the book by Suzi Parron and Donna Sue Groves, BarnQuilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement.
Just get out and ride around, you might see one! Or you can follow organized quilt trails, search and see if there is one near you.
The Barn Block quilt will be offered soon as a kit, yes I signed up to get one!
