I live just across the river in IL. I finished my barn quilt yesterday and it will be hung soon. I was talking about it at quilt guild last night and another lady said hers was put up about 2 weeks ago. Then this morning my husband called to say he got in trouble when the wife of a man he works with (she was at the meeting last night) came home and said she wants one for their new barn. Mine is 48" square but she wants one bigger because their barn is like 80' long!
I believe barn quilts are gaining popularity everywhere. They add a nice splash of color on car rides and it does become a game to find them sometimes.