Blocks on barns?
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We just returned from a trip to Iowa. Between Caledonia and Hokah, MN we saw several barns with approx 8 X 8 squares, painted, which appeared to be quilt squares. One was a pinwheel, another hour glass, etc. One barn had multiple squares. Is this some type of quilter insignia or has quilting just gone to my head? We also saw one or two in WI.
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We just returned from a trip to Iowa. Between Caledonia and Hokah, MN we saw several barns with approx 8 X 8 squares, painted, which appeared to be quilt squares. One was a pinwheel, another hour glass, etc. One barn had multiple squares. Is this some type of quilter insignia or has quilting just gone to my head? We also saw one or two in WI.
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Caledonia is in O'Brien County, and they have a Web site for their barn quilts: http://www.obriencounty.com/tourism/oc_bq_index.html
Several other counties in Iowa, as well as in many other states, also promote barn quilts.
Several other counties in Iowa, as well as in many other states, also promote barn quilts.
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This blogger has been taking pictures and keeping track of barn quilts in Wisconsin:
http://cre8tivequilter.blogspot.com/...ilt-trail.html
http://cre8tivequilter.blogspot.com/...ilt-trail.html
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