My daughter has a barn on her farm and I wanted her to paint a quilt pattern on the side of her barn. I would be there to help but don't think she is up to it. She has to many other things to do in the farm.

I was just thinking, maybe I will make two small ones for my double front doors instead of hanging flower wreaths on them.

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In Tillamook Oregon, which is a coastal town, and also the home of Tillamook creamery and ice cream, there are many barns and they have a driving tour for you to go look at all the barns and then in town there are shops that are sporting quilt designs on the end of their buildings. Really a neat place to go and just walk around . Jan

Been watching her show about the barn quilts. She always gives a history on them, real interesting, and some of the blocks are really nice.

Here is one my DH made for me

Hi Retired, I am from Charles City ,Iowa area. And Yes, the quilt guilds do most of the quilts on barns. Not all, but lots of them In Floyd , Chickasaw, and Fayeitte Countys there are hundreds of barns with QBs. Our guild recieved a grant from the state 3 years ago. That grant paid for all the materials to make and paint them. Then the owners of the Barns help with the instalation of them on the barns. There are rules in order to be able to have them. 1-must be on a hard surface road. 2- must be visible from the road without pearsons trsspassing on private prop..and several others that don't come to mind. But yes, it stated with quilt guilds.

I think if you Google, "Barn quilts of Iowa", you will see a lot of the quilt Barns.

When we were in Pennsylvania, they said the Dutch (Deutch) used them to protect the barns- they were hexes.

I did have one on my barn but it faded somewhat so I did a "shoe fly" and put it on my machine shed. Mine is smaller tho. There are a lot of them in Bath County and Menifee County, Ky.

Yup, we have lots here in Ohio, we have a whole trail that connects, and there are guilds that have maps of them. I had the link at one time, I think it originates in Columbiana County, or somewhere on the East Central area... I am at the edge of my town, and have a large peak at the top of my house... I usuallly hang a Christmas wreath there, very large, and asked my neighbors if they'd mind me making a quilt square for year-round, or a few for different seasons... they all got a kick out of it, and I'm planning on painting panels this summer with my kids! :thumbup: I don't have a barn, but my house and garage are getting one :)

http://www.ohiobarns.com/otherbarns/...uiltbarns.html will give you a nice list to see some of our trail here...

Oh that is net, how nice of him to make you a big block. He deserves a pie for supper! :thumbup: :-P Jan

I could have put one on the front of our garage, but now the meters for the solar panels take up the whole space. I do think I'll put one on the side of the garden shed, but it won't show from the street. Maybe I could get my hubby to mount one on the chimney, which is easily seen from the street. Are there any rules about where they can hang?
I also like the idea of hanging one on the front door instead of a wreath!

I would like to know where to get a pattern. I`m not very good at making anything with out a pattern.

You can also find barn quilts for sale on Etsy.com. In the search area, just type Barn Quilts.

There are several states and countys within that have quilt squares on barns and some county or historical barns. There is a project in Alcona County MI that I am familiar with. I think they are very pretty.

I think putting "paintings" on barns was a tradition going back many, many years in history. I can remember seeing stars, etc(without the 'block') on the sides of barns in a history book.
So I'm guessing this new quilt block thing grew from that.

I haven't seen any here in New England but saw some in Penn. once. They're fun to look and all a beautiful addition to the countryside.

Check out www.NorthernIllinoisQuiltFest.com
We just helped put up one on a silo. By June, July, August there will be LOTS more! The map isn't quite ready yet, but should be soon. Lots of activities around quilts are coming in the 6 northern illinois counties. We're smoking!

www.Northern IllinoisQuiltFest.com in July, August, and September, 2011 is having a big event all summer. "Travel the Trail from Barns to Bedcovers." There are six counties from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River--travel the gently rolling hills of Northern IL and discover unique treasures that each county holds. Check out the site for more information.

I live in Central KY and we have barn quilts everywhere! Nearly every barn has a barn quilt on the hay loft door. They were done by the Bluegrass Energy folks and the people from Berea College, I believe they said. They are really beautiful!

I live in a small town 10 miles south of Caledonia, Mn and the barn quilts you saw are only several of the many we have in Houston county Mn. The project started a few years ago and is still growing. One purpose is to promote tourism in Southeastern Minnesota. This project is very popular in many other states too.

I live in a small town 10 miles south of Caledonia, Mn and the barn quilts you saw are only several of the many we have in Houston county Mn. The project started a few years ago and is still growing. One purpose is to promote tourism in Southeastern Minnesota. This project is very popular in many other states too.

Yes after several months of waiting to get this book, it was finally in my local Joanns [local saves postage] plus I got to use my 40% off coupon.
Spring is trying really hard but when the warm weather is finally to stay for awhile I am determined to paint a quilt block on my metal garage door. Love this idea.
I forced myself to stay up on wednesday nights to catch Eleanor Burns on channel 345.