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PunkiePie 05-29-2011 05:10 AM

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This is on hwy. 33 in East Tn. Sorry if it is a repete, but it is still pretty! HAGD :-D

blueangel 05-29-2011 05:12 AM

I think the barn quilts are so neat.

debcavan 05-29-2011 05:12 AM

I've seen some as I drive in Iowa, but this is the prettiest one I have seen

NikkiLu 05-29-2011 05:14 AM

Fabulous find on your travels! thanks for taking the time to show it to us.

quilticing 05-29-2011 05:39 AM

Osceola County in central MI has a brochure at the rest stops showing locations in the area of the barn quilts.

quiltgran2 05-29-2011 05:40 AM

This just makes me smile. Love it.

Lynneander 05-29-2011 05:56 AM

How pretty to see while driving!

alikat110 05-29-2011 05:59 AM

Nice!

DJ 05-29-2011 06:22 AM

Someday I hope to see a real barn quilt! That one is beautiful!

Crabby Patty 05-29-2011 06:26 AM

The Amana Colonies in Iowa have a free brochure that has a map to show where all the barn quilts are. It is a very pretty drive. We are just getting started on barn quilts here in Missouri. Guess you would have to say we're a little slow.LOL

M.E.H. 05-29-2011 06:27 AM


Originally Posted by DJ
Someday I hope to see a real barn quilt! That one is beautiful!

Has anybody seen any in Washington State?

Mariposa 05-29-2011 06:46 AM

it is a beauty!

Haven't seen any in Washington yet~

GwynR 05-29-2011 07:29 AM

This one is beautiful, thanks for sharing!
I have seen a couple in Washington, but can't remember where they are, except the Buggy Barn has one of course! I want to put one on my house but DH thinks I am crazy. Has anyone seen one on a house anywhere?

littlehud 05-29-2011 07:50 AM

That is so pretty. I love barn quilts. We have a few here.

nativetexan 05-29-2011 08:02 AM

I would love to paint one on my garage!! thought about it but doubt my neighbors would like it.

olgaflowers 05-29-2011 08:08 AM

For Nikkilu,
Your Avartar, is so cute !!! just wanted to say that forever,

S D G 05-29-2011 08:30 AM

I love barn quilts. I want to paint one on my kitchen wall. Still working it out in my head.

ube quilting 05-29-2011 05:44 PM

Crabbypatty- love the avatar

Cleo Webb 05-30-2011 04:54 AM

Someone told me that when you see a quilt design on a barn
and then other ones along the way, it is called the quilt trail. I think it is marvelous that the quilt work we do is showcased along our highways.


Dude

mimee4 05-30-2011 06:14 AM

Love it. I'd like one on the side of my house.

KyKaren1949 05-30-2011 09:13 AM

I live in Owensboro (Daviess County), Kentucky. Our local quilters with the Daviess County Extension Office started working on Barn Quilts last August and have well over 30 up already with contracts for another 10 or 12 to be finished soon. They have a Facebook page; Daviess County Barn Quilts where you can see pictures of them all. Kentucky has a large collection of Barn quilts in many of its counties. You can go to the Kentucky Arts Council's website and find maps for them all or just google Barn Quilts in your state to see if there are any there.
My husband and I love to take trips just to look for them and photograph them.
I was in Shipshewana area last week, where the local quilt shop owner told me they were going to start working on getting a Barn Quilt trail going in that area too.
Don't they just make you smile???

gramabear 05-30-2011 09:22 AM

I liked them so well I made one to put on our barn.
Its a 24x24. I cant remember the name of the quilt.
I want to make another for a shed this year,when it quits raining here.( oregon). :(
The only people to see it are our two neighbors. We live on a private drive with two neighbors behind us.
Have a good day.
Roma

IBQUILTIN 05-30-2011 11:31 AM

Don't you just love em? I would love to have a map of barn quilts and take a road trip. Doesn't that sound like a kick?

gramquilter2 05-30-2011 11:53 AM

I love the barn quilts too and have thought about painting one for our garage.

Kathy T. 05-30-2011 12:47 PM

I think these are wonderful and I thank everyone who has a barn and takes the time to do this! Thanks for the pic.

mary hailey 05-30-2011 01:19 PM


Originally Posted by nativetexan
I would love to paint one on my garage!! thought about it but doubt my neighbors would like it.

i think so 2

Nikki and Co. 05-30-2011 01:48 PM

Oh, I just love it. Wish it was on my barn!!

Suzi P 05-30-2011 05:27 PM

Yes, there are lots of them on houses--go for it!

[quote=GwynR]This one is beautiful, thanks for sharing!
I have seen a couple in Washington, but can't remember where they are, except the Buggy Barn has one of course! I want to put one on my house but DH thinks I am crazy. Has anyone seen one on a house anywhere?[/quote

Janice Thompson 05-30-2011 06:37 PM

I live on the Old Mission Peninsula and we have about 12 Barn quilts. Haven't found all of them yet. Still trying.The Traverse City Chamber put out a brochure and their locations.

rona thickpenny 05-30-2011 11:01 PM

makes me wont to visit your wonderful country again.

quilt-fanatic 05-31-2011 12:45 AM

I love looking for them and have my Brother and SIL (who drive from Pennsylvania to Lexington, Ky alot) on the lookout. They send me cell phone pics when they find them.

Just Me... 05-31-2011 02:45 AM

That's just a great pic anyway. I love taking pics of old barns. That pic there would make a great quilt!

plainpat 05-31-2011 03:11 AM

Ohio has lots...check it out.

http://www.ohiobarns.com/otherbarns/...ltbarnsoh.html

KyKaren1949 05-31-2011 01:40 PM

You can do just that. I don't know about other states, but Kentucky does have the maps available. Google Kentucky Barn Quilts and it will take you to a site where the maps are available. Hubs and I do it often!!

Wondering if other states might not have maps too. Try googling them as well. Good Luck!

JEM65 05-31-2011 01:41 PM

Awesome - I just love barn quilts! Thanks for sharing!

KyKaren1949 05-31-2011 01:44 PM

There are hundreds of barn quilts in the eastern part of Kentucky; especially! They should be able to find many of them. Tell them to google Kentucky Barn quilts for maps of their locations.

eimay 05-31-2011 02:42 PM

I love seeing barn quilts. One day my husband and I went on a barn quilt tour and it took us on some roads we didn't know existed.

KyKaren1949 05-31-2011 03:00 PM

Oh, I bet you have a bunch in Ohio. That's where they originated.

girliegirl 05-31-2011 03:03 PM

who cares if they don't like it, that means that they can't be as creative as you.... GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!

Auntie B 05-31-2011 08:26 PM

I have heard of the barn quilts, and I have seen pics of barn quilts, but have yet to see on in person. No such thing yet up here !!! I may have to make a trip down north to see one in person. Very lovely picture, thanks for posting. Auntie B from Saskatchewan, Canada.


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