Originally Posted by Retired Nurse
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.
Northern Indiana in Amish country, Napanee and Shipshewana areas have numerous ones. Quite lovely. It was done as a promotion by their local tourist board, I think.