Gwen Johnson’s latest quilt starts with an eight-point star in brown, slate blue and a neutral pastel. Triangles come next and to finish, she surrounds the block with a frame of blue and brown.

STOKES COUNTY, N.C. — Barn quilts are an extra measure of beauty in an already scenic landscape. “That pop of color makes all the difference, it catches your eyes,” said Lauren Byron, with Market on ...

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The town of Sheldon Springs boomed in the late 1800s as a popular spa town because of its mineral springs. Now, as Darren Perron reports in this week’s “Vermont’s Own,” barn quilts are helping put ...

MORGAN’S POINT RESORT — Melissa Pierce was laid off from her healthcare recruiter job in October, but has since been busy creating more than 40 barn quilts from her home. Barn quilts are simple ...

The first quilt show in 2024 in the region is about six months away, but spaces in the classes often sell out quickly. Registration for the Lancaster-Lebanon Quilt Show’s classes opened Saturday, Oct.

Retired chemical dependency and mental health counselor Cheri Peterson, 66, of Bynum says, ironically, that she’s hooked on barn quilt painting — an addictive pastime that gives her creative energies ...

The Rock Island County Home and Community Education Association is offering a class with all materials, patterns and instruction from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 1, at Christ Church, 1717 8th Ave., ...

WADENA, Minn. — Hundreds of brightly painted barn quilts brighten the back roads and highways of central Minnesota. Mounted on barns, fence posts, parks and community spaces, these large-scale, ...

Barn quilts, the colorful patchwork designs on barns and other outbuildings in several counties around Iowa, have really caught on in Hancock County. They are showing up on quilt shops, barns, machine ...