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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.

Debbie Park of Perryville doesn’t use a needle and thread to make colorful quilts; she uses a paint brush and wood. Park creates barn quilts, which are quilt squares painted on boards and displayed on ...

Olivia Nienaber dipped a paintbrush into a can of Sherwin Williams’ Calypso blue last week, wiped off a few excess drips and carefully painted a straight, smooth line onto a white sheet of plywood.

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 ...