WILLMAR — For decades people have brightened up the outside of their barns, homes and garages with wood barn quilts. They are splashes of color and history that can be found throughout the United ...

“Barn quilts” is a somewhat deceptive term. They are not something that could keep someone or an animal warm on cold nights spent in a barn. Instead, it refers to boards painted to look like elaborate ...

Painting a quilt with a block design on a piece of wood to hang on a barn can be traced to European, Australian and German immigrants who arrived in Pennsylvania in the 1700s. Over the years, the ...

“Barn quilts” is a somewhat deceptive term. They are not something that could keep someone or an animal warm on cold nights spent in a barn. Instead, it refers to boards painted to look like elaborate ...

Anyone who knows Adele Goodman knows she loves history, her family and country living. That seems a natural progression since Adele’s family tree goes back several centuries, with many of her ...

The Harnish family adorned their Burnt Cabins Grist Mill with a barn quilt to commemorate the grindstone that has been influential in family businesses that thrived for over 175 years. For the Layton ...

Phyllis DeWys wasn’t expecting to get as inspired as she did while accompanying her husband on a pheasant hunt. “I go out in the field,” she said. “I don’t carry a gun. I don’t find any pleasure in it ...

A West Valley couple who began making large wooden barn quilts for neighbors and friends early in the COVID-19 pandemic continue adding to their body of work, delighting fans of the outdoor art.

When the State of Vermont shuttered three Chelsea businesses for tax reasons in December 2016, the impact on the community was palpable. “Chelsea was hurting,” said artist and educator Carrie Caouette ...

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TX (KTRE) - With all the cold weather we've been having you may have found warmth under a favorite quilt. There's another kind of quilt creating notice, and it can't be found on ...

The Ottawa County Barn Quilt Trail has 32 barn quilts. There is at least one in every township. Soon there will be a brochure that includes a photo of each, the name of the design and location of the ...