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.
HOOSICK, N.Y. -- Taking a new approach to a traditional art form, members of the community have worked all summer to create a most unconventional quilt -- one that covers the entire town. Starting the ...
lewisburg, w.va. – Carnegie Hall is offering a a pair of two-day workshops with Jane DeGroot on barn quilt painting. DeGroot with Wren’s Nest Studio will be teaching the classes on Tuesday, Nov. 14, ...
The barn quilt movement can be traced to the early 2000s, when the Ohio Arts Council adapted the idea of painting messages on barns to an artform. "As soon as you learn what they are, you see them all ...
Join us for a creative and colorful workshop where you’ll design and paint your very own barn quilt—a bold, geometric work of art inspired by traditional quilt blocks. You’ll be guided through 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 ...
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Drive down rural roads just over a year from now, and you may pass more than a hundred four-by-four-foot wood pallets covered in hues of reds, blues, oranges, purples and greens ...
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 ...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — More than 70 barn quilts dot the countryside as part of a new project aiming to lure visitors into exploring the culture of the Meagher County. Annette Lukenbill painted a barn ...
Although not a quilter herself, Julie Mangold became the driving force behind the creation and placement of more than 100 barn quilts throughout Washington County. 'I am not a quilter. But my ...
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 ...