“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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. STOKES COUNTY, N.C. — Barn quilts are an ...

In a way it was like finishing a good book: They completed what they set out to do but, at the same time, hated to see it come to an end. And probably no one felt more ambivalent about putting the ...

Becky Thomas has long admired the barn quilts of Kittitas County. More than 100 colorful wooden panels inspired by quilt patterns are hung on barns around Ellensburg and Cle Elum. The artwork ...

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 ...

MILLBRIDGE — Every visit to the Country Life Museum at Sloan Park seems to reveal something new. Inside, you see the new collection of kids’ pedal tractors — 18 in all — displayed high along a wall.

CLEMENT - Kellie Tew positioned a star stencil over a grid penciled on a 12-by-8-foot wooden American flag display. Carefully, Tew dabbed white paint on the plywood flag, then lifted the stencil to ...

MILLBRIDGE — There’s a giant barn quilt square on Millbridge Elementary School, and every staff person at the school had a hand in it. It’s the brainchild of Principal Jordan Baker, whose wife had ...

WHITEWOOD | As part of Whitewood’s 125th birthday celebration this summer, the kindergarten students at Whitewood Elementary School have been making barn quilts. The students’ quilt, which consists of ...

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.