Barn Quilts

I had to drive to the country for work today, and was surprised to see beautiful patterns painted on several barns along the way. When I got home and googled, I discovered they're called barn quilts. I never knew such things existed!

They're sure nicer to look at than the billboards along the interstate highways!

I want one, but I have nowhere to put a barn...

Apparently it began with an Ohio woman named Donna Sue Groves, a fifth generation quilter, to honor her mother in 2001. After that, friends and neighbors decided to paint barns throughout the county, creating a "trail of quilt barns". Now there are more than 900 quilt barns in 16 states.

My state apparently has more than 250 quilt barns. I can't believe I've never heard of them. I'm feeling a bit ashamed. I really need to explore more of my state, and take the back roads on occasion...

BenPanced said:

I wonder if this is an offshoot of the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch hex symbols.

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That was an interesting link. Growing up, we had the "Bless this house" symbol hanging in our kitchen. It's cool to know where it came from.