The Barker Farm barn north of Tillamook features one of 99 (and counting) quilt blocks mounted on the sides of barns and commercial buildings that make up the Tillamook County Barn Quilt Trail.

Want to read more good news about Alabama? Sign up for the This is Alabama newsletter here. A rustic barn is a picturesque reminder of Alabama’s agricultural roots. Add a “barn quilt” – a hand-painted ...

Two local barn quilts, part of a colorful nationwide trend, greet motorists near Strasburg and milkshake fans at the Elizabethtown Fair. Massive signs decorated to look like quilts, they’re placed on ...

My first experiences with quilts were sketchy. When we’d make a winter visit to the farm, Grandma pulled out suspect specimens from the darker recesses of closets. Faded and moth-bitten, the quilts ...

CRAIG COUNTY, Va. – The Craig County Countryside is so beautiful, it doesn't need improvement. Yet if you know where to look, you can find a splash of color, a bit of design. Something familiar and ...

You may have seen them while driving around the countryside — colourful signs on the sides of barns that look like quilts. Not surprisingly, they're called "barn quilts," and organizers of ...

FORT PLAIN — Sign makers who attended workshops conducted by Fulton-Montgomery Quilt Barn Trail founder Elizabeth Argotsinger at the Fort Plain Free Library last fall are invited to join us at the 19 ...

ATHENS, Ala. – There’s nothing more comforting than wrapping yourself in one of your grandmother’s quilts. One group is using that idea to wrap some love around north Alabama barns. The Alabama Barn ...

A few winters ago, a case of cabin fever set in. We yearned for the warmth and color of spring, but it was still weeks away. With no better plans, we jumped in the car and went on a day trip on small ...

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.