*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. KAREN PARRISH • Tell us about yourself. My company is called Heritage Barn Quilts. Barn quilts are painted quilt patterns or ...

I believe the barn is the heart of the ranch. Whether it's a traditional red barn with white trim and a hay loft or a more modern steel barn, the barn is where livestock are tended to and memories are ...

“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 ...

A barn quilt made by Sandy Heyman of Burns shows the gridwork that is the backdrop to making one. Annie Calovich The Wichita Eagle Barn quilts have become a colorful addition to rural USA, crowning ...

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.

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 ...

A more than decade-old effort to beautify the exterior of Rock County barns with wooden “quilt” art is continuing—one barn at a time. Since 2010, over 250 barn quilts have sprung up in Rock County, ...

Inspired by the traditional barn quilt movement, The Springdale Barn Quilt Project will add Springdale stops to the Northwest Arkansas Quilt Trail, connecting the trail from Brentwood to Bella Vista ...

ATWELL TOWNSHIP — It may seem like barn quilt mania has hit the southwest corner of Rowan County, but another geometric beauty has gone up, with several others in the works. Back in March, the ...