WILLMAR — For decades people have brightened up the outside of their barns, homes and garages with wood barn quilts. They are splashes of color and history that can be found throughout the United ...

*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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Painting a quilt with a block design on a piece of wood to hang on a barn can be traced to European, Australian and German immigrants who arrived in Pennsylvania in the 1700s. Over the years, the ...

Imagine driving on a county road past acres of farmland, when suddenly you spot what looks like a bright quilt hanging over the entrance to a rustic barn. This unexpected sighting of art is becoming ...

When the State of Vermont shuttered three Chelsea businesses for tax reasons in December 2016, the impact on the community was palpable. “Chelsea was hurting,” said artist and educator Carrie Caouette ...

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TX (KTRE) - With all the cold weather we've been having you may have found warmth under a favorite quilt. There's another kind of quilt creating notice, and it can't be found on ...

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.