AKRON, Ohio — Paintings of quilt squares are popping up on barns around the country. But they’re more than just a folksy attempt to beautify the rural landscape. These are the engines of a movement to ...

Crown Point Ecology Center has Summit County's only known quilt barn in Bath Township, Ohio. AKRON, Ohio — Paintings of quilt squares are popping up on barns around the country. But they’re more than ...

AKRON, Ohio -- Paintings of quilt squares are popping up on barns around the country. But they're more than just a folksy attempt to beautify the rural landscape. These are the engines of a movement ...

Take a road trip in the Midwest to see a homegrown art form that creatively combines aspects of Americana. Credit...Kevin Miyazaki for The New York Times Supported by By Jackie Snow Jim Leuenberger ...

Melissa Drury has a basement studio at her home where she pours her "heart and soul" into her passion – colorful barn quilt squares that adorn the sides of buildings across rural Kentucky. Drury, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Across North Carolina, dynamic quilt trails weave together community pride, history and art. From the farmland of Yadkin County to the river scenery of the Tar and Roanoke regions and the mountain ...

PITTSFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Sue Cox thought the quilt was beautiful and couldn't resist buying it. But she didn't put it on her bed. She put it on her barn. Barn quilts — quilt patterns painted on wood ...

Just in time for Christmas shopping. The Kansas Flint Hills Quilt Trail announces “Kansas Barn Quilts” coloring books by John H. Lettau. Lettau, a geometric design fanatic, has previously offered ...

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Drive down rural roads just over a year from now, and you may pass more than a hundred four-by-four-foot wood pallets covered in hues of reds, blues, oranges, purples and greens ...

The geometric designs fanning out across the board are crisp and sharp. Vicki Howarth wants every point, every line and every shape to be precise. Her background in technical graphics demanded it, and ...