“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 ...

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 ...

Phyllis DeWys wasn’t expecting to get as inspired as she did while accompanying her husband on a pheasant hunt. “I go out in the field,” she said. “I don’t carry a gun. I don’t find any pleasure in it ...

MILLBRIDGE — Every visit to the Country Life Museum at Sloan Park seems to reveal something new. Inside, you see the new collection of kids’ pedal tractors — 18 in all — displayed high along a wall.

The Ottawa County Barn Quilt Trail has 32 barn quilts. There is at least one in every township. Soon there will be a brochure that includes a photo of each, the name of the design and location of the ...

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 ...

HOOSICK, N.Y. -- Taking a new approach to a traditional art form, members of the community have worked all summer to create a most unconventional quilt -- one that covers the entire town. Starting the ...

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 ...