Barn Quilts In Iowa

Iowa s original barn quilt project the barn quilts of grundy county a unique form of public art is based on a project begun in adams county ohio in 2001. Photograph by christopher busch as physical objects barn quilts are very simple. Barn quilts of washington county iowa.

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Several years ago kenny attended a meeting at the extension office hoping there was a groundswell of support for a quilt project in black hawk county.

Barn quilts in iowa. The phenomenon of wooden barn quilts started in ohio and spread westward faster than the emerald ash borer. The clayton county barn quilt committee is seeking barns in clayton county iowa to display future quilt designs. The barn quilt called pinwheel square on the amish loop just outside the town of washington. Barn quilts of delaware county iowa is offering a very nice coffee table style book for sale with pictures and info of the first 65 barn quilts in delaware county.

If you want to read a brief history of our sac county barn quilt project take a look at the page about barn quilts. Barn quilts are large colorful 8 foot square wooden blocks. Selected photos from the most recent show are available to conclude your tour. Quilts have now been reported in some 45 states.

Copyright 2014 barn quilts of washington county site by. The trend hit northwest iowa s sac county in 2005 when a committee was formed to encourage the spread. For more information on clayton county barn quilts please contact. The barn quilts inspired a sac county quilt a fair a biennial quilt show.

The barn quilt concept was brought to grundy county iowa in the fall of 2003 as a way to bring visitors off of newly completed highway 20 and back into the heart of grundy county. Clayton county development group 563 245 2201. A barn owner. We ve been big fans of the barn quilt phenomenon noting especially the barn quilts in fayette county on our frequent trips to northeast iowa.

4 h groups jumped on the project and the expanse of barn side artwork races happily on. Iowa barn quilt trail map click a county to visit that quilt trail s website. Mounted on barns or cribs that are at least 50 years old. 10 00 each for sale at widner drug the quiltmaker s shoppe main street market the bread basket tea room and manchester chamber of commerce.