This was the last thing we did before coming home, but of course it was one of my favorite things! More quilt barns! They were actually having a tour of these, unlike when we were in Kentucky and just stumbling along finding them. We had a great map to follow and they gave me free calendars for 2007 and 2008 which have great pictures!
So with Mike's brother driving, Mike navigating, and Jenny and I in the back seat to yell, "There's one!" we headed out of Urbana, Ohio to search for barns. It was almost like running a road rally.....except without the slide rule and calculator to run times :-)
These calendars are great, but they said they couldn't sell them, so they didn't make one this year. Darn! I would have bought one! You should be able to click on all photos to make them larger for more detailed viewing.
I'm listing them alphabetically. We saw 28 of the 50 in the county.
This is 8-Point Star.
Beacon's Light.......there were 2 at this commercial farm site.
Broken Path
Carpenter's Wheel
Sometimes I am posting the best barn shot rather then the best quilt square shot. I will be putting a link in my quilt blog later for an album with all the pictures near and far for those who are more interested in quilting.
Clay's Choce......I wanted to include the cows :-)
These calendars are great, but they said they couldn't sell them, so they didn't make one this year. Darn! I would have bought one! You should be able to click on all photos to make them larger for more detailed viewing.
I'm listing them alphabetically. We saw 28 of the 50 in the county.This is 8-Point Star.
Beacon's Light.......there were 2 at this commercial farm site.
Broken Path
Carpenter's WheelSometimes I am posting the best barn shot rather then the best quilt square shot. I will be putting a link in my quilt blog later for an album with all the pictures near and far for those who are more interested in quilting.
Clay's Choce......I wanted to include the cows :-)The calendars and a flyer we got tell more of the history of the barns and the reason for choosing each square.
Corn and Beans
I liked this shot, even though it is far away. Corn on the left to go with the square's name :-)
County Fair
Crossroads (it is located at a crossroads.....appropriate!)
Crown of Thorns
Detwiler Star (family name)
Double Wedding Ring
Corn and Beans
I liked this shot, even though it is far away. Corn on the left to go with the square's name :-)
County Fair
Crossroads (it is located at a crossroads.....appropriate!)
Crown of Thorns
Detwiler Star (family name)
Double Wedding RingOne of my favorite shots. It's on my desktop right now :-)
Fish Are A-Swimmin
Fish Are A-Swimmin(Freshwater Farms)
Gentleman's Fancy
This one was at the same place as Beacon's Light and it is a commercial business.
.....they had this quilt out front on some hay bales and this side yard is a horse jumping course.
Goose Tracks
Hens and Chicks (hidden behind trees and hard to spot!)
Knotted Diamond
This is the side of the roof of the above barn.
Liberty Star
This quilt was drapped on the combine
Lone Star
Mac-A-Chee logo
Gentleman's FancyThis one was at the same place as Beacon's Light and it is a commercial business.
.....they had this quilt out front on some hay bales and this side yard is a horse jumping course.
Goose Tracks
Hens and Chicks (hidden behind trees and hard to spot!)
Knotted Diamond
This is the side of the roof of the above barn.
Liberty Star
This quilt was drapped on the combine
Lone Star
Mac-A-Chee logoAt Piatt Castles.....which looked interesting, too!
Martha Washington
Ohio Star......this is on the most beautiful barn of all.....
......I love this barn with its dodecahedron!
.......and they had a cute duplicate mailbox!
Ohio Star Variation......love the windmill at the side
Rothschild Farm's Art Square
They sell great food stuff on-line.
The Hunt
Twisting Star.....
......swing with quilt below square.
Lone Eagle at the Urbana Airport......where the guys got distracted by a hanger where they are rebuilding an old B-17.
Underground Railroad
Windmill
Many quilt blocks have more than one name, so if you quilters out there know it as something different....you're probably right!
Martha Washington
Ohio Star......this is on the most beautiful barn of all.....
......I love this barn with its dodecahedron!
.......and they had a cute duplicate mailbox!
Ohio Star Variation......love the windmill at the side
Rothschild Farm's Art SquareThey sell great food stuff on-line.
The Hunt
Twisting Star.....
......swing with quilt below square.
Lone Eagle at the Urbana Airport......where the guys got distracted by a hanger where they are rebuilding an old B-17.
Underground Railroad
WindmillMany quilt blocks have more than one name, so if you quilters out there know it as something different....you're probably right!
Here is the link for the ones that I posted in August in Kentucky if you missed those:
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14 comments:
WOW! Fabulously awesome barn quilts!
Kerri: I just love these things! I've gotten hooked on searching for them. I have maps for 2 areas in Kentucky and one in Ohio now.
My word! These are beautiful. I just love every one of them. It must have taken you all day to photograph all of these barns, and they are kept up so nicely.
Thanks for taking us along.
This was really a joy to see. What lovely, well maintained farms. And the quilts are beautiful. What kind of tradition is this?
Whatever the reason for displaying the quilts, I just love it.
Marnie
Becky: These were mostly very old barns, but very well maintained and in use. We spent a couple hours doing this. I admit that I finally told Mike that if I had to unbuckle and climb out of the car one more time I might not make it!
Marnie: Groups across Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa and some other states have started this idea of putting quilt squares on barns as a salute to the many women who have carried on this tradition. I posted some web sites about this in an August post I did about some of the Kentucky quilt barns I saw. This particular Ohio county has a tour every year and at several spots you could stop and see other things and there was a quilt show at the fair grounds that we just did not have time to do and still drive all the way back home last night. You can Google "quilt barns" and learn a lot more and about your own state if they have any. I do not know why Indiana does not do this! We certainly have plenty of barns! There is one in Indiana that I've found listed.
Wow! What a treat this was. Two of my favorite things combined...quilts and barns. This was as fabulous post! I don't know if you can imagine how much I enjoyed it...but if you will look at my label barns, you might get an idea of how much I love them. And I have not posted near all the barn pictures I have.
This is new for me, and very delightful to see..Thank you.
These are pretty interesting, I've never noticed anything like that on any barns around here. Maybe I should pay attention.
Rose: Yes, I've noticed your love of barns :-) Keep posting them, because I love them! Ohio has even more counties that are full of these as well as other types of interesting barns. Kentucky and Tennesee and Iowa have a lot also. Maybe you and I need to talk to our quilt guilds about getting this going in Indiana!
Helen: I think that Virginia might have a few of these.
John:I Googled to see if I could find any in Maine, but didn't find any. Just think how nice these would look in the Fall!
american barns are so different from ours her in Norway, and the quilt-blocks really got me courios... Thanks for showing :D
Anne: I'd love to see your barns!
Hi, have a look at these googlepics:
låve (låve=barn) I hope the link work, but if not copy in - låve - in google.
Red was the cheapest color, and if the barn was painted, it was always red.The bridge you can see in some pictures are always a part of old barns.
The roof is always as shown, and the building woud ordinary be one rectangular floor shape, but somtimes with a builon on one side like a T (my parens barn has this). Size differs by size of farm.
hmm, I have thought abut the color. They are (were) also painted a dark or red brown. or tared in some regions. The trimmings woud be in white or green.
I like "Corn and Beans" and "Martha Washington" the best. These quilty decorations sure give their barns a cozy look and an outstanding personality!
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