Morganfield, Kentucky....the Union County Library

You all know that I love to look at quilt squares on barns and buildings all over the USA.  Well, on Monday a good friend who grew up in Kentucky and another good friend, who acted as driver for the day, took me on a driving tour of the quilt squares in Union County Kentucky.  They are really crazy about the idea down there and squares abounded on barns, buildings, schools, hospitals.....you name it!  We saw a total of 23, not counting the ones below.  We didn't get to all of the ones in the area, but I hope to go back and get more since this isn't very far from Evansville.  

The library in Morganfield, KY has covered the back wall of their building with these quilt squares!  It was pretty amazing!  Difficult to get a shot of the whole building and on a busy day, there were lots of cars.  I believe I counted 33 squares on the back of the building.  They are all done in memory of someone.

I'll sort of "stitch" together a panorama of close-up shots.  It made me want to rush out and make all these quilts!  I have always wanted a Drunkard's Path quilt....the red and white square in the top left corner.

 There was such an interesting variety to choose from!

 I like the large scrappy bowtie.

 I don't know the name of that colorful swirling one....but I like it!

 The large Carpenter's Wheel is nice!

Dogwood blossoms, Lone Star and lots of nice small ones

This end of the building was hardest to photograph.

 Of course this bird block was one of my favorites!

 And the butterflies!

 Grandmother's Flower Garden

 I liked the paisley "fabric" on this one!  Someone did a great job of painting these!

 At the edge of the parking lot there was this neat tree sculpture for the Union County Bicentennial.

Each root had a word carved on it.....here we have Industry, Education, and Agriculture.  Others were Faith, Diversity, Community, Coal, River.....that's all I remember.

I had to show the "library cat" hanging on the wall inside.

It was a very nice library inside.  I was amazed that one thing they do is allow people to check out jigsaw puzzles.  I wish my library did that!  I wonder how they keep them from losing the pieces?  

Margaret....my navigator, and Cheryl....the driver, walking down the ramp in the library.

And Margaret walked us around the courthouse next door to show us the "bull monument".

"Union County Kentucky.....the first county in the United States to have only Pure Bred Bulls".

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I have more quilt squares from  Morganfield and Sturgis to post tomorrow!  Very few that we saw are on barns, but it was interesting to see how many there were and how much the people here are backing this idea.  They are in the process of getting a new map made with all the newest ones on it.