Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement

Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement
Author: Suzi Parron
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2012-01-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0804040494

The story of the American Quilt Trail, featuring the colorful patterns of quilt squares painted large on barns throughout North America, is the story of one of the fastest-growing grassroots public arts movements in the United States and Canada. In Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement Suzi Parron takes us to twenty-five states as well as Canada to visit the people and places that have put this movement on America’s tourist and folk art map. Through dozens of interviews with barn quilt artists, committee members, and barn owners, Parron documents a journey that began in 2001 with the founder of the movement, Donna Sue Groves. Groves’s desire to honor her mother with a quilt square painted on their barn became a group effort that eventually grew into a county-wide project. Today, quilt squares form a long imaginary clothesline, appearing on more than three thousand barns scattered along one hundred and twenty driving trails. With more than eighty full-color photographs, Parron documents here a movement that combines rural economic development with an American folk art phenomenon.

5,500 Quilt Block Designs

5,500 Quilt Block Designs
Author: Maggie Malone
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2005
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781402720475

A must-have for every quilter: the ultimate pattern resource, with an astounding 5,500 blocks With 5,500 blocks to copy, adapt, and combine in countless ways, no quilter will ever have to run out of patterns anymore. Some designs are classics and taken from museum collections, handed from friend to friend, or kept in a family for many years. Each pattern is drawn on a grid showing the number of squares to the block which makes it easy to mix-and-match, because they all draft to the same size. The dazzling choices include a Premium Star, Double Pyramid, Strips and Squares, Farmer's Puzzle, Sunburst, Beggar's Blocks, and countless more. They're arranged by type--including 4-, 5-, and 9-patch patterns; circles and curves; octagons; diamonds; and 8-point stars--and all indexed alphabetically by name. There's even information on each block's source. As a special bonus Maggie Malone has included a section of Alphabet Patch Patterns to use for personalizing every block. No quilter can do without this book.

Following the Barn Quilt Trail

Following the Barn Quilt Trail
Author: Suzi Parron
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0804040699

Suzi Parron, in cooperation with Donna Sue Groves, documented the massive public art project known as the barn quilt trail in her 2012 book Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement. The first of these projects began in 2001, when Groves and community members created a series of twenty painted quilt squares in Adams County, Ohio. Since then, barn quilts have spread throughout forty-eight states and several Canadian provinces. In Following the Barn Quilt Trail, Parron brings readers along as she, her new love, Glen, their dog Gracie, and their converted bus Ruby, leave the stationary life behind. Suzi and Glen follow the barn quilt trail through thirty states across thirteen thousand miles as Suzi collects the stories behind the brightly painted squares. With plentiful color photographs, this endearing hybrid of memoir and travelogue is for quilt lovers, Americana and folk art enthusiasts, or anyone up for a good story.

Barn Quilts

Barn Quilts
Author: Marian Parsons
Publisher: Majestic Expressions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-03
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781424553976

Relax. Refresh. Renew. Life is full of demands. Appointments, deadlines, obligations, and constant digital chatter occupy every moment and build a mountain of unhealthy stress and tension. Research shows that coloring can be an effective stress reducer, but true rest and peace are found in God. Inspirational adult coloring books by Majestic Expressions incorporate these two ideas in one beautifully illustrated book. Inspired by the Barn Quilt popularity and many Barn Quilt Trails surfacing around the US, this coloring book features barn quilt patterns and pictures for you to color. It also includes Scriptures about the beauty of the earth, bounty, harvest, hard work, early morning, and creation. Color your own barn quilt and watch each picture come alive as you allow your creativity to flow freely, filling the intricate images with the beauty of color. SPECIAL FEATURES: - 55 inspiring illustrations - encouraging Scriptures - high quality, acid-free coloring paper

Quilt Block on American Barns

Quilt Block on American Barns
Author: Eleanor Burns
Publisher: Quilt in a Day.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-04-14
Genre: Machine quilting
ISBN: 9781891776403

"Diana created a warm, down-home country feeling with her choice of Kansas Trouble fabrics by Moda. Her quilt fulfills a drem of driving down country roads in America's heartland. It's perfect to snuggle under by the fireplace on a cold winter day"--Page 4 of cover.

Barn Quilt Pattern Book

Barn Quilt Pattern Book
Author: John Lettau
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2018-05-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781718685222

Barn Quilt Pattern Book is a collection of hundreds of common and unique quilt patterns found on many current barn quilt trails. This book is an opportunity to relax and create your own barn quilt block color combinations. It is also a resource for quilters looking for different quilt block designs. Today colorful barn quilts, "quilt blocks," can be found along many highways, rural back roads and even in towns and cities through out the United States and Canada. The interest in this fast growing grass roots arts movement started years ago in Ohio and continues to grow daily as communities, social groups, and clubs see what barn quilts can do to promote tourism and local history/heritage. Brilliant barn quilt patterns are displayed on barns, corn cribs, and other farm buildings through out farm country and even in towns and cities. Barn Quilt Projects are usually supported and organized to educate, promote, and celebrate the unique agricultural heritage of an area through the visual combination of barns and quilt patterns, farms are vital to the economic well-being of rural communities. Handmade quilts provide warmth, beauty, and an outlet for individual artistic expression. Tourism is a very important part of all local and area barn quilt projects. Other quilt designs can be found in the numerous John H. Lettau Barn Quilt Coloring Books on Amazon.com.

Tributes and Treasures

Tributes and Treasures
Author: Paula Barnes
Publisher: Martingale
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1604685689

Perfect for showcasing reproduction fabrics, each nostalgic design in this charming collection is inspired by quilts from the 1800s. Be inspired by top-selling traditional patterns from Red Crinoline Quilts. Bask in the beauty of 12 bed-sized quilt patterns reminiscent of nineteenth-century designs Enjoy the stories and photos--fascinating tales of yesteryear bring each quilt to life Follow detailed project instructions to successfully create the look you love

Quilt Club

Quilt Club
Author: Paula Barnes
Publisher: Martingale
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2021-12-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1683561805

If you love vintage quilts and admire how they contain an incredible variety of fabrics, this book is for you. Gather your quilting friends and create your own Quilt Club. Together you can make super scrappy quilts the easy way! Sharing quilt blocks with friends is like adding extra helpings of scrappiness and happiness to your next project. Paula Barnes and Mary Ellen Robinson, owners of the pattern company Red Crinoline Quilts, are known for their stunning quilts that often replicate patterns from the 1800s. Their instructions are geared toward today's quilters, tools, and methods, so you can easily re-create the vintage look. Gain expert tips on setting up a block exchange so you and your friends can take advantage of everyone's fabric stashes. Make quilts with the help of your friends, or sew on your own. Instructions are suited to both options! Get ready to fill your home with spectacular scrap quilts reminiscent of days gone by.

Wonderful Curves Sampler Quilt Block Book

Wonderful Curves Sampler Quilt Block Book
Author: Jenny Pedigo
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2021-09-21
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607659107

From sisters Jenny Pedigo, Helen Robinson, and Sherilyn Mortensen comes this assortment of 30 quilt blocks – each with both curved and straight piecing. Featuring a total of 14 quilting projects consisting of three sampler quilts and 11 unique mix-and-match combinations, the beauty of the blocks is that there are endless possibilities for you to create your own original quilt designs! With an insightful section on how to use the Wonder Curve Ruler, also included are step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams, alternative color and layout suggestions, and more.

Dresden Quilt Blocks Reimagined

Dresden Quilt Blocks Reimagined
Author: Candyce Copp Grisham
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2019-07-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1617457949

Embrace the art of quilting with simple instructions to create beautiful Dresden plate blocks. Each variation looks unique and all are astonishingly easy to sew. Use any and all of the twenty-five design elements, including four different edge treatments, a range of sizes (2”–9 1/2”), and an amazing variety of patterns, from sawtooth to flying geese. Mix it up even more by fabric piecing wedges and using up to twenty different colors for each wedge.