EXPLORE AMERICA’S BARN QUILTS
On a road trip to Macon County, North Carolina, I began noticing painted quilt squares on rural buildings. They were almost always a single square painted on a board mounted on the outside of a barn or other structure.
I was intrigued. My first thought was that it was a wonderful idea, combining tradition and beauty with the durability of American barns. Then, I learned that the first official barn quilt trail was started in 2001 by Donna Sue Groves, who wanted to honor her mother, Maxine.
