clothesline of quilts, or mounted on posts in public
.How did the barn places. A quilt trail will include Volume 1, Issue 1 which began with an Ohio a map--either printed or elec- quilt trail begin? Star, dedicated in tronic--of the locations so that 2001. Though many be- travelers can locate the quilts. October 2016 lieve that the first barn Some are elaborate mult-page The first quilt trail was cre- quilt was on the Groves magazines, and some are a ated in Adams County, barn, the Snails Trail quilt single sheet of plain paper. As Barn Quilt Trail Ohio, in 2001. Donna Sue block was not, in fact, long as there are some direc- Groves wanted to honor tions so that the quilt squares added to Donna Sue and can be found, the group of quilt her mother, Maxine, and Maxines barn until 2003 blocks is considered a quilt The Dance her quilting art by painting trail. Rainbow Ribbons a quilt block on their to- bacco barn. In talking with What is a quilt Barn Quilt friends and neighbors, Ohio Star Donna Sue realized that trail? the project had wide ap- A quilt trail is a collection of Bow-tiful peal and also could be quilt blocks mounted on loca- beneficial to the commu- tions such that a driving or Infinite Peace nity as a means to bring walking tour is possible. Usu- tourism and economic de- ally a quilt trail will be confined to one county, but there are velopment. Instead of a some exceptions. The quilt single personal tribute, blocks do not have to be on Inside this issue: she worked with the com- barns; many are on buildings munity to create a The Dance 1
The Dance by Kuddly Kreations Designer Ohio Star 2
Michelle Cox Barn Quilt 2
Our first stop will be in Our barn quilt trail starts
Bow-tiful 2 Another c2c group with a on November 1st and will beautiful barn quilt done last 1 year with 6 different Rainbow Ribbons 3 in c2c by designer Michelle barn quilts for you to cro- Cox. The quilt will be 88 chet and collect. sts x 88 sts and when com- Infinite Peace 3 Pick and choose your favor- pleted it will be 5ft by 5ft. ites. I look forward to see- Map to the Quilts 4 ing all the beautiful colors. On the Trail to Fiber Artists with this Ohio Star Barn Quilt Your next stop along our trail will Another common star is the varia- have you heading over to the fiber tion based on a nine-patch with 3 https://www.facebook.com/groups artist group where you will find the /489721837897964/ equal divisions. The square in the Ohio Star barn quilt. center is equal to the square in the corners. This star is #1631 in the This barn quilt was designed by Del Encyclopedia with many names, per- Guzzo Designs and was created to haps the earliest published name celebrate the very first barn quilt being Mosaic Patchwork #1 in Sa- that began in Ohio, and launched a ward & Caulfeild's 1882 Dictionary series of barn quilts across the of Needlework from England. Carrie states. Hall called it Ohio Star and that name has stuck. It seems just a simple step from the ubiquitous Broken Dishes to this design.
Your next stop Another Graphgan Group
Stars are probably the most com- the Star of Bethlehem or Blazing X marks the spot ! mon motif used on quilts. Home- Star, while in other quilts, dozens steaders traveling West used the of smaller stars are used. The sim- stars for guidance; and they looked plest and most popular star pattern upon stars as religious symbols of is an eight-pointed star. their faith in God. https://www.facebook.com/groups/9 There are hundreds of star pat- 40416812635508/ terns. Some quilts have just one large radiating star, often called
Party over at Del Guzzo Designs with Bow-tiful Barn Quilt
The Bow-tiful barn quilt is what you of the 19th century. By the mid 1880s, will discover when you stop by DDS the bow tie had become a staple in the fashion conscious man's ward- for the 4th barn quilt along our trail. robe." (thebowtie.com) Not surpris- ingly, the Bow Tie quilt pattern also While many quilt pattern names from dates from the 1880s. the 1800s are cloaked in myth, mys- tery and marketing; the bow tie pattern https://www.facebook.com/ is a clearly a representational block groups/DelGuzzoDesignsStudio/ depicting male neckwear. "The bow tie first entered the scene as a new style of necktie in the beginning
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Ribbons and Rainbows is what is happening in CGG Busy, busy, busy is what you will be Pinwheel when you are ready to tackle this https://www.facebook.com/gro amish beauty. Classic pinwheel style Nineteenth century quilts were primar- ups/ClassyHookerCrochetClub/ block this one is timeless. ily practical; beauty was secondary. Quilts served as window and door cov- erings. Hanging quilts on the dirt walls https://www.craftsy.com/croc of a soddie, made them seem more homelike. Quilts could serve as privacy heting/patterns/rainbow- walls, creating sleeping areas in a sod- ribbons-barn-quilt-3-crochet- die, or one room cabin. Quilts folded graphgan/457771 and laid on a board placed between two chairs or tree stumps, became a sofa. When a quilt became so badly worn around the edges that even rebinding could not rejuvenate it, a seamstress would cut it down to eliminate the worn areas, or rework it into a child's quilt. Any quilt was too precious to discard.
Last Stop Another c2c Crochet Group and Infinite Peace
Last stop is for Infinite Peace. I https://www.facebook.com/groups/2 had a great time showing you around 98757903825770/ on our trip to see all the beautiful barn quilts along our trail and I look forward to seeing all of the beautiful colors, concepts, and creations from you all.