Sunday, January 3, 2010

Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail

Suzi Parron of Stone Mountain, Georgia is a lover of barn quilts. She's writing a book on the subject and posts her progress on a blog: "Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail: Making my way across the country documenting this grassroots art movement." You can hear her enthusiasm in the quote below:

"By the time I got to Woodstock, I had seen about 800 quilt barns! Hard to believe, but true. And still--when I round a corner and see a great barn with a beautifully painted quilt, I say to myself (aloud, mind you). Oh, WOW."
See her blog at: http://americanquilttrail.blogspot.com/ Maybe leave a note of encouragement too.
The barn in the photo above is in Woodstock, New York. Photo by Suzi Parron, of course.
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5 comments:

  1. VivianJanuary 3, 2010 at 1:03 AM

    I'm so glad that you wrote about Suzi. I did too this week, and so did a couple others. There can't be too much publicity about someone with such an interesting project in the works. As I'm typing this, she has 35 followers. Hopefully she'll get a lot more.

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  2. whiteyJanuary 3, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    My love of barns and of quilts this is one I will be buying!I wish I was brave enough to try it, my mother's home has the perfect spot do do something like this.

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  3. stufenzumgerichtJanuary 3, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    Hi Karen,
    what a great Link, I've posted it immediatly on my blog, so that many readers can participate and see the barns with quilts!
    Yours, Martina

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  4. jen duncanJanuary 3, 2010 at 12:28 PM

    Out here on the CA coast, I've never even heard of this! Thanks so much for putting it in front of us.

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  5. CherylJanuary 3, 2010 at 7:36 PM

    I have a friend who painted a quilt on her barn. I've sent her the link. It should be a great book.

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