Barn Quilt Trail
History of the Quilt Trail
.How did the barn
quilt trail begin?
The first quilt trail was cre-
ated in Adams County,
Ohio, in 2001. Donna Sue
Groves wanted to honor
her mother, Maxine, and
her quilting art by painting
a quilt block on their to-
bacco barn. In talking with
friends and neighbors,
Donna Sue realized that
the project had wide ap-
peal and also could be
beneficial to the commu-
nity as a means to bring
tourism and economic de-
velopment. Instead of a
single personal tribute,
she worked with the com-
munity to create a
The Dance by Kuddly Kreations Designer
Michelle Cox
Our first stop will be in
Another c2c group with a
beautiful barn quilt done
in c2c by designer Michelle
Cox. The quilt will be 88
sts x 88 sts and when com-
pleted it will be 5ft by 5ft.
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clothesline of quilts, or mounted on posts in public
places. A quilt trail will include Volume 1, Issue 1
which began with an Ohio
a map--either printed or elec-
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
quilt was on the Groves magazines, and some are a
barn, the Snails Trail quilt single sheet of plain paper. As
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block was not, in fact, long as there are some direc-
tions so that the quilt squares
added to Donna Sue and
can be found, the group of quilt
Maxines barn until 2003 blocks is considered a quilt The Dance
trail. Rainbow Ribbons
What is a quilt Barn Quilt
Ohio Star
trail?
A quilt trail is a collection of Bow-tiful
quilt blocks mounted on loca-
tions such that a driving or Infinite Peace
walking tour is possible. Usu-
ally a quilt trail will be confined
to one county, but there are
some exceptions. The quilt
blocks do not have to be on Inside this issue:
barns; many are on buildings
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Ohio Star 2
Barn Quilt 2
Our barn quilt trail starts
Bow-tiful 2
on November 1st and will
last 1 year with 6 different
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barn quilts for you to cro-
chet and collect.
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Pick and choose your favor-
ites. I look forward to see-
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ing all the beautiful colors.
On the Trail to Fiber Artists with this Ohio Star Barn Quilt
Your next stop along our trail will
have you heading over to the fiber
artist group where you will find the
Ohio Star barn quilt.
This barn quilt was designed by Del
Guzzo Designs and was created to
celebrate the very first barn quilt
that began in Ohio, and launched a
series of barn quilts across the
states.
Your next stop Another Graphgan Group
Stars are probably the most com-
mon motif used on quilts. Home-
steaders traveling West used the
stars for guidance; and they looked
upon stars as religious symbols of
their faith in God.
There are hundreds of star pat-
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
will discover when you stop by DDS
for the 4th barn quilt along our trail.
While many quilt pattern names from
the 1800s are cloaked in myth, mys-
tery and marketing; the bow tie pattern
is a clearly a representational block
depicting male neckwear.
"The bow tie first entered the scene as
a new style of necktie in the beginning
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equal divisions. The square in the
center is equal to the square in the
corners. This star is #1631 in the
Encyclopedia with many names, per-
haps the earliest published name
being Mosaic Patchwork #1 in Sa-
ward & Caulfeild's 1882 Dictionary
of Needlework from England. Carrie
Hall called it Ohio Star and that
name has stuck. It seems just a
simple step from the ubiquitous
Broken Dishes to this design.
the Star of Bethlehem or Blazing X marks the spot !
Star, while in other quilts, dozens
of smaller stars are used. The sim-
plest and most popular star pattern
is an eight-pointed star.
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of the 19th century. By the mid 1880s,
the bow tie had become a staple in the
fashion conscious man's ward-
robe." (thebowtie.com) Not surpris-
ingly, the Bow Tie quilt pattern also
dates from the 1880s.
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Ribbons and Rainbows is what is happening in CGG
Busy, busy, busy is what you will be
when you are ready to tackle this
amish beauty. Classic pinwheel style
block this one is timeless.
Last Stop Another c2c Crochet Group and Infinite Peace
Last stop is for Infinite Peace. I
had a great time showing you around
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.
Designer Store Links:
https://www.craftsy.com/profile/del-guzzo-
designs-studio
https://www.craftsy.com/profile/kuddly-
kreations-by-shell
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ily practical; beauty was secondary.
Quilts served as window and door cov-
erings. Hanging quilts on the dirt walls
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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.
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