Want to read more good news about Alabama? Sign up for the This is Alabama newsletter here. A rustic barn is a picturesque reminder of Alabama’s agricultural roots. Add a “barn quilt” – a hand-painted ...

The geometric designs fanning out across the board are crisp and sharp. Vicki Howarth wants every point, every line and every shape to be precise. Her background in technical graphics demanded it, and ...

The art of creating barn quilts will come to the Stephens County Fairgrounds this weekend. Brenda Gandy-Jones, OSU Extension Educator, said the Stephens County Oklahoma Home and Community Education ...

CRAIG COUNTY, Va. – The Craig County Countryside is so beautiful, it doesn't need improvement. Yet if you know where to look, you can find a splash of color, a bit of design. Something familiar and ...

ATHENS, Ala. – There’s nothing more comforting than wrapping yourself in one of your grandmother’s quilts. One group is using that idea to wrap some love around north Alabama barns. The Alabama Barn ...

You may have seen them while driving around the countryside — colourful signs on the sides of barns that look like quilts. Not surprisingly, they're called "barn quilts," and organizers of ...

FORT PLAIN — Sign makers who attended workshops conducted by Fulton-Montgomery Quilt Barn Trail founder Elizabeth Argotsinger at the Fort Plain Free Library last fall are invited to join us at the 19 ...

Willow Valley Quilt Guild’s latest project is a green and orange quilt, with little blocks crisscrossing over a star. This quilt, adorned with what is called a pathways design, is the group’s biggest ...