Barn Quilt Paintings!
My husband and I went for a ride up north last week to Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse County MI.
On our way out to the point we drove along the south side and I saw a painted barn with a quilt block on it. I have read about these in other states and how you can drive a route to see all of them. I didn’t think to much about this until I saw another one! I had no idea that there were painted barns in Michigan and never thought about taking any pictures.
We got to end of the peninsula, played in the water, which is very erry, shallow and warm! 
When we left, we took a different way back: M37 and saw another barn!
This time I finally got smart and asked my husband to pull over so I could take a picture.
And…. there were more!!!
I don’t know how many barns are up there and if any one knows let me know so we can do a map of them for all us quilters to find!
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I jsut saw my first one last week while traveling cross country…really was fun and now I will forever be on the lookout!
we saw them thru pennsylvania and NY state when we went that way to see his mom. Never thought to take picture, and I have seen them elsewhere, but before all my interest. I just liked the barn paintings.
Hi,
As author of the upcoming book, Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail, which will be published in the spring, I have spend a couple of years researching barn quilts. thought I would offer a bit of info.
There are about 2500 barn quilts nationwide; the movement began in 2001 with Donna Sue Groves of Adams County, Ohio, in honor of her mother and her Applachian heritage.
Barn quilt trails have since spread to 27 states and Canada. Most are painted by community groups–whether volunteers, a quilt quild, 4-H, there are so many different ways that communties have come together to create quilt trails. Though there are many entrepreneurs who paint barn quilts and create some fabulous artwork, the vast majority are created by residents of the area.
As for Old Mission, information and a map are available on their website:
http://www.barnsofoldmission.com/
For more information about barn quilts, you can check my blog:
americanquilttrail.blogspot.com or contact me via email americanquilttrail@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Suzi Parron
Suzi,
Thanks for the info about Mission Point and can’t wait to get back up there and find all of them.
Wow! I didn’t know so many states were doing this!
I will be waiting for your book come out next spring.
Linda