Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail

Home of Suzi Parron, author with Donna Sue Groves of 'Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement" and author of "Following the Barn Quilt Trail."

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

A Determined Barn Quilter

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I'm not going to claim that this is the most spectacular barn quilt ever, but I love the story. The quilt trail was originally conceived...
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Saturday, October 23, 2010

A Thing of Beauty

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Really, isn't that a beautiful pup? Gracie--my travel companion when I go by car--does love a barn quilt. Yeah, I know that it's mo...
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Friday, October 22, 2010

Hazel's Memory Quilt

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Driving through Roane County, West Virginia, at anything above 35 miles per hour is treacherous--miles of hills and steep curves and winding...
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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Another Friendly Farm

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In my last post, I said that I had seen the block "Farm Friendliness" only one other time on the quilt trail, so I thought it woul...
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Farm Friendliness

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I have seen this block only once before on the quilt trail, which seems a bit odd--Farm Friendliness is a great way to describe the quilt tr...
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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Props for me!

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When flying from Atlanta to Detroit, I joked to the woman beside me--"Yeah, I am flying into such a tiny airport--I'll be the plane...
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Thursday, October 7, 2010

What are you Looking At?

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Barn quilts vary widely--from the lovely replicas of old time patchwork quilts to the carefully designed patterns created using computer sof...
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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Kentucky's Finest

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Marlene Frost of Washington County, Kentucky, sent me these photos of her exciting new project. The quilt squares are based on Civil War er...
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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Variations on a theme

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The Log Cabin has always been one of my favorite cloth quilts, partly because I think it offers so much room for interpretation. I always en...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

Spoiled in Seneca

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If this isn't the coolest thing in quilt world, I don't know what is! The quilt car was created by an incredible quilter--Jenny Grob...
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I am now on tour full time, speaking to quilt guilds, historical societies, and anyone else who has an interest in the incredible story of barn quilts. Email suziparron@gmail.com to ask about a date for your organization.
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