Barn Quilt Trails Around America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781986943239)

Today colorful barn quilts, "quilt blocks," can be found along many highways and rural back roads in the United States and Canada. The interest in this fast growing grassroots arts movement started not many years ago in Ohio and continues to grow daily as communities, social groups, and clubs see what barn quilts can do to promote tourism and interest in local heritage and history. Brilliant barn quilts, are displayed on barns, corn cribs, and other farm buildings throughout farm country and even in towns and cities. This book is an opportunity for you to create your own color design patterns as you relax and enjoy this current coloring book fad. Barn Quilt Projects are usually supported and organized to educate, promote, and celebrate the unique agricultural heritage of an area through the visual combination of barns and quilts. Barns are vital to the economic well-being of the rural community and the rural area. Handmade quilt provide warmth, beauty, and an outlet for individual artistic expression. Plus, tourism is an important part of barn quilt projects. Have fun coloring many different barn quilt blocks found around the United States on various barn quilt trails.

Author: John H. Lettau
ISBN-10: 1986943232
ISBN-13: 9781986943239
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2018
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.23d