Fabric, thread and yarn ruled at the 2023 quilt show but some quilters painted their patterns at two sold-out barn quilt classes. Barn quilts are a way to explore yet another type of quilting.

Barn Quilt displayed on the Forestry Museum. SUBMITTED PHOTO CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Please Join us at Carrabassett Valley Public Library (CVPL) on Friday, March 15 for a Barn Quilt Class.

She teaches classes on how to make barn quilts and pre-draws the patterns for her students to paint.

Each class will include demonstrations, educational content, and fellowship in a creative atmosphere. All supplies (wood boards, paint, brushes, etc.) are provided. During registration, participants ...

The first quilt show in 2024 in the region is about six months away but spaces in the classes often sell out quickly.

Barn quilts, the colorful patchwork designs on barns and other outbuildings in several counties around Iowa, have really caught on in Hancock County.

Bennett has helped make Rowan County a barn quilt destination by adding colorful motifs to buildings throughout the rural countryside. Her first big barn quilt was a colorful 12-foot-by-12-foot ...