Quilt meaning

You see the barn quilts, but do you know the barn quilt meanings? Barn quilt patterns are large, colorful, geometric designs painted on the sides of barns or other structures. These patterns have gained popularity as a form of rural art and storytelling.

Quilting astronaut Karen Nyberg invites you to make a star-themed quilt block for her Astronomical Quilts Block Challenge! Click through for block ideas plus links to Karen’s stories about her out-of-this world quilting experience.

This idea has been stuck in my head for awhile, ever since I heard about how quilts were used to communicate to runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. Their patterns and blocks were a code, providing direction, signifying safety, and issuing warnings (according to some historians). Before my son and I played the game I made, we read the perfect book to pair with this activity - The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye Stroud. Having already read a biography on Harriet…

A few years ago I painted a barn quilt and a mini barn quilt with friends. It is really a lot of fun, and now you can make your own!

In today’s post, you’ll learn everything you need to know about piecing your quilt backing. We’ll go over how to piece your backing step by step, how to determine how much fabric you need, and alternative options for when you don’t want to piece your back. After you’ve learned how to piece your quilt backing,...

Experience Virginia’s first Barn Quilt Trail! What are those colorful painted wooden squares and diamonds adorned on barns and buildings in Highland County? They are beautiful works of art known as barn quilts! Barn quilts represent the merger of traditional roles on the farm, blending the customs of quilting bees together with outdoor barn work into…

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Have you ever seen a barn quilt? Traditionally you can find them in the Northeast and Midwest, bringing color and beauty to the sides of old and new barns. But more recently, more and more people…

While you might expect that learning to quilt comes with a whole new set of skills and techniques, you might not expect the blast of new terms and quilt names that you will learn. Beginners and pros alike will love this page of 20+ Quilt Block Names and Meanings: The Ultimate Guide. Quilting is a tradition that is hundreds of years old and it comes with its own vocabulary. Just getting to know quilt blocks is a task in and of itself. That's why we have created this block-specific quilting…