Want to read more good news about Alabama? Sign up for the This is Alabama newsletter here. A rustic barn is a picturesque reminder of Alabama’s agricultural roots. Add a “barn quilt” – a hand-painted ...

The art of creating barn quilts will come to the Stephens County Fairgrounds this weekend. Brenda Gandy-Jones, OSU Extension Educator, said the Stephens County Oklahoma Home and Community Education ...

CRAIG COUNTY, Va. – The Craig County Countryside is so beautiful, it doesn't need improvement. Yet if you know where to look, you can find a splash of color, a bit of design. Something familiar and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

ATHENS, Ala. – There’s nothing more comforting than wrapping yourself in one of your grandmother’s quilts. One group is using that idea to wrap some love around north Alabama barns. The Alabama Barn ...

You may have seen them while driving around the countryside — colourful signs on the sides of barns that look like quilts. Not surprisingly, they're called "barn quilts," and organizers of ...

ALTA VISTA — A group of Kansans are putting aside their thread and needles and picking up paintbrushes to create quilt blocks on barns throughout the Flint Hills. Since its initiation last fall, the ...

Gwen Johnson’s latest quilt starts with an eight-point star in brown, slate blue and a neutral pastel. Triangles come next and to finish, she surrounds the block with a frame of blue and brown.

Willow Valley Quilt Guild’s latest project is a green and orange quilt, with little blocks crisscrossing over a star. This quilt, adorned with what is called a pathways design, is the group’s biggest ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council will host a barn quilt painting workshop with Bohemian Folk Barn Quilts of Brookfield, Mo. on Saturday, August 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hannibal Arts ...