As late-winter brown gives way to spring green, a drive through north-central Minnesota offers some surprising and unexpected flashes of color on barns, businesses and other buildings. The oversized ...

Make your way through Central Minnesota while discovering beautiful barn quilts along the way. Use a Barn Quilt Trail map as your guide! Typically when we hear the word quilt, we automatically think ...

Take a road trip in the Midwest to see a homegrown art form that creatively combines aspects of Americana. Credit...Kevin Miyazaki for The New York Times Supported by By Jackie Snow Jim Leuenberger ...

Elsie Bennett knew the feed business wasn’t going to sustain her 100-plus-year-old general store. Looking for a way to rejuvenate the Bear Poplar shop, Elsie Bennett found an answer in art. When ...

A few winters ago, a case of cabin fever set in. We yearned for the warmth and color of spring, but it was still weeks away. With no better plans, we jumped in the car and went on a day trip on small ...

The public art project Barn Quilts of Carver County, which showcases historic and new barn quilts at farms across the county, has released a second book to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Barn Quilts ...

Although not a quilter herself, Julie Mangold became the driving force behind the creation and placement of more than 100 barn quilts throughout Washington County. 'I am not a quilter. But my ...

WADENA, Minn. — Hundreds of brightly painted barn quilts brighten the back roads and highways of central Minnesota. Mounted on barns, fence posts, parks and community spaces, these large-scale, ...

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.

Becky Thomas has long admired the barn quilts of Kittitas County. More than 100 colorful wooden panels inspired by quilt patterns are hung on barns around Ellensburg and Cle Elum. The artwork ...

A West Valley couple who began making large wooden barn quilts for neighbors and friends early in the COVID-19 pandemic continue adding to their body of work, delighting fans of the outdoor art.