What is a Barn Quilt?
Barn Quilts are quickly becoming a popular extension of one of America’s most historic art forms...the quilt block. Fashioned on wood, our barn quilts are:
¨ Hand Painted
¨ Individually designed
Barn Quilts can be used for Unique Home Décor or Eye Catching Conversation Pieces as well as outside your home.
The history of barn decoration dates back to the mid 1800's. Painting symbols on barns originated from traditional folk art passed along from the German and Swiss immigrants who settled the Pennsylvania Dutch region in southeastern Pennsylvania. Once these groups built their family farms and communities, they would paint small patterns on their barns to celebrate their heritage and bring good fortune. Originally these patterns were simple stars, compass roses, or stylized birds from traditional folk art.
Today's barn decorating revival became popular with a woman named Donna Sue Groves, from Adams County, Ohio. She wanted to honor her mother by hanging a colorful painted quilt square on her barn. Instead of just one quilt square, she began a community project with twenty quilts being displayed along a driving trail to encourage visitors to travel through the countryside. This was the start of our first quilt trail in America. Quilt trails are now being organized all across the country.
Barn Quilts from Freed Family Farm come in sizes ranging from 12 inches by 12 inches to 4 foot by 4 foot pieces. A set of 4 foot blocks can be used to create an 8 foot by 8 foot presentation. The smaller quilts can be hung inside, and our larger quilts are all weatherproofed. Some samples of our Quilts are below. To purchase Barn Quilts please send a message to the contact us and we will put you in touch directly with the artist.
¨ Hand Painted
¨ Individually designed
Barn Quilts can be used for Unique Home Décor or Eye Catching Conversation Pieces as well as outside your home.
The history of barn decoration dates back to the mid 1800's. Painting symbols on barns originated from traditional folk art passed along from the German and Swiss immigrants who settled the Pennsylvania Dutch region in southeastern Pennsylvania. Once these groups built their family farms and communities, they would paint small patterns on their barns to celebrate their heritage and bring good fortune. Originally these patterns were simple stars, compass roses, or stylized birds from traditional folk art.
Today's barn decorating revival became popular with a woman named Donna Sue Groves, from Adams County, Ohio. She wanted to honor her mother by hanging a colorful painted quilt square on her barn. Instead of just one quilt square, she began a community project with twenty quilts being displayed along a driving trail to encourage visitors to travel through the countryside. This was the start of our first quilt trail in America. Quilt trails are now being organized all across the country.
Barn Quilts from Freed Family Farm come in sizes ranging from 12 inches by 12 inches to 4 foot by 4 foot pieces. A set of 4 foot blocks can be used to create an 8 foot by 8 foot presentation. The smaller quilts can be hung inside, and our larger quilts are all weatherproofed. Some samples of our Quilts are below. To purchase Barn Quilts please send a message to the contact us and we will put you in touch directly with the artist.