Barn Quilts of Shawano County,Wisconsin

Last week when we were on our way to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to visit our friend Pat, Ron decided to take a bit of a detour and go on some back road to avoid the construction on the highway around Green Bay, Wisconsin.  We had driven only a short while, when we stumbled upon some barn quilts.

After we arrived home on Sunday, I checked to see if there was actually a Barn Quilt Trail in that area.

Much to my surprise, there was not only a trail, but it happens to be the largest trail.

I wrote to Shawano County in Wisconsin to see what kind of information I could get about the Barn Quilts.
They sent me a map and list of addresses for 250 quilts in their county.  It appears though, since the map was originally printed, more have been added.

These first two, I have not been able to find the names of the patterns.

This one is called "BIKING IS LIFE". It is on the Lynch farm, in Bonduel, Wisc.

When you go to their website, they have 6 pages of pictures of the quilts for the first 250 which are on the map.
Also, there may be a second page, that will tell you more about how the quilt got its name, and more information about the barn and or family, business that where it is placed.

More barn quilts have been installed this year, and appear on another site list, that is not in the brochure
This pattern I could not find, and I have no idea where we saw it..

It is an interesting barn and great quilt.

Here is "ALL STAR ARRAY".  It is on the Ebert family barn, in Bonduel.

One of the things we did see were quilts that looked similar to each other.  This was one of them.  I saw it on another barn, and had not realized it was considered a barn quilt, and that we were on a trail.

While driving we did come across this farmer with his rig plowing in the fields. We stopped for a while to watch how he was working the field.  Very interesting.

Here is  "SUNFLOWERS", at Windswept Acres in Cecil.

"IRIS RAINBOW" is on the reverse of the same barn at Windswept Acres, in Cecil.

"OLD GLORY CHEVRON" is on a barn that was in the town limits.  It is on the Zernieke Family Barn, in Bonduel.

Ron, really liked this one. It was interesting that it is on the doors and between the two silos.

I was not able to find the name of this quilt block.

Even quilt shops have barn quilts on them. 

Latest Barn Quilts

While traveling down Ashley Road on our way to Morris a week ago, Ron spotted this barn.  It had a quilt on each end of it.  What a pleasant surprise.

This is the other end.  We did have to turn out and check it out.

On our way back from our little anniversary trip at the beginning of the month, we came across this barn quilt.  We were on Route 6, but unfortunately have no idea of what town we were near.

At the fair grounds in Princeton, IL this barn had four quilts on it.  It is also on Route 6.
When the weather gets a tad warmer, we are going to check out the newest barn quilts up in McHenry.  The quilt trail has expanded there.

Just a couple of Barn Quilts

I discovered this on along route 47 almost to the town of Mahomet  The quilt is actually painted on the barn door.

This one was on route 51 around Clinton.  First time I have ever seen one on a silo.

Don't you love the colors and pattern?

This is the one in Oswego.  I never tire of seeing it.

Rock County, Wisconsin Barn Quilt Trail

On the third day of our "Color" adventure. Ron came across a barn quilt trail in Rock County, Wisconsin. We had started making our way home, when we stumbled upon this trail.

At first we thought this might be a Pennsylvania Dutch Hex sign.  If you look closer you can see that a barn scene is painted on the inside.

It is actually a pretty sign.

At ":Loose Threads" quilt shop in Milton is where we found the information about this trail.
I think this was called"Thistle Bloom".

"Temperence Tree" is on the side of this building in Milton.
We found a nice little cafe for lunch in Milton.

This is "Homestead" on Bingham Rd in Milton, Wisconsin

On the same farm, but on another building was "Old Windmill".

Little closer look at "Old Windmill".

"Housewife" was on Henke Rd, Milton.

I liked this one, as it was so colorful.

This one was a little harder to find, as it was placed on the east side of this barn.  It is call "In Memory of Dad". It is on Heneke Rd, in Milton.

It is a whole quilt top.  It is a beautiful tribute.

At "Life's a Stitch Quilt shop" in Janesville, there were four quilt blocks.  Here is "Basket."

"Priscilla"s Double Star"

On the big barn was "Lady of the Lake, and Love in a Mist".

"Patriotic Star" was on the Woodale Farms barn in Janesville.

"HI Country Path"  is on the Morton Family Farms, in Janesville.

I think this was "Centennial" on Avalon Rd in Janesville.

Not sure about this one. As you can see, it is smaller and on a double garage. 

"Sunburst" was also on Avalon Rd, in Janesville.

"Norway Pine" was on a barn for Emerald Heights, Inc.

 in Janesville.

"Four Patch" on another garage in Clinton, Wisconsin. 

"1850 Hole in the Barn Door" in Summerville Rd, Clinton.

"Grandpa's Delight" on Summerville Rd, Clinton.

"Lakeshore Star" This is a original design on Lake Shore Rd, Clinton.

"Milky Way". Also on Lake Shore Rd, Clinton

I think this is "Path Through the Woods", also on Lake Shore Rd, Clinton.

"Lucky Star #2" on the Cougar Lanes in Clinton.

This is the Cobblestone House, the Clinton Historical Society in Clinton Wisconsin.

"Crossing Road" is on the garage at the back of the "Cobblestone House.

Interesting home, and love the quilt block.  Colorful.

"Corn and Beans" is on the side of the DeLong Company on highway 140, Clinton.

"Country Farm" was a bit hard to see as it is way off the road and not one of the 8 x 8 blocks.

"Country Farm"

"Arrowheads" is on State Road 140, Clinton. This was the last one we saw on this day.  This is only a tiny portion of the quilt barns on this trail.  According to their map there are at least 162 barn quilts.  I did talk to someone in Clinton, and she thinks there are even more.  Another good reason to go back to visit Rock County, in Wisconsin.