Local artist specializes in barn quilts
This bright and cheery barn quilt that hangs above the entryway of Kailey Austin Hood's horse barn is one of the first wood paintings she created. Now she's crafting these colorful and historical inspired patterned squares for others. (Photo courtesy Kailey Austin Hood)
Unless you came from an agricultural community in the northeast, hearing the term “barn quilt” would be a little confusing. One might picture blankets used on horses, or a family quilt stitched with a big red barn?
But when shown an image of an actual barn quilt, most individuals would nod in recognition and quickly realize they’ve seen these colorful patchwork emblems before, they just didn’t know what they were called...
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