Design a one-of-a-kind barn quilt on the floor of a mudroom or entryway as a unique tile pattern using porcelain or clay tiles. For an outdoor project, create a series of small barn quilt designs and ...

Stories abound about the origin of barn quilts; not all are plausible. They didn’t become common because farmers ran out of one color of paint to cover their entire barn, as some have suggested.

Across Maine and throughout North America, wooden sheets painted with geometric patterns meant to resemble quilt squares adorn barns and other buildings. Barn quilts, as they are known, are a rural ...